Source: AFP
Pakistan’s former cricket chief said India must tour the country early next year as planned or it could see Pakistani cricket “pushed to hell”.
India are scheduled to play three tests, five one-day internationals and a Twenty20 match from January 13 to February 19, but the tour has been thrown into doubt amid fears over […]
Source: AFP
India will not confirm a Test tour of Pakistan early next year until it is cleared by the government, a top cricket official said on Wednesday.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has sought security clearance from the government to go ahead with the tour, its president Shashank Manohar told local media.
“The […]
Source: Hindustan Times
The financial crisis in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) seems to have deepened to the extent that it is yet to pay the match fees and bonuses to the players who featured in last month’s four-nation Twenty20 tournament in Canada.
Sources in the PCB said that the board will take some more time […]
Source: AFP
West Indian captain Chris Gayle said Tuesday fit-again paceman Shoaib Akhtar will be the key factor for Pakistan in the three-match series starting here from Wednesday.
“He (Akhtar) is always the key factor,” Gayle said of the maverick Pakistan paceman, who will play his first one-dayer for over a year. “He is a wicket-taking bowler […]
Source: Cricinfo
Pakistan are putting a cheerier spin on the loss of Mohammad Yousuf from their middle order ahead of a much-awaited ODI series against the West Indies in Abu Dhabi next week.
Yousuf, one of Pakistan’s most productive ODI batsman in recent years, was selected in the 15-man squad, but within hours of the inclusion, it […]
Source: The Canadian Press
Former Test captain Salim Malik said Tuesday he has accepted an offer from the Pakistan Cricket Board to become chief coach at the National Cricket Academy.
“The chairman (of the PCB) has offered me the post and I have accepted it,” Malik told reporters in the eastern city of Lahore , where he […]
Source:The Press Association
Shoaib Akhtar has been named in Pakistan’s squad for the one-day series against West Indies in Abu Dhabi.
Fast bowler Shoaib returned from a string of disciplinary problems for the T20 Canada tournament last month.
Key batsman Mohammad Yousuf is also included, after missing the trip to Canada because of visa problems, in Pakistan’s 15-man […]
Source: Daily Times
LAHORE: The ‘unceremonious removal’ of Pakistan cricket coach Geoff Lawson before the expiry of his contract has not only battered the image of Pakistan cricket but also that of the country. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has appointed former Pakistan Test captain Intikhab Alam as the new coach. Intikhab will take the helm […]
Source: AFP
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) named former captain and manager Intikhab Alam as the new national cricket coach on Saturday, a day after Australian Geoff Lawson was sacked.
Alam will take the helm for Pakistan’s upcoming series of three one-day internationals against the West Indies in November in the neutral venue of Abu Dhabi.
“We have […]
Source: CNN
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Former Pakistan test captain Salim Malik is free to resume his involvement in cricket after a court lifted a life ban on Thursday.
“I have served cricket for 19 years and today I feel vindicated,” 45-year-old Malik told reporters outside session court in the eastern city of Lahore.
Civil judge Malik Mohammad […]
Source: Reuters
KARACHI (Reuters) - England have offered to stage some of Pakistan’s international matches if foreign teams continue to be anxious about the security situation there, Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ejaz Butt said on Monday.
“I had some positive discussions with Giles Clarke during the International Cricket Council (ICC) meeting in Dubai last week. And he […]
Source: The Canadian Press
The chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board on Monday expressed his disappointment that Sri Lanka and Bangladesh failed to speak up in support of Pakistan hosting next year’s Champions Trophy at the International Cricket Council’s board meeting in Dubai last week.
“It was a big surprise to me when Sri Lanka and Bangladesh […]
Source: Cricinfo
Pakistan’s recently instated chairman, Ijaz Butt, has wholeheartedly welcomed the news that the Champions Trophy will finally go ahead in 2009.
Yesterday, the ICC rescheduled the tournament to take place next September, after it was abandoned earlier this year due to security concerns over the country’s political stability.
“Of course, it’s a big relief,” Butt told […]
Source: Reuters
Pakistan’s new cricket boss has turned the heat on the team’s Australian coach Geoff Lawson, saying he favoured having a home-grown player in charge.
Ejaz Butt, who took over as chief of the Pakistan cricket Board last week, said there were plenty of former Pakistan players capable of coaching the national side.
“I would like to […]
Source: AFP
Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka by three wickets to win their Toronto Twenty/20 clash with just one ball to spare on Saturday.
Pakistan made 141-7 with man of the match Shoaib Malik making an unbeaten 42 after Sri Lanka, who rested skipper Mahela Jayawardene and spin wizard Ajantha Mendis, had hit 137-9 off their 20 overs.
Pakistan […]
Source: The Star
Home side puts up stiff challenge but ultimately succumbs; Sri Lanka cruises in early match
Faraz Sarwat
Special to the Star
A spirited Canada fought hard against Pakistan yesterday at King City, but ultimately lost their opening match of the T-20 Canada 2008 Cup by 35 runs.
Jet-lagged and lethargic, Pakistan were pegged-back in their 20 overs […]
Source: AFP
KARACHI (AFP) — Pakistan’s new cricket chief Ejaz Butt Thursday vowed to restore the health of the sport in the nation, plagued by security concerns and disciplinary problems.
Butt, a former secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in Pakistan, now the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), was appointed as chairman on Tuesday, replacing Nasim […]
Source: The Canadian Press
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan may not host the Champions Trophy tournament next year due to security concerns, a top official of the Pakistan Cricket Board said Wednesday.
“Everybody knows about the present security situation in Pakistan,” PCB chairman PCB Ijaz Butt told reporters in the eastern city of Lahore. “We have to look […]
Source: Cricket Next
Mumbai: Several changes in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) set-up are likely to take place under the chairmanship of former Pakistan Test player Ijaz Butt.
“I am yet to receive the government notification (about my appointment as new chairman) which may be delivered to me sometime tomorrow. But yes, I am being told about […]
Source: Sky Sports
Shoaib Akhtar has been included in Pakistan’s 15-man squad for this week’s Twenty20 tournament in Canada.
However, star batsman Mohammad Yousuf has been left out by selectors for the tournament, which also features Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka and the host nation.
The inclusion of Shoaib came after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) apparently softened its […]
Source: Buzz Vines
Pakistan will launch its edition of an international Twenty20 competition in 2009 featuring foreign players and six franchised teams.
After Indian Cricket League and Indian Premier League, Pakistan Cricket Board has gone on to start their own premier league starting from next year, and have asked for franchises from the city and regional teams.
But […]
Source: Herald Tribune
A former head of the Pakistan Cricket Board says he expects India to pull out of next year’s tour due to security concerns.
“I don’t think India will come because the (security) conditions are not good for international cricket (in Pakistan),” Tauqir Zia said Friday on private Geo Television.
“It will be a big […]
Source: Telegraph
Australia (310) beat Pakistan (59 & 53) by an innings and 198 runs
He may well be - as his captain Steve Waugh declared - among the best contemporary batsmen in world cricket, but until yesterday it was impossible to believe that Matthew Hayden could win a Test match off his own bat.
But the […]
Source: The Press Association
Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar believes he can extend his controversial international career for another four years.
The 33-year-old has not played for his country in 2008 after spending most of the year embroiled in a legal dispute with the Pakistan Cricket Board. The governing body banned him for five years in April […]
Source: International Herald Tribune
KARACHI: Former Pakistan captains Ramiz Raja and Intikhab Alam have urged the International Cricket Council (ICC) to review its rules to make sure countries do not pick and choose tours.
Their demand follows Australia’s decision on government advice to go ahead with their tour of India despite last week’s bomb blasts in New […]
