“Pakistan players should be allowed to play in IPL 4”

Nationality of any cricketer should not matter in the Indian Premier League and franchises should be allowed to pick best players from around the globe, feels KKR CEO Joy Bhattacharya, who recently signed an MOU with rookie Pakistan pacer Muhammad Irfan.

Ijaz Butt has reduced Pakistan to “minnows”

Iqbal Mohammad Ali, a leading Pakistan parliamentarian, has appealed to the country’s president and patron PCB, Asif Ali Zardari, to remove chairman of the cricket board Ijaz Butt, who he felt was responsible for the “continued deterioration of the national side”.

India’s batting line-up looked monstrous in Sri Lanka: Wasim Akram

Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram reckons that the trio of Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid gave India’s batting line-up a ‘monstrous’ look in the just-concluded Test series against Sri Lanka.

Inzamam responsible for crisis in Pakistan cricket: Aamir Sohail

Former Pakistan Test captain, Aamir Sohail feels the country’s most capped player, Inzamam-ul Haq, is responsible for the dearth of quality batsmen in the national team.

I had no say in Yousuf’s recall: Salman Butt

Pakistan’s test captain Salman Butt on Tuesday disclosed that he was kept in the dark when the decision to recall senior batsman Muhammad Yousuf for the remaining Tests in England was taken. Salman Butt had taken over as Test captain after the retirement of Shahid Afridi after the first Test against Australia last month.

Decision to retire in the larger interest of the team: Afridi

Talismanic Pakistani all-rounder, Shahid Afridi, has rubbished rumours that his decision to quit the Test captaincy and retire from the longer version of the game was due to problems with his teammates.

Imran Khan fears fast bowlers “could go the way of dinosaurs”

Legendary Pakistan all-rounder Imran Khan fears that fast bowlers “could go the way of the dinosaurs” if the international calendar retains its current congested schedule.

Afridi to retire from test cricket after Australia series

Newly appointed skipper of Pakistan test team, Shahid Afridi, made a shock announcement on Friday after his team’s 150-run loss to Australia in the first test saying that he would retire from test cricket after the second and final test at Headingley because he is “just not good enough for test cricket”.

Butt didn’t give us clearance to pick Younus for England tour: Mohsin Khan

Pakistan’s chief selector, Mohsin Khan, has claimed that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) didn’t give clearance to the national selection committee to consider former captain Younus Khan for the Test tour to England.

Younus Khan not selected for England tour, Gul makes a comeback

Former skipper Younus Khan, whose indefinite ban was removed recently, was not picked by the selectors, while fast bowler Umar Gul returned to the Pakistan Test and Twenty20 squads for the upcoming tour of England.

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