The Pakistan cricket Board has made it clear it would not give a free hand to players to sign county contracts in the near future. A senior board official said that recently the board had not permitted pacer Rao Iftikhar to accept a contract offered by Gloucestershire for 2008. "We kno

After failing to make much impact in the ODI series, flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Afridi was today left out of the 14-member Pakistan cricket squad for the three-match Test series against India starting November 22. Apart from Afridi, three others -- Fawad Alam, Rao Iftikhar and Imran Nazir

Pakistan vice-captain Salman Butt has got a dressing down from the team management for criticising the bowlers at a press conference during the second cricket Test against South Africa here last week. Sources in the team said that Butt was forced to apologise to the bowlers and other teamm

Fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif, who returned positive for banned substance nandrolone last year, have cleared the dope tests held last week, the Pakistan Cricket Board said today. The tests were conducted on 26 players during the training camp and practice matches held here i

The Pakistan Cricket Board has started conducting dope tests on the probables for the Twenty20 World Cup including fast bowlers, Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif who last year had tested positive for a banned substance. "The tests are nearly completed and we have a doctor and a local repre

South Africa closed day two of the second Test with Pakistan still 26 runs behind at 115-3. Pakistan added 130 with their remaining four wickets, skipper Inzamam playing a masterful knock and shielding the tail. Makhaya Ntini notched his 300th Test victim, but Inzamam moved to 9