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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Source: Cricket Next
Mumbai: Pakistan’s dream of hosting the Champions Trophy next year is already turning sour. The BCCI has made it clear they won’t change their schedule to play in the tournament.
For the Pakistan Cricket Board, this is a frightening development. Their most trusted ally appears to have dumped them but the message from the […]

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Source: Hindustan Times
Pakistan will retain the right to host the International Cricket Council (ICC) Champions Trophy even though it has been postponed from September 2008 to about a year later.
“Pakistan retains the hosting rights and we will continue to review the safety and security situation,” ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat told reporters here Thursday after […]

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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: The Canadian Press
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The Pakistan Cricket Board will allow fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar to play in the English County Championship.
“He (Akhtar) had requested for a No Objection Certificate, which we have issued to him, and we have no problems if he wants to play in county cricket,” PCB chief operating officer Shafqat […]

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Source: Reuters

 Stung by controversies involving some of its top cricketers, Pakistan has launched an ambitious drive to educate young players and stamp out deviant behaviour.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) wants to teach its future national team players how to handle fame and fortune and will provide coaching and an education to its best under-12s.
“The idea […]

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Source: Telegraph
After speculation that the England and Wales Cricket Board might investigate the possibility of setting up a league to rival the money-spinning Indian Premier League, it has emerged that the Pakistan Cricket Board are also hoping to climb aboard the Twenty20 league bandwagon.
Taking a cue from the IPL, the Pakistan Cricket Board met yesterday […]

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Source: International Herald Tribune
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Shoaib Akhtar’s five-year ban was lifted for one month on Sunday, allowing the Pakistan paceman to play in the lucrative Indian Premier League.
Akhtar’s lawyers asked a Pakistan Cricket Board tribunal to temporarily lift the ban, because the IPL was refusing to allow him to take part in its competition while […]

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Source: Cricinfo
Shoaib Akhtar will not be allowed to play in the Indian Premier League despite being cleared by the Pakistan Cricket board, IPL chairman Lalit Modi has said, putting to rest all the speculation over the fast bowler’s participation in the tournament.
Shoaib had been banned by the Pakistan Cricket Board for five years on charges […]

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Source: Guardian
‘Shoaib can play anywhere in the world outside Pakistan’
The Pakistan Cricket Board has rejected Shoaib Akhtar’s appeal against the five-year ban imposed on him for repeated disciplinary breaches, but confirmed that he is free to resume his career overseas. The decision means Shoaib is free to compete in the Indian Premier League while remaining […]

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Source: The Nation
ASHER BUTT
LAHORE - Pakistan and Bangladesh captains have promised to provide the entertainment the cricket fans are expecting from them when they play the first match of the five-match series here at the Gaddafi Stadium today.
Though not glamorous to the likes of the series against Australia, which opted out on grounds of security, […]

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Source: The Statesman
KARACHI, April 5: The Senate’s standing committee on sports and culture has summoned Pakistan Cricket Board officials and Shoaib Akhtar, banned for five years, to a hearing to make sure no injustice is done to the cricketer.
The panel’s chairman, Mr Zafar Iqbal Chaudhry, summoned the officials - inclusive of the head of the […]

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Source: CricDb
Shoaib Akhtar’s were contract with Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL, but were shattered with the BCCI deciding it would not let him participate till the end of his ban or until his ban was lifted.
The controversial bowler were banned for five-year on Tuesday by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for disciplinary reasons, but […]

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Source: Cricdb
Pakistan Cricket Board sent a legal notice to Shoaib Akhtar for his statements he made during an interview given to a private local channel Express News.Shoaib, in his interview alleged that Nasim Ashraf had pressurized him for and tried to extort a commission from Indian Premier league contract.
In response o the aforesaid false utterances […]

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Source: This is London
Pakistani paceman Shoaib Akhtar says he was offered money to under-perform in games in South Africa and India but rejected them for the sake of his country.
Shoaib has been banned for five years by the Pakistan Cricket Board for disciplinary reasons but is planning an appeal.
He said: ‘This sort of ban has […]

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Source: Telegraph
Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar says he will fight the five-year ban imposed yesterday by the Pakistan Cricket Board, which would almost certainly end his international career.
Shoaib received the penalty after he voiced critical remarks about the Board’s decision to downgrade his central contract. He was already serving a two-year probation period after striking […]

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Source: Reuters
KARACHI (Reuters) - Pakistan selectors have left senior fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Muhammad Asif out of the squad for the first two one-day internationals against Bangladesh to be played next month.
Shoaib was not considered as he faced a disciplinary hearing while Asif had yet to recover fully from an elbow injury that had […]

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Source: Reuters
KARACHI  - Pakistan’s cricket board will not try to stop players from the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL) taking part in English county cricket, officials said on Saturday.
“Our policy on the ICL players is clear. They are not contracted to us nor are they eligible to play in any tournament in Pakistan. But if […]

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Source: AFP
KARACHI— The Pakistan Cricket Board deferred a decision Saturday on disciplinary action against paceman Shoaib Akhtar, who faces a possible life ban for violating the body’s code of conduct.
“We have empowered the disciplinary committee to take a decision on Akhtar and leg-spinner Danish Kaneria after giving them a proper hearing,” PCB chairman Nasim Ashraf […]

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