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PCB warns Yousuf against ICL

By thedarknight ⋅ September 19, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

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 […]

Indian tour on schedule: Cricket Australia

By thedarknight ⋅ September 16, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

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 […]

Yousuf to return to ICL

By thedarknight ⋅ September 16, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

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 […]

PCB blasts CA double standards

By thedarknight ⋅ September 16, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

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 […]

BCCI ready to make space for Champions Trophy

By thedarknight ⋅ September 14, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

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 […]

BCCI objections put Champions Trophy in doubt, again

By thedarknight ⋅ September 12, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

The ICC on Thursday admitted that some cricket boards, especially the BCCI and Cricket Australia have objected to the staging of the postponed Champions Trophy in October next year but said Pakistan still retained the right to host the prestigious tournament.
India had objected to that date because of its series against Australia the same month […]

PCB hopes India tour will cut losses

By thedarknight ⋅ September 12, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

After the postponement of Australia’s Test tour and the Champions Trophy, PCB is now hoping that the home series against India early next year will shore up its financial resources. PCB Director of Cricket Operations Zakir Khan said India was not expected to raise security issues in their tour to Pakistan in January next year.
“The […]

Asif seeks change of date for hearing

By thedarknight ⋅ August 28, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Pakistani pacer Mohammad Asif on Thursday sought postponement of the date (August 30) for him to appear before the drugs tribunal of the Indian Premier League for a preliminary hearing on his dope flunk.
Asif’s lawyer, Shahid Karim said his client sought a mid September date as the pacer would not be able to reach India […]

Champions Trophy postponed in Pakistan

By nj ⋅ August 24, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Champions Trophy, earlier to be held next month in Pakistan, has been unanimously postponed until October 2009, as per a statement released by the International Cricket Council.
Pakistan is said to have retained the right to host the tournament but it was also agreed that if other members expressed issues of safety and security in future, […]

South Africa pull out of Champions Trophy

By thedarknight ⋅ August 23, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

South Africa have refused to send their team to take part in the Champions Trophy if it was staged in Pakistan due to security fears. They have requested the International Cricket Council to reschedule the tournament.
The decision came following the board’s meeting with the ICC task team in Johannesburg. CSA (Cricket South Africa) officials met […]

India-Pakistan stern on Champions Trophy

By thedarknight ⋅ August 22, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

India and Pakistan have hardened their position on the tournament going ahead as scheduled from September 12 onwards in Karachi and Lahore, leaving the ICC only with the possibility of a cancellation otherwise.
An option is to relocate the tournament to Sri Lanka, the official alternate venue - a solution that ESPN-Star Sports (ESS), the official […]

Bangladesh ready to fill empty CT spot

By thedarknight ⋅ August 21, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Bangladesh cricket team coach Jamie Siddons said his team are ready to take part in the Champions Trophy if they are asked to replace any of the top teams like Australia, England, New Zealand or South Africa.
Bangladesh had earlier agreed to tour Pakistan in April-May after Australia canceled their tour citing security concerns, might find […]

Asif tests positive in B sample

By thedarknight ⋅ August 19, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Asif’s B sample has tested positive for a banned substance, his lawyer Shahid Karim said on Tuesday. Asif, who failed a drugs test in the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 tournament in May, will appeal against the findings, Karim said.
“We are definitely going to appeal because the test results of the […]

Asif about to have sample B test

By thedarknight ⋅ August 17, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Pakistan pacer Mohammad Asif and his lawyer have left for Geneva, on Friday night, where his “B” sample test would be conducted on Monday.
Asif tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug during the IPL will come to know whether he faces more disciplinary action or not only after the “B” sample test.
Asif’s lawyer Shahid Karim has […]

India vs Australia in Champions Trophy first

By thedarknight ⋅ August 13, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

India will take on defending champions Australia at Karachi on September 13 in their first match under the revised fixture for the Champions Trophy tournament, beginning on September 12. The first match will see hosts Pakistan facing off against previous runners-up the West Indies in Lahore.
India and Pakistan, having been pitted in the same group, […]

Asif’s B sample test on Aug 18

By thedarknight ⋅ August 7, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

The Indian Premier League has extended the date for the ‘B’ sample test for Pakistani pacer Mohammad Asif to August 18.
Shahid Karim, lawyer for Asif confirmed they had received an e-mail from the IPL accepting their request for the extension of the date. This is for the second time that the IPL has accepted a […]

Pakistan’s Champions League team also ‘rebel’

By thedarknight ⋅ August 3, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to field in two teams in the inaugural Champions League Twenty20 tournament to be held in India from September 29 to October 8.
“The Sialkot Stallions have been invited for the event,” he said, adding, “We are also thinking of sending two teams, but we still don’t know as […]

Champions Trophy stays in Pakistan, thanks to BCCI

By chetannarula ⋅ July 25, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Thanks to the support given by the BCCI, the Champions Trophy will be hosted by Pakistan only and there will not be any further debate on this topic.
This means that Pakistan can now concentrate on the preparations completely while the rest of the world figures out what to do about this situation now. BCCI made […]

BCCI supports PCB

By chetannarula ⋅ July 24, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

The Indian Board has categorically stated that they support the PCB on the issue of hosting the Champions Trophy in September and will make sure that their support is noticed by the concerned authorities at the ICC.
BCCI Secretary Niranjan Shah said he saw no problem in having the event in Pakistan in September on schedule […]

Asif cant delay B test long

By chetannarula ⋅ July 21, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has ensured “appropriate measures this time” to deal with the Mohammad Asif doping case, according to David Howman, Director General of WADA.
WADA is aware about Asif’s intensions for asking more time for his B sampling procedure. “He has right to do so,” Howman, also a lawyer by profession, added. Asif’s […]

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