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

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Shoaib Akhtar may have been cleared to play in the Indian Premier League but former players say the maverick pacer will find it tough to make an impact in the twenty20 league as months of absence from the cricket field has robbed him of match fitness. The beleaguered pacer, whose five-year

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 face up against a depleted Zimbabwe in the first of the rearranged five matches Pakistan Zimbabwe one day series to be held at Karachi this coming Monday. This match was initially scheduled to be played in Hyderabad but the PCB later moved to Karachi keeping the recent political

The Zimbabwe cricket team will be finally making their tour to Pakistan despite all the security concerns owing to the turmoil state of Pakistani politics at the moment Pakistan has plunged into another political turmoil after the assassination of Benazir Bhutto and most International si

Pakistani speedster Shoaib Akhtar has urged the Australians to pick Shaun Tait for the upcoming Test series against India as the slinger would be a scary proposition for Anil Kumble's men on the quick tracks here. "The Australians must pick Shaun Tait. I'm telling you, the I

Australian spin legend Shane Warne will be the highest paid cricketer in the BCCI-sponsored Indian Premier League (IPL) with a staggering USD 400,000 in his kitty. The BCCI managing committee announced the names of 34 cricketers including Warne, who have signed the contract and w

Pakistan's depleted bowling attack notwithstanding, India's opening batsman Wasim Jaffer feels his unbeaten 192 on the first day of the second cricket Test here was a good preparation for the team's tour of Australia later this year. "I'm happy with the knock. I hadn't scored 192 in a

There has been no complaint on the bowling action of Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar from the Indian team to the Cricket Board, according to a top BCCI official. "We have not received any complaints from any Indian team member or management (on Akhtar's bowling action)," B

Wasim Jaffer slammed a majestic unbeaten 192 as India took firm control of the second cricket Test against Pakistan by laying the foundation for a mammoth first innings total here today. The 29-year-old Jaffer notched up his fifth Test century as he stole the limelight with some breathta

Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar who was admitted to a local private hospital with a chest infection is feeling better, the team management said today. "He is better," media manager Ehsan Malik said. Malik said the attending doctor would reassess Shoaib's condition at 1600 hrs a

With only three days to go for the start of the second Test against India, Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar is down with a viral infection and has been taken to a local hospital for a check up. Pakistan team media manager Ehsan Malik said that Akhtar has throat infection and fever. "

Shoaib Akhtar has often been the troublemaker abroad but the enigmatic speedster's impeccable behaviour on the India tour so far has earned him a pat from Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Nasim Akhtar said the pacer was an "asset" to the team. Ashraf played down reports about

Pakistani fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has expressed desire to meet Bolywood star Sanjay Dutt, who is in a jail in Pune as both are said to be good friends. Shoaib's agents in India have conveyed his desire to Dutt's sister Priya and are making arrangements for the meeting, media reports said

Pakistan's flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Afridi said he is keen to take on his old role of opening the innings in the one-day series against South Africa. Afridi has been sent into bat lower down the order for the last few months and opened only once against Bangladesh in the Twenty20

BCCI's Indian Premier League today added to its star cast by signing South African all-rounder Shaun Pollock and New Zealand's Jacob Oram for next year's Twenty20 competition. The Indian Board also confirmed that Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar has joined the league. "To have Akhta

Ruing that his career has been plagued by scores of controversies, banned Pakistani pacer Shoaib Akhtar today said he would like to focus on the forthcoming tour of India instead of fretting over the spoilt past. "Although no cricketer wants to be banned and fined, I am happy that t

Pakistan's temperamental fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar was today banned for 13 ODIs and fined Rs 34 lakh by the Pakistan Cricket Board disciplinary committee for hitting fellow paceman Mohammad Asif with bat. The PCB disciplinary committee announced that Shoaib had breached the code of c

South African skipper Graeme said Pakistan's controversial fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar was a match winner but also had been a disruptive influence on the team. "Certainly he is a player who has won Test matches for them as a bowler, but certainly we have seen he has been a dis

Shahid Afridi and Umar Gul wreaked havoc with the ball as Pakistan kicked off their Twenty20 World Cup campaign with a thumping 51-run win against lowly Scotland in a Group D match at Kingsmead here today. Setting the minnows a stiff winning target of 172 runs, Pakistan never had any real

Shahid Afridi's role will be under scanner in the probe into the Shoaib Akhtar- Mohammad Asif brawl in Johannesburg with a few Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officials suspecting the flamboyant all-rounder of provoking the spat. PCB chief executive Shafqat Nagmi was scheduled to depart for

Playing down the absence of fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar, Pakistan skipper Shoaib Malik said the presence of explosive striker Shahid Afridi would provide his team some psychological advantage in the much-awaited Twenty20 clash against India on Friday. After the disastrous World Cup in the Wes

Lambasting the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for creating a spoilt brat like Shoaib Akhtar, former captain Asif Iqbal demanded a life ban for the erratic speedster following the Johannesburg brawl that tarnished the country's image. A furious Asif said Shoaib has done enough damage and should

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 Chairman Naseem Ashraf today said fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar could face further disciplinary action once he returned home from South Africa following a brawl with teammate Mohammad Asif. "The decision to recall him has been taken after an immediate action by the

Pakistan cricket today plunged into a fresh controversy with fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar being recalled home from the World Twenty20 Championships in South Africa for hitting fellow paceman Mohammad Asif with a bat. The Pakistan Cricket Board took a serious note of the incident which occurred

Pakistan cricket coach Geoff Lawson believes that the battle in the inaugural Twenty20 World Cup was open and no team was favourite to win the trophy in South Africa next month. Lawson also said any team, which wished to win the tournament would have to excel in all departments of the game

Pakistan's new coach Geoff Lawson has said experienced middle-order batsman Mohammad Yousuf's absence would be felt after he decided to join the rebel Indian Cricket League. "He (Yousuf) is a great player and his absence will surely be felt," Lawson said at his first news confere

Fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar could find himself in more trouble after throwing a trantrum at the Pakistan Cricket Board headquarters in Lahore last evening. Akhtar was earlier fined a total of 300,000 rupees and docked points from his new central contract for indiscipline. The paceman had l