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: The Hindu
Pakistan has slipped one place to fifth in the ICC ODI Championship table following its 2-1 series defeat at home to Sri Lanka.
Although Shoaib Malik’s team won the first ODI of the series in Karachi thanks to a brilliant unbeaten century by Salman Butt, it then proceeded to lose the second and third […]

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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 […]

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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: AFP
KARACHI (AFP) — Opener Salman Butt hit an attractive century to lift Pakistan to 329-9 in 50 overs in the fifth and final day-night international at National Stadium here on Saturday.
The 23-year-old left-hander scored 136 for his sixth one-day hundred, second in the series, and added a record 179 runs for the second wicket […]

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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: 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: The Times
Debutant opener Nasir Jamshed scored 61 as five batsmen struck half centuries to help Pakistan beat Zimbabwe by 104 runs in the first one-day international in Karachi yesterday.
Pakistan amassed 347 for five in their 50 overs with Younis Khan (79), Mohammad Yousuf (72), captain Shoaib Malik (63) and Misbah- ul Haq (55 not […]

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Source: The Press Association
Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi would be willing to take on the captaincy if current skipper Shoaib Malik is ruled out of the forthcoming one-day international series against Zimbabwe through injury.
Malik is doubtful for the five-match series against the African nation due to an ankle problem and Afridi is keen to stand in.
“Of […]

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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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