Speculation had been rife for some days that Waqar Younis could soon be taking over as the coach of the Pakistan national team. In fact, the chief of the PCB, Ejaz Butt had come out with a statement recently, saying that the board had sent across the contract to the former pace bowler and was

The Indian government has categorically denied having any role behind the IPL auctions that were held in Mumbai saying that the IPL was a private event and they had no say in its functioning. None of the 11 Pakistani cricketers in the IPL auction were finally selected and that led to the voice

Former Pakistan captains today expressed anguish over the first Test defeat to India in New Delhi with Rameez Raja accusing some players of only playing to maintain their places in the team. Rameez said there was a need for radical steps to be taken to overhaul the Pakistan crick

Former Pakistan great Javed Miandad has held country's cricket Board responsible for the increasing incidents of indiscipline by players, specially Shoaib Akhtar, who was today recalled from South Africa after he hit Asif with a bat during net practice. "I hold the Board responsible f

Pakistan Cricket Board has advertised for the post of assistant coach of the national team despite a failed experimentation with this method while searching for the chief coach. The advertisement, placed on websites, has the same condition that interested candidates must be Test cricketers

Former Pakistan captain and coach Javed Miandad today softened his stance on newly appointed Geoff Lawson, saying he had "no ego" hassle in working with the Australian, who wants him to be a part of "coaching crew". Miandad, who had lashed out at the country's Cricket B

Pakistan's newly-appointed coach Geoff Lawson wants Javed Miandad, one of the harshest critics of foreign coaches, to be part of his support staff. "I would like to get Javed on board to be part of the coaching crew, to be part of the system and help out, because he was an outstanding p

Thanks to a packed middle order, Yuvraj Singh's chances of playing in the first Test against England look slim but former Pakistan captain Javed Miandad feels it would be a folly if the Indian think-tank ignores the dashing left-hander. Heaping praise on Yuvraj, Miandad said the Punjab pla

Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has supported the appointment of Australian Jeff Lawson as the national cricket team's coach. Inzamam said Pakistan had produced some great players, but they lacked in man management skills. "Javed Miandad is one of the best teachers of the g

Former Pakistan skipper Javed Miandad has suggested that Pakistan Cricket Board should utilise money for strengthening the grassroots level cricket rather than wasting it on hiring foreign coaches. "If your base is strong. Things will automatically improve in our cricket set-up. There

Legendary former Pakistan captain and coach Javed Miandad marked his 50th birthday today by saying that he fears for the future of the national side. But the master batsman said that despite his experience he had not applied for a fourth stint as coach after the death of Bob Woolmer

Former Pakistan captain and coach Javed Miandad is ready to give a serious thought to coaching the national team again if the Cricket Board offered him the job. Miandad, who has coached senior team on three separate terms but was removed acrimoniously on all occasions, said he had always k

Pakistan Cricket Board is looking for a tech-savvy and modern coach to fit into the shoes of slain Bob Woolmer. "We are in search of a qualified coach and we will be selecting the most suitable candidate with the help of our search committee and the process will be completed by July 1

The Pakistan Cricket Board's move to invite former greats for delivering pep-talk to the World Cup-bound players has not found favour from former captain Javed Miandad, who thinks it's too late to organise such meetings. A PCB official confirmed that chairman Naseem Ashraf had contacted g