Now, PCB’s ‘house of horrors’ rocked with Sohail’s rumoured resignation

October 1st, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has objected to the Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) decision to bid for the 2014 ICC T20 World Championship. According to BCB's media director, Jalal Younis, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has already decided to host the tournament in Bangladesh way back in 2006, so there was no question of hosting the event in Pakistan.

September 29th, 2009 LAHORE - Impressed by their brilliant performances against India in the ICC Champions Trophy, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced cash award of 500,000 rupees each for Shoaib Malik and Mohammad Yousuf. Malik and Yousuf were involved in a record fourth wicket partnership of 206 runs which helped Pakistan post an imposing total of 303 for India to chase.

September 24th, 2009 NEVADA - Hindus have demanded the immediate resignation of Indian cricket coach Gary Kirsten for attacking the moral fiber of the country by reportedly encouraging sex indulgence among the nation's cricket players in a dossier, claiming it could increase performance. Indian American leader Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that India's youth looked up to the cricket players as kind of role models.

September 8th, 2009 KARACHI - Pakistans Cricket Board (PCB) Tuesday allowed all-rounder Abdul Razzaq to sign a contract with Kolkata Knight Riders for next years Indian Premier League (IPL). PCB officials had a meeting with Razzaq at the board headquarters in Lahore, and after that chairman Ijaz Butt allowed the cricketer to join the Knight Riders.

September 1st, 2009 KARACHI - The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Tuesday appointed Wasim Bari as its Chief Operating Officer (COO) on a temporary basis, a day after Saleem Altaf was sacked from the post. A PCB spokesman said Bari, a former Pakistan Test cricketer, will work as the COO till the post is filled on a permanent basis by the governing board.

August 21st, 2009 KARACHI - Former Pakistan Test pacer Aaqib Javed became the most high-profile casualty of the national teams disastrous tour of Sri Lanka when he was sacked Friday as assistant coach. Aaqib, 37, will not be a part of the Pakistan squad for the Champions Trophy in South Africa and has been replaced by Mohtashim Rasheed, a Karachi-born first-class cricketer who has served as a fielding coach of the national team in the past.

August 13th, 2009 KARACHI - The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Thursday appointed former captain Javed Miandad as its batting consultant following the national team's disastrous tour of Sri Lanka this summer. PCB chairman Ijaz Butt said Miandad has been asked to help Pakistans struggling batsmen ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy that gets under way in South Africa from Sep 22.

July 22nd, 2009 LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has accepted Aamir Sohail's resignation and appointed former Test cricketer Haroon Rashid as the new Director for Game Development.Aamir, director game development, has tendered his resignation and PCB chairman Ijaz Butt has accepted it. Former batsman Rashid will be the acting director game development with immediate effect," The Daily Times quoted a PCB spokesperson, as saying.

July 21st, 2009 LAHORE - Former Pakistan Test cricketer Aamir Sohail resigned from the National Cricket Academy (NCA) director's post, as he was not satisfied with his job. Sohail, who submitted his papers on Monday, said there was 'no job satisfaction' in the work he was assigned by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), so he decided to quit.

July 20th, 2009 KARACHI - Former Pakistan Test opener Aamer Sohail Monday decided to step down as Pakistan Cricket Boards Director-Game Development, creating more problems for the embattled board. Sohail, 42, told IANS that he was getting no 'job satisfaction' and so he decided to resign.

July 10th, 2009 LAHORE - Former Pakistan cricket captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has criticised the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for dissolving the national senior and junior selection committees, and said that the board has made a mockery of the country in the cricket world. "The way the selection committee issue was handled it made us a laughing stock in world cricket," The Nation quoted Haq, as saying.

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.

June 18th, 2009 LAHORE - As several posts are lying vacant in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) due to officials resigning from their respective posts, the PCB chief Ijaz Butt is reportedly to be placing his favourites in different chairs in the board. It has been learnt that several lucrative posts such as those of chief selector, media director, marketing director and chief financial officer (CFO) have already been allocated to Butt's people in the board as additional charges.

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 4th, 2009 LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) would review the Governing Board membership of Javed Miandad and Intikhab Alam during its forthcoming meeting on June 5. Sources privy to the PCB chairman, Ijaz Butt, said that though the meeting has been called primarily to discuss the future course of action after it was denied the hosting rights for the 2011 World Cup, the issue of membership of Miandad and Alam could also come up for discussions.