Pakistan tour of Bangladesh postponed

May 16th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has rejected a demand for an apology for the atrocities committed by its military in the buildup to the 1971 war of liberation that saw the creation of Bangladesh as an independent nation, saying bygones should be bygones. 'As far as Pakistan is concerned, this matter stands resolved under the April 9, 1974, tripartite agreement,' Dawn Saturday quoted Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit as saying.

April 17th, 2009 DUBAI - Pakistan were dropped as co-hosts of the 2011 cricket World Cup due to the 'uncertain security' situation there, International Cricket Council (ICC) announced after its board meeting here Friday. 'It is a regrettable decision (but) our number one priority is to create certainty and deliver a safe, secure and successful event,' ICC president David Morgan said in a statement.

March 25th, 2009 KARACHI - Pakistan has ruled out the idea of taking the postponed One-day series against Bangladesh to United Arab Emirates (UAE) this summer. A senior Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) official said the proposal to play the series against Bangladesh that was postponed because of security-related problems in Dubai and Abu Dhabi in May is not feasible because of the extremely hot weather in UAE during that time of the year.

March 19th, 2009 DHAKA - Salaries of players and staff of Bangladesh's national cricket team, which has been depleted by massive exodus to the Indian Cricket League (ICL), has been raised by 30 percent. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) directors decided on this at a late evening meeting Wednesday.

March 19th, 2009 KARACHI - The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has turned down the team management's request to include few players associated with the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL) in the squad for next month's one-day series against Australia. According to sources, the national selectors and Pakistan team officials had approached senior PCB officials to inquire about the possibility of Indian Cricket League (ICL) players featuring in the series against Australia to be played in Dubai and Abu Dhabi in April-May.

March 18th, 2009 KARACHI - Bangladesh has postponed its home one-day international (ODI) cricket series against Pakistan citing security concerns, a media report said Tuesday. The News quoted Bangladesh Minister for Youth and Sports M.

March 17th, 2009 KARACHI - Pakistan's cricket bosses are hopeful that their team's tour of Bangladesh for a One-day series will go ahead in spite of security apprehensions. Saleem Altaf, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief operating officer, told IANS Monday that he is in constant touch with Bangladesh officials, adding there is a big possibility that the new dates would be soon finalized.

March 10th, 2009 KARACHI - Pakistan may play a shortened cricket series in Bangladesh later this season because of rescheduling problems. According to sources, there is a possibility that the one-day series between Pakistan and Bangladesh which was originally supposed to have five one-day internationals and two Twenty20s might be compressed to just three ODIs and a solitary T20 game.

March 6th, 2009 LAHORE - Pakistan Thursday gave its consent to Bangladesh's decision to put off its home series against Pakistan following government advice about security concerns. Ijaz Butt, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman, said here that the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) officials discussed the issue with the PCB before announcing that the one-day series which was to be played March 10-24 has been postponed.

March 4th, 2009 DHAKA - Bangladesh is 'ready to go ahead' with the home series against Pakistan next week even as a terrorist attack in Lahore left six Sri Lankan players injured Tuesday, a media report said. Bangladesh cricket authorities expressed sadness over the attack on the Sri Lankan team bus but hoped Pakistan would still go ahead with their tour of the country, bdnews24.com reported.

December 31st, 2008 KARACHI - Pakistan's hastly-arranged home series against Sri Lanka has fallen into scheduling problems because of Indian cricket board's interference, according to media reports here. A report in the daily 'Jang' claimed Thursday that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has forced Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) to make tough demands regarding the tour.

December 25th, 2008 KARACHI - Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officials Friday heaved a sigh of relief when the Sri Lankan government cleared its cricket team's proposed tour of Pakistan. A PCB official told IANS that the board was extremely pleased with Sri Lanka's decision to go ahead with the tour of Pakistan in Jan-Feb next year.

December 25th, 2008 COLOMBO - Sri Lanka Friday said the proposed tour of Pakistan, as a replacement for India, will be on schedule from Jan 20 but only after security clearance by the International Cricket Council (ICC). The foreign ministry said the decision was taken after President Mahinda Rajapaksa discussed the proposed tour with foreign minister Rohitha Bogollagama and sports minister Gamini Lokuge here Friday.

December 23rd, 2008 KARACHI - The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is considering requesting President Asif Ali Zardari to help save the proposed home series against Sri Lanka in January-February next year. A source in the PCB told IANS Wednesday that senior board officials are concerned over reports coming from Sri Lanka that the cricket officials there are reconsidering the series against Pakistan after the sacking of Sri Lanka Cricket's interim committee chief Arjuna Ranatunga.

December 23rd, 2008 COLOMBO - Dismissing media reports, Sri Lanka sports minister Gamini Lokuge said Wednesday that the tour of Pakistan by the country's cricket team 'is almost on as scheduled'. Lokuge, who Tuesday dissolved the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) interim administration led by former cricket captain Arjuna Ranatunga, told IANS that next month's tour of Pakistan 'is 90 percent on'.