The Pakistan Cricket Board on Friday made it clear that it would never recognise the unofficial Indian Cricket League or lift ban on its players until the ICC and the Indian board changed their policy on the league.
PCB chairman Ejaz Butt said Pakistan was only following the policy laid down by the BCCI and International […]
Top Indian players including captain MS Dhoni and Sachin Tendulkar have said that they are unwilling to tour Paksitan in January for their scheduled three-Test and five-ODI series.
According to sources Dhoni, Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Virender Sehwag and Harbhajan Singh have all expressed their unwillingness to go to Pakistan. The players believe that in spite of […]
Pakistan Cricket Board will use its stance on the unofficial Indian Cricket League to pressurise the BCCI to send its team for the Test tour early next year.
The statement by former captain Javed Miandad that there was pressure on the PCB to lift the ban on ICL players was designed to put pressure on the […]
The Indian cricket tour of Pakistan in January appears to be in trouble, with the Indian government being apprehensive on account of security of the team and wondering whether it was worth risking the lives of players like Sachin Tendulkar.
The final decision on the tour, scheduled from January 6 to February 19, will be taken […]
Javed Miandad, the former Pakistan captain and newly appointed director-general of the PCB, has joined a steadily growing chorus of concern against the ban on ICL players and the marginalisation of the unrecognised Twenty20 league. Miandad believes there is immense “public pressure” on the PCB to bring ICL players back into the Pakistan fold and […]
Embattled Pakistan speedster Mohammad Asif has been offered to play in the unsanctioned Indian Cricket League. The pacer could snap his ties with the IPL because of the rigours of going through a tribunal for his appeal against a doping ban.
The Pakistan Cricket Board has withdrawn legal support sought by Asif to fight his case […]
India will not confirm a Test tour of Pakistan early next year until it is cleared by the government, a top cricket official said on Wednesday.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has sought security clearance from the government to go ahead with the tour, its president Shashank Manohar told local media.
“The tour […]
BCCI President Shashank Manohar has assured the new PCB chairman Ijaz Butt that India will go ahead with their tour of Pakistan in January next year.
Manohar has already written to the Indian government for security clearance and expects a reply in 10 to 12 days. Earlier, there were reports that India’s tour to Pakistan may […]
The Pakistan board has sent a show-cause notice to Mohammad Yousuf, formally banned him from all forms of cricket in Pakistan and demanded he pay them more than Rs10 million (US$ 125,000 approx) as costs incurred on litigation with the ICL. Yousuf signed with the unauthorised league earlier this week, a year after the PCB […]
The ICC has asked the 2011 World Cup organising committee to begin preparations for the tournament for which they are already ten months behind schedule.
India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will be jointly hosting the World Cup expected to be held in February-March 2011. Saleem Altaf, the Pakistan board’s director-general, said normally the committee started […]
Pakistan cricket authorities were shocked as prolific batsman Mohammad Yousuf on Monday left for New Delhi to play in the Indian Cricket League, jeopardising his international career even as he was named in the national squad for series against the West Indies.
PCB officials confirmed they have learnt from Yousuf’s wife that he would be playing […]
Pakistan’s newly crowned Twenty20 champions Sialkot Stallions will now be a part of this year’s Champions Twenty20 League, Lalit Modi, Chairman of the Champions League Twenty20 and vice-president BCCI announced on Friday.
Sialkot, led by national captain Shoaib Malik, notched up a narrow seven-wicket victory in the final over Shahid Afridi-led Karachi Dolphins at the Gaddafi […]
Pakistani fast bowler Mohammad Asif will fly to Mumbai early Thursday to appear before an Indian tribunal in a bid to clear his name of doping allegations that have stalled his career, his lawyer said.
The 25-year-old tested positive for the banned steroid nandrolone during the Indian Premier League (IPL) competition held between April and June […]
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) received a shot in the arm after India approved the itinerary and the security plan of its tour next year. A senior PCB official confirmed that India had approved the itinerary of and a three day practice game during the tour from January 4 to February 21.
“We had sent them a […]
Cricket officials in Canada said they were willing to host the four Test series between India and world champions Australia,if for any reason the Australians felt that travelling to India would be unsafe and were contemplating calling off the series.
“We hope the Aussie tour of India will go through. But if the Australians cancel their […]
Mohammad Yousuf faces a life ban if he joins the ICL, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has said.
“We have banned all our cricketers who joined the ICL and if Yousuf also plays for the unauthorised league then he will have to face the same punishment. Yousuf is still our best Test batsman and has a […]
Cricket Australia (CA) on Monday made it clear that the tour to India would go ahead as per schedule.
Cricket Australia’s General Manager of Public Affairs Peter Young said CA would listen to the Australian government’s advice but said the team under Ricky Ponting would depart on September 21, as originally scheduled.
“Our position is that the […]
Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf may finally end up joining the rebel Twenty20 series, thus ending his international career after a long legal process. Sources close to the batsman have confirmed that Yousuf has conveyed to the ICL organisers that he was willing to consider joining them if they drop compensation claims and other charges against […]
The Pakistan Cricket Board on Monday lashed out at Cricket Australia for saying yes to India tour despite Saturday’s bomb blasts in New Delhi and accused them of adopting ‘double standard’ on security issues.
Paul Marsh, the Chief Executive of the Australian Cricketers Association, had earlier expected some countries, apparently Pakistan, to come up with such […]
Pakistan’s chances of hosting the Champions Trophy next year improved on Sunday after the Indian cricket board said it was willing to adjust its calendar for the sake of the crisis-hit tournament.
The Indian board, which had objected to the event being held in October 2009 as it clashed with its ODI series with Australia, said […]