“Fettered” Qadir says he would not rejoin PCB even if offered 10 million rupees

September 15th, 2009 LAHORE - A new name has cropped up in Pakistan cricket, Usman Qadir, the 16 year old son of the leg spinning legend Abdul Qadir, is an amazing talent himself. Usman, a leg spinner, has been selected in the Pakistan under-19 team for the Zimbabwe tour following a 5-wicket haul in a trial match recently.

August 28th, 2009 LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) hopes to receive up to 18 million dollars from the International Cricket Council (ICC) over the stripping of hosting rights for the 2011 World Cup, its chairman Ijaz Butt said on Friday. "At the moment the figure is around rupees one billion (12 million dollars) but I hope it could go up to rupees 1.5 billion (18 million dollars) by the time World Cup begins in 2011," Butt told reporters in Lahore.

August 27th, 2009 LAHORE - Former chief selector of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Abdul Qadir, has criticized the selection committee for omitting experienced all-rounder Abdul Razzaq from the ICC Champions Trophy squad. Qadir also condemned the committee's decision to ignore opening batsman Salman Butt for the eight nation tournament.

August 12th, 2009 LAHORE - Former Pakistan chief selector, Abdul Qadir has retracted from his earlier statement where he had alleged that some Pakistani players had contacts with Indian bookies. Qadir said he was only worried of a possible match fixing deal.

July 4th, 2009 KARACHI - Former Pakistan chief selector Abdul Qadir has been summoned by the National Assembly's Standing Committee on Sports to explain his sudden resignation from the post. The committee has asked Qadir to appear before it on July 14 to explain the reason behind resigning suddenly from the chief selector's chair.

July 4th, 2009 KARACHI - Former Pakistan chief selector Abdul Qadir is preparing ammunition for his July 14 meeting with a parliamentary committee and says he will candidly inform the Members of the National Assembly (MNA) about the irregularities in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). Qadir, a former Pakistan Test leg-spinner, said that he would also try to meet President Asif Ali Zardari, who is also the chief patron of the PCB, as he wants to inform him about all the problems in the board.

July 2nd, 2009 LAHORE - Pakistani cricket authorities on Thursday fined Mohammad Asif one million rupees (12,500 dollars) over the fast bowler's 19-day detention at Dubai airport for alleged drug possession. Asif, 26, was detained last June on his way back home after playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

June 30th, 2009 LAHORE - Former Pakistan cricket chief selector, Abdul Qadir has charged the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) of ruining cricket in the country, and said that he could write a book on his seven month long 'experience' with the board. "I can write a book on my seven month tenure in the PCB, but right now the time is not appropriate," Qadir said.

June 29th, 2009 LAHORE - The national selectors, who picked the Pakistan squad that won the Twenty20 World Cup, are angry that they have been completely ignored in the celebrations for the team's triumph. Although former chief selector Abdul Qadir has resigned from his job, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has not clarified the status of Saleem Jaffer and Shoaib Mohammad who were on the selection committee that picked the World Cup squad.

June 25th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Showering praise on the Pakistan cricket team for winning the ICC Twenty20 World Championship, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani announced a reward of 10 million rupees for the players. Gilani hosted a reception party in the honour of the champion team here on Wednesday, and commended the players for winning the coveted title.

June 17th, 2009 LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has appointed Wasim Bari as interim chief selector in place of Abdul Qadir. Bari, who is currently the director of the PCB's human resource department, has served as the chairman of the selection committee on three previous ocassions, The Daily Times reports.

June 15th, 2009 LONDON - The Pakistan cricket coach, Intikhab Alam, has rejected former chief selector Abdul Qadir's allegations that he was not given enough room in the team's selection procedures. Alam said he was disappointed, as well as shocked by Qadir's statements, as the team for the ICC Twenty20 World Championship was finalized only after he had given his consent.

June 10th, 2009 LONDON - Legendary fast bowler Wasim Akram is sick and tired of seeing retired old men at the helm of Pakistan cricket, and is convinced that this is the right time for the younger generation to come forward in a bid to bring the sport back on track in the country. The former Pakistani captain believes that the change of guard could start with the appointment of a "youngish" chief selector in place of Abdul Qadir, who has recently resigned from the position.

June 4th, 2009 LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) committee which is probing tainted fast bowler Mohammad Asif's Dubai detention case, has recommended a hefty fine of two million rupees on the bowler. According to the sources, the committee has informed the PCB Chairman Ijaz Butt that Asif had failed to provide proof regarding his 19 day detention in Dubai last year.

May 31st, 2009 KARACHI - Tainted Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif may be slapped a hefty fine of upto two million rupees for his 19 day Dubai detention last year. According to the sources privy to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), the committee which is probing Asif's Dubai detention case has recommended that he should be fined two million rupees for his misadventure.