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 […]

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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 […]

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Source: Sky Sports
Skipper concerned by recent cancellations

Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik believes his country is heading for cricketing isolation if security concerns continue to deter teams from touring.
Australia pulled out of a scheduled visit to the country in March and the International Cricket Council also postponed the eight-team Champions Trophy, which had been due to […]

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Source: Sky Sports
Former captain blames skipper for Pakistan’s demise
Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik has been forced to defend himself after ex-skipper Intikhab Alam joined the growing number of people to criticise his leadership.
This comes amid reports that senior players including Mohammed Yousuf, Younis Khan, Shahid Afridi and vice-captain Misbah-ul-Haq are poised to take over Malik’s […]

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Source: Cric info
by : Osman Samiuddin
For Pakistan, this is not so much do-or-die as do-or-don’t be around. The equation is now simple: beat India, hope Sri Lanka beat India, beat Bangladesh, all the while with an eye on a better net run-rate. It will not solve the ills currently plaguing Pakistan cricket, but it will […]

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Source: Herald Tribune

Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik won the toss Tuesday and opted to bat first against Hong Kong in the opening Group A match of the Asia Cup limited overs cricket tournament at National Stadium.
Pakistan fielded its first choice XI and included three fast bowlers — Umar Gul, Sohail Tanvir and Rao Iftikhar.
Unfancied Hong […]

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Source: Canadian Press
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan- Pakistan cricket team captain Shoaib Malik on Tuesday threatened to sue an Indian family for alleging he married their daughter in a ceremony conducted over the telephone five years ago.
A family in the Indian city of Hyderabad last week claimed the marriage took place in June 2002 after a two-month courtship […]

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Source: Reuters
KARACHI (Reuters) - Shoaib Malik is to retain the Pakistan captaincy until the end of next year despite the series defeat against India, Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Dr Nasim Ashraf said on Thursday.
“We will stick to our decision to name him as captain for the year (2008). We will give him our full backing and […]

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