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KCCA lauds PCB chief appointment

KARACHI - Karachi City Cricket Association (KCCA) while welcoming appointment of Ch. M Zaka Ashraf as the new PCB Chief has said that the decision of the PCB Patron President Asif Ali Zardari is well timed appropriate and augurs well for [...]

Posted On : Oct, 31 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

Pak chief selector denies sidelining seniors

Pakistan's chief selector Mohsin Khan has dismissed claims by experienced all-rounder Abdul Razzaq that there was a conspiracy to oust senior players from the national cricket team. Mohsin said neither the Pakistan Cricket Board nor t [...]

Posted On : Aug, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

Cricket world reeling from storm of allegations and rumours:...

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Ijaz Butt has promised to co-operate fully with all investigations arising from the spot-fixing scandal that tainted his country’s recent tour of England, as he arrived back here on Wednesday following [...]

Posted On : Oct, 07 2010 | Comments : 0

Pakistan chief hits back over match-fixing claims

Pakistan's cricket chief on Thursday rubbished recent match-fixing allegations levelled against the national team, defending the players after their Champions Trophy defeat. Pakistan's loss to Australia in a Champions Trophy's group match a [...]

Posted On : Oct, 09 2009 | Comments : 0

Appointment of Ijaz Butt as PCB chief a wise decision

After a long and anxious spell of waiting a wonderful decision has come to cheer the cricket lovers. The fifty days during which the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) remained without a chairman were full of speculations. Considering the PCB as [...]

Posted On : Oct, 11 2008 | Comments : 0

Why pick on cricket, asks Zimbabwe chief as ICC meets

World cricket's leaders gathered in Dubai yesterday as Zimbabwe began a staunch defence of their right to continue as a full member of the ICC despite the objections of the British government and several member boards including the Englan [...]

Posted On : Jun, 30 2008 | Comments : 0

INTERVIEW-Cricket-New ICC chief warns against Twenty20 overk...

New international cricket chief Haroon Lorgat said on Wednesday it was important that the expanding Twenty20 format did not begin to dominate the Test and 50-over game. South African Lorgat, who will become the International Cricket Counci [...]

Posted On : May, 15 2008 | Comments : 0

Pakistan board chief withdraws lawsuit against Akhtar

Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Nasim Ashraf said Monday he had withdrawn a defamation lawsuit against Shoaib Akhtar after the banned fast bowler made a public apology. The 32-year-old paceman was banned for five years last month for breac [...]

Posted On : May, 05 2008 | Comments : 0

Choose between Pak cricket or Indian films, PCB chief tells ...

Rawalpindi, Jan 15 (ANI): Amid reports that Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar was being offered roles in Bollywood films, PCB chairman Nasim Ashraf has reportedly warned him to take Pakistan cricket seriously, or quit it altogether to st [...]

Posted On : Jan, 15 2008 | Comments : 0

Australian cricket chief hails Murali

Australia's cricket chief Tuesday brushed aside criticism of Sri Lanka's record-breaking spinner Muttiah Muralitharan, saying he should be hailed for his "great feats". Muralitharan, who broke Australian Shane Warne's world record [...]