The International Cricket Council has assured the Pakistan Cricket Board that 2008 Champions Trophy would be held in Pakistan as scheduled from September 10, PCB Chairman Nasim Ashraf said today. Ashraf, who returned after a meeting with ICC officials including acting Chief Executive Dave R

Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Nasim Ashraf today dispelled the impression that fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar would escape the five-year ban imposed on him because of an understanding brokered by influential political figures with him. "Let the appellate tribunal do its work. It is an ind

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Nasim Ashraf has reportedly decided to drop the Rs 220 million defamation suit against Shoaib Akhtar after the maverick pacer apologised "repeatedly" for his outburst against him. PCB lawyer Tafazzul Rizvi said the Board decided to drop the su

Pakistan coach Geoff Lawson today faced the music for the Test and ODI series loss to arch rivals India with the PCB making it clear that they were not happy with the performance of the Australian. Skipper Shoaib Malik though escaped the heat as Pakistan Crikcet Board reposed fai

Captain Shoaib Malik will be grilled by the officials of Pakistan Cricket Board at a meeting in Lahore less than 24 hours after returning from India following humiliating series defeats in one-dayers as well as Tests. Malik and team manager Talat Ali Malik will attend the meeting to be

Even as Pakistan Cricket Board chief Nasim Ashraf meets Inzamam-ul Haq to discuss his future, skipper Shoaib Malik reportedly does not want him back in the team which may become a crucial factor in deciding the former captain's fate. The selection committee is facing a dilemma as they feel

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) today rubbished Darrell Hair's charges of racial discrimination and said former captain Inzamam-ul Haq was not obliged to appear as a witness in the Australian umpire's case against the ICC. PCB chairman Nasim Ashraf said that Inzamam was not obliged to appea

The Indian Cricket League suffered a major setback even before its takeoff when Pakistan's run machine, Mohammad Yousuf broke ranks to sign a central contract with his cricket board here today. Yousuf and Nasim Ashraf, Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board, told a joint press confer

Nasim Ashraf does not squirm as he dubs Mohammad Yousuf as the backbone of Pakistani batting line-up and the PCB Chairman is optimistic that the run-machine is not yet lost to the lure of Indian Cricket League (ICL). An overtly religious Yousuf's decision to defect to the cash-rich rebel

With Australia and South Africa raising concerns over touring Pakistan in the wake of an escalation in violence, cricket board Chairman Nasim Ashraf said the situation had not reached such levels where international teams cannot play. Pakistan after playing in the Twenty20 World Cup hosts

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Nasim Ashraf said that his country was safe and secure to host international teams despite the recent clashes between security forces and Islamic militants at the Lal Masjid in Islamabad. Ruling out the possibility of Pakistan being forced to change its

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Nasim Ashraf said that his country was safe and secure to host international teams despite the recent clashes between security forces and Islamic militants at the Lal Masjid in Islamabad. Ruling out the possibility of Pakistan being forced to cha

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Nasim Ashraf today strongly dismissed suggestions that pacers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif were pulled out of the World Cup after they failed a secret dope test in London. The announcement came just hours after the International Cricket Counci

If Australian and New Zealand fans thought they were facing problems in obtaining visas for the World Cup in the West Indies, then they should spare a thought for their Pakistani counterparts. Anyone from Pakistan will have to apply to an embassy in India, a country with which relations are