Controversial fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar will skip the dope test to be conducted by the Pakistan Cricket Board for the World Cup-bound team on Friday. Shoaib would return on Friday itself but would be available for the dope test only the next day, according to a PCB official. "Shoai

Just around 25 cricket fans from Pakistan have applied for visas for the cricket world cup with the tournament organisers yet to decide on setting up a satellite visa outlet in Pakistan. "We had anticipated and informed the organisers that we are expecting some 500 people to

Confusion prevailed in the Pakistan cricket circles today after a section of the media reported that fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif had again tested positive for Nandrolone in fresh tests carried out by the Pakistan Cricket Board The newspapers, however, created more confusion b

Confusion prevailed in the Pakistan cricket circles today after a section of the media reported that fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif had again tested positive for nandrolone in fresh tests carried out by the Pakistan Cricket Board. The newspapers, however, created more confusion

Pakistan have included injured fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Umar Gul in their 15-man squad for next month`s Cricket World Cup in the Caribbean. "These two players will undergo fitness tests later this month. If they are not passed fit, they will be replaced by reserves," S

The Pakistani national bowling coach, Waqar Younis, today resigned in protest against alleged "mistreatment" by the PCB, sources said. The 35-year-old former fast bowler announced his decision hours before he was due to leave with batsman Mohammad Yousuf to join the squad in Sout

The International Cricket Council (ICC) today slammed the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) over the inconsistencies in anti-doping process. The ICC's reaction came a day after PCB panel overturned doping bans on fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammed Asif. "This judgment emphasises tha