England threatens to take action against PCB chief

Karachi: The England Cricket Board and the Professional Cricketers’ Association have sent a pre-action letter to PCB chairman, Ijaz Butt, seeking a “full and unreserved apology” for alleging that England’s players were involved in fixing the outcome of the third ODI at The Oval, which Pakistan won by 23 runs. Butt had claimed that he [...]

ICC issues chargesheets to Butt, Akmal

Test captain Salman Butt and stumper batsman Kamran Akmal have been chargesheeted by the International Cricket Council (ICC), after it received unsatisfactory replies on the show-cause notices served to the players last month.

“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.

KKR signs Pakistan rookie Mohammad Irfan for IPL-4

There might be no hope of Pakistani players getting a chance to feature in the next Indian Premier League, but Kolkata Knight Riders have still gone ahead and signed on promising young fast bowler 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”.

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.

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.

Indo-Pak game stakes lead to on-field spats: Moin Khan

Former captain Moin Khan has said that emotional intensity witnessed during the India-Pakistan Asia Cup clash on Saturday night was the result of no bilateral cricket being played between the two countries since 2007.

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