Pakistan cricket authorities have nominated their former Test captain and Board Chief Executive Majid Jahangir Khan to head the influential International Cricket Council's Cricket Committee after the resignation of Sunil Gavaskar of India. Gavaskar stepped down as the chairman of the Commit

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is in a fix after allowing Misbah-ul-Haq to play for liquor baron Vijay Mallya-owned Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL as it is in conflict with its policy of discouraging players from associating themselves with alcohol brands. Mallya owns the United B

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

As Shoaib Malik feels the heat for his "uninspiring" leadership in the ongoing series against India, he has found support from former Pakistan teammate Imran Farhat who thinks the young captain has it in him to steer the unpredictable side. "At 25, I think Malik is very youn

Pakistan Cricket Board today said the rebel Indian Cricket League cannot prevent Mohammad Yousuf from playing for the country during the upcoming series against India by serving the player with a legal notice. PCB Chairman Naseem Ashraf said the Board was prepared to offer the best possibl

The Australia A cricket team would continue with their tour as per the schedule despite the twin blast that rocked the city of Rawalpindi today, Board officials said. Shafqat Naghmi, chief executive of the Pakistan Cricket Board, said the Australians had not expressed any concerns and were

Miffed with the PCB for dropping him from the Twenty20 World Championship squad, all-rounder Abdul Razzaq has quit international cricket in protest. "I have decided to retire because I am hurt and disappointed at the way the authorities have treated me for the last few weeks," Razz

Pakistan cricket authorities today announced signing up an Australian rugby trainer David Dwyer to improve the fitness and fielding standards in the national cricket team. Dwyer has been appointed on an initial two-year contract on the recommendation of chief coach Geoff Lawson which would

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

Alcohol abuse by some of the South African cricketers was a cause of their poor performance during the recent ICC World Cup in the West Indies, observes Adrian le Roux, the former fitness trainer of the team. "In my opinion, the use of alcohol within the national team is a problem. Th

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 has expressed its inability to play a Twenty20 match against India to raise funds for their former coach Bob Woolmer's cricket academy in South Africa because of a packed international schedule. Widow of Bob Woolmer, Gill had written to the cricket Board's of Pakistan and Indian t

After insisting that the Australian security delegation's visit was a routine affair, the Pakistan Cricket Board now admits that it would be hard to convince the touring teams for playing here in the wake of Red Mosque operation in Islamabad. "It would not be wrong to say we are a bit

A bitter row between the Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board and a sitting Senator escalated today when the former was again summoned by a Senate committee and told to respond to some very tough and confidential questions regarding the country's cricket set-up. Although no date has been

After surprisingly failing to remain in contention for team India's coach, former Bangladesh coach Dav Whatmore has now responded positively to Pakistan's job offer, PCB sources claimed today. The source said that former Pakistan captain, Wasim Akram had also been consulted on the appoint

Issuing a gag order, the Pakistan cricket authorities have warned the players that they could face stiff penalties, including match bans, if they speak to the media without prior permission from the team management. A member of the Pakistan side said they had been told verbally by board off

Less than a month before the new central contracts are put into place, differences between the Pakistan Cricket Board and players over the terms and conditions have come to the fore. After a meeting held in Lahore yesterday to discuss the new format for the contracts, PCB and captain Shoai

Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Shaharyar Khan has rubbished allegations of ex-captain Inzamam ul Haq being a dictator during his tenure. Khan, who served as PCB Chairman from December 2003 to last October, was accused by a PCB appointed probe committee of pampering Inzamam and

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

The Pakistan Cricket Board is seriously considering ending the decades old structure of commercial departments and banks participating in its domestic cricket competition. PCB officials confirmed that serious consideration was being given to relegating departments and banks to only playing th

Former India cricket coach John Wright is all set to take over as the head coach of Australia's Centre of Excellence. According to a report in the 'Sydney Morning Herald', Wright is set to fill the post left vacant by Tim Nielson, who took over as Australia's coach after the World Cup. The

Dope-tainted Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar was today dropped from the Asian XI team for the Afro Asia Cricket Cup due to lack of fitness. Asian Cricket Council selection committee member Mohsin Khan said the express bowler was dropped as he had not recovered from his knee injury. "The P

Stressing on the importance of teamwork, Pakistan Cricket Board today called upon senior players of the team to provide complete support to new captain Shoaib Malik. In a meeting with the Abu Dhabi-bound squad today, PCB chairman Naseem Ashraf said he hoped the players had learnt their lessons

Has Bob Woolmer finally decided to call it quits with the Pakistan Cricket Board? This question is making the rounds in cricket circles of the country ever since Woolmer vacated his room at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore before leaving with the Pakistan team for the World Cup in the We

Pakistan team manager Talat Ali has not reported any incident of racial abuse by coach Bob Woolmer against any member of the team, including temperamental fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar during the recent tour of South Africa. A PCB official confirmed to PTI that Talat, in his tour report file

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

Pakistan completed dope tests on all but three of their World Cup 15-man squad and five reserves, but tests on Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif were deferred, an official said. Asif is in England for a reassessment of his elbow injury and on his return will give a test, in the next few day

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

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