Jofra Archer should have checked on floored Steve Smith, says Shoaib Akhtar

Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has criticised England's Jofra Archer for not checking on Australia's Steve Smith after he was hit with a bouncer on Sunday during the second Ashes Test match. 

Smith was floored when Archer's bouncer hit him on his neck and left him with a concussion. He was eventually substituted out of the match.

Akhtar on Sunday tweeted that "It was not nice of Archer to just walk away while Smith was in pain".

"Bouncers are a part & parcel of the game but whenever a bowler hits a batsman, courtesy requires that the bowler must go and check on him," he added.

The Rawalpindi Express host also stated that "he was always the first one to run to the batsman" when any such incident occurred. 

India's Yuvraj Singh, with whom Akhtar appears to have a good friendship, saw the tweet and revealed what actually used to happen with the Rawalpindi Express hit someone.

"Yes you did [checked on the batsman]! But your actual words were hope you're alright mate because there are a few more coming," Singh wrote in what was a lighthearted remark.