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A change of guard was much needed in Pakistan cricket: Akram

Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram feels a change of guard at PCB was "much needed" and welcomed the appointment of Zaka Ashraf as the board chief. "Ijaz Butt had lost the confidence of the cricket fraternity and to appoin [...]

Posted On : Oct, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

Pakistan president appoints new cricket chief

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday appointed close friend Zaka Ashraf as chairman of the cricket board to replace the controversial Ijaz Butt, despite never having played the game. Butt had reportedly sought a six-month extens [...]

Posted On : Oct, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Pakistan cricket case jurors shown secretly filmed footage

Video of the moment Salman Butt's agent, Mazhar Majeed, accepted a briefcase brimming with £50 notes has been shown to jurors on the second day of the Pakistan cricketers' "spot-fixing" trial. The secretly fil [...]

Posted On : Oct, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

Younis resignation affected Pakistan says captain Misbah

The Pakistan Cricket Board will draw up a shortlist for the vacant position on Thursday after Younis stepped down as head coach following the recent tour to Zimbabwe, citing personal and medical reasons. "He was a good coach and [...]

Posted On : Sep, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

India blind team to tour Pakistan

India will arrive in Pakistan and play three back-to-back Twenty20s from November 18 to 20 in Lahore. These matches will be followed by the two teams contesting the three 50-over games from November 22 to 26 in Islamabad. The Pakistan [...]

Posted On : Aug, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Is Malik clean enough to play for Pakistan again?

Soon after the 2007 World Cup, Shoaib Malik was touted by Pakistan’s cricket chiefs as a long-term answer to the country’s long-standing captaincy problem. The gutsy allrounder, then only 25, was over the moon after being i [...]

Posted On : Aug, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

Sri Lanka yet to confirm Pakistan series in UAE

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) officials are sending conflicting signals from Colombo even as Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officials are in the UAE to finalise arrangements for the forthcoming series between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in Octob [...]

Posted On : Jul, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

Pakistan's cricket coaching system is old fashioned

In many ways, the malaise afflicting Pakistani cricket can be attributed to exactly two factors. One is the well documented and carelessly carried out attempt at management of the game in the country by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). T [...]

Posted On : Jul, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

India to host Pakistan for a cricket series in 2012

India will host Pakistan for three Tests and five One-Day Internationals in March-April 2012 for the first time since 2007, according to the Future Tours Programme (FTP) of the International Cricket Council (ICC). The details of the tour [...]

Posted On : Jun, 30 2011 | Comments : 0

Shahid Afridi pulls out of Pakistan's cricket tour of Irelan...

The Pakistan Cricket Board says Shahid Afridi has pulled out of this month's two-match limited-overs tour against Ireland due to an illness to his father. PCB spokesman Nadeem Sarwar said Wednesday that Afridi has joined his ailing fa [...]

Posted On : May, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

Cricket-Sri Lanka reject Pakistan tour offer

"We have refused to tour Pakistan," a Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) spokesman said by telephone. "We are concerned about the security and that's why we said no to them." Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had been hopeful o [...]

Posted On : May, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

Shahid Afridi loses Pakistan one-day captaincy

Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq will lead the team in the matches against Ireland on 28 and 30 May in Belfast. "Afridi has been retained as a player in the one-day squad but the captaincy has gone to Misbah," said Pakistan Cricket Bo [...]

Posted On : May, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Pakistan looks at Sri Lanka to host England series

Pakistan is examining the possibility of hosting its home cricket series against England in Sri Lanka early next year because of security concerns. A senior Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) official told Reuters on Thursday that they was look [...]

Posted On : May, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

Pakistan Cricket: No captaincy assurance for Afridi: PCB

Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Ijaz Butt, brushed aside all the media speculations about his talks with Shahid Afridi saying he has not given any assurance to the all-rounder for keep leading Pakistan in the One Day Internationals [...]