My form not a matter of concern as long as team wins: Younis KhanOctober 3rd, 2009 JOHANNESBURG - Pakistan cricket captain Younis Khan has said his own form does not worry him as long as his team is winning. Khan, who has scored just 38 runs from the two games he has played in the ICC Champions Trophy, said he do not want to put extra pressure on himself.
Mohammad Asif clears dope testSeptember 30th, 2009 CENTURION - Tainted Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif has cleared the dope test conducted on him earlier this week here. The Pakistani team management has received the test reports late on Tuesday, The News reports.
Dope tests conducted on Afridi, MalikSeptember 29th, 2009 JOHANNESBURG - Pakistan all rounders Shahid Afridi and Shoaib Malik underwent regular dope tests here. This was the second such test conducted on Malik in the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy, The News reports.
Mohammad Asif undergoes dope test in Jo'burg ahead of India-Pak clashSeptember 25th, 2009 LAHORE - Disgraced Pakistani fast bowler Mohammad Asif underwent a dope test during a practice session in Johannesburg ahead of Pakistan's encounter with India in the ICC Champions Trophy. "Asif has been taken for a dope test by the ICC.
Champions Trophy: Intikhab confident of Pakistan beating IndiaSeptember 25th, 2009 KARACHI - Pakistan coach Intikhab Alam is confident that his team will beat India at Centurion Saturday and earn a semi-final place in the Champions Trophy. Going by the form, India will be the favourites in the much awaited clash, but Intikhab believes that two major factors will give his side an upper hand -- the absence of flamboyant Indian batsman Yuvraj Singh and the return of Pakistan pacer Mohammad Asif.
Mohammad Asif set to return to international cricketSeptember 23rd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Tainted Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif is set to return to international cricket on Wednesday in the Champions Trophy match against the West Indies. The Pakistani team is yet to announce the final eleven for the match, but chances are that Asif, whose doping ban expired on Tuesday, would feature in the game.
Asif asked to attend U-19 camp to prepare for Champions TrophySeptember 12th, 2009 KARACHI - Pakistans comeback pacer Mohammad Asif has been asked by the cricket board to attend the training camp involving the countrys under-19 cricketers to prepare for the Champions Trophy that begins in South Africa Sep 22. According to sources, Asif has been told to regain his rhythm by bowling extensively during the under-19 camp.
Pakistan Cricket Board ready to help Younis form players associationSeptember 5th, 2009 KARACHI - Pakistan Cricket Board chief Ijaz Butt has said he has no issues
with Younis Khan planning to form a national players' association. Butt said he would provide a helping hand in setting up such a body.
Younis making efforts to form players' associationSeptember 4th, 2009 KARACHI - Pakistan captain Younis Khan is in the process of forming a players association for national cricketers and is in touch with the Federation of International Cricketers Association (FICA). Younis said in an interview Friday that he met FICA chief Tim May in London during the World Twenty20 championship in June to seek details about the formation of players association.
PCB bans Asif from interacting with media till his ban expiresAugust 31st, 2009 LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has directed tainted fast bowler Mohammad Asif to keep away from the media till his 12-month ban expires on September 22. According to sources, PCB Director Cricket Operations, Zakir Khan, has asked Asif to avoid the media till his ban ends.
Younis Khan pushing me to join national team's coaching staff : Rashid LatifAugust 19th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Former Pakistan wicket-keeper captain Rashid Latif has said captain Younis Khan has been asking him to join the national team's coaching staff for the last one year. In an interview with PakPassion.net, Latif said his commitments with the National Cricket Academy and his family was keeping him away from joining the national team.
Asif inches closer towards Champions Trophy berthAugust 18th, 2009 KARACHI - Tainted Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif, who is eyeing a place back in the national squad, has impressed chief selector Iqbal Qasim with his form and fitness in a low-profile match. Qasim along with other member of the selection committee, Saleem Jaffer, watched Asif play during a match between youngsters attending an Under-23 Emerging Players Camp, and looked satisfied with the speedsters performance.
'Rusty' Asif must prove fitness to earn place back into national squad: YounisAugust 15th, 2009 KARACHI - Tainted Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif's aspirations of a come back into the national team have received a jolt, with captain Younis Khan saying that he (Asif) must prove his fitness to secure a place in the team for the Champions Trophy. "Asif has to prove his form and fitness after long lay-off and after one-year ban," Khan said.
Asif eyeing a successful comebackJuly 10th, 2009 KARACHI - Pakistan's banned Test pacer Mohammad Asif is eyeing a second successful comeback to international cricket this September after completing his one-year doping ban. Asif said in an interview Friday that he is currently training extensively at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Lahore and will make a forceful return in the ICC Champions Trophy in South Africa, provided national selectors decide to give him a chance to play in the tournament.
Pakistan likely to recall Asif for Champions TrophyJuly 4th, 2009 KARACHI - Pakistan is seriously considering recalling Mohammad Asif in the 30-member preliminary squad for this Septembers ICC Champions Trophy after the International Cricket Council (ICC) said it would not raise any objection against the pacers inclusion once he completes his doping ban. An ICC spokesman has said that once Asif completes his one-year ban on Sep 22 this year, he will be eligible to take part in any international event including the ICC Champions Trophy to be held in South Africa.
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