Source: express cricket
Former skipper Zaheer Abbas has blamed the country’s cricket board for making Pakistan a laughing stock before international fraternity by picking up a squad for now cancelled tour of Bangladesh even before the hosts cleared the fixture.
Zaheer, known as the ‘Asian Bradman’ for his scoring feats, said he was amazed that before the […]

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Source: AFP
ISLAMABAD (AFP) — Pakistan’s humiliating defeat against Sri Lanka in the one-day series last month forced the removal of captain Shoaib Malik, rubbished as a “loner” who lacked leadership, a report said.
Malik was replaced by senior batsman Younus Khan after Pakistan suffered their worst ever one-day defeat - by 234 runs - in the […]

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Source: International Herald Tribune
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Younis Khan replaced Shoaib Malik as Pakistan captain on Tuesday in the wake of the team’s heaviest one-day international defeat.
Malik was appointed captain for an indefinite period earlier this month, but the Pakistan Cricket Board had been under pressure since Sri Lanka inflicted Pakistan’s heaviest ever limited-overs defeat — by […]

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Source: Daily Times
KARACHI: Pakistan were fined for maintaining a slow over-rate during their 129-run defeat against Sri Lanka in the second one-day international at the National Stadium here on Wednesday. Match referee Chris Broad imposed the fines after Shoaib Malik’s side was ruled to be two overs short of their target when time allowances were […]

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Source: The Nation
Pakistan has accepted the request of host Bangladesh to add one more Twenty20 match to their tour starting in the middle of next month, chief operating officer of the PCB Saleem Altaf informed the media here Tuesday at the National Stadium.
The PCB official visited the media box and in chat with the media […]

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Source: Reuters
NEW DELHI, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif was granted a release from his Indian Twenty20 league contract on Monday, a week before his appeal against a positive dope test.
The bowler was suspended by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) after testing positive for a banned substance in the inaugural Indian Premier […]

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Source: Cricket Next
Karachi: Pakistan’s hasty home series against Sri Lanka has fallen into scheduling problems because of Indian cricket board’s interference, according to media reports here.
A report in the daily Jang claimed Thursday that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has forced the Sri Lankan Cricket (SLC) to make tough demands regarding […]

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Source: Reuters
Nov 24 (Reuters) - Sports news in brief from around the world.
Cricket - Former Pakistan captain and coach Javed Miandad is hopeful next year’s Pakistan-India series will take place, despite teams shunning his country because of security fears.
“India has always supported us and they will be behind us,” Miandad, the new director-general of Pakistan’s […]

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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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