No sponsors for Pak-NZ Test series leaves PCB in the lurchLAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) expectations of making huge money from the New Zealand Test series has been shattered, as it has failed to find a title sponsor for the three match series. Alam not worried by Saqlain’s presence in Kiwi campLAHORE - Pakistan cricket coach Intikhab Alam is not bothered about former off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq’s presence in the Kiwi camp. Pak pacer Asif wants to make up for lost timeLAHORE - Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif is looking at the brighter side of his absence from international cricket for two years, saying that he got time to recover from a crucial elbow injury which could have doomed his cricketing career prematurely. PCB told to learn financial management from BCCILAHORE - Pakistan’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has asked the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to learn financial management from the Board of Cricket for Control in India. PCB to get 12.5 million dollars compensation windfallLAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) depleting bank account is set to get a boost through a 12.5 million dollar compensation for not hosting 14 matches of the 2011-World Cup because of security concerns. PCB miffed over Akhtar’s liposuction surgery
It was tough to accept captaincy for only one series: YousufLAHORE - Newly appointed Pakistan captain Mohammad Yousuf has said that accepting the captaincy for only one series was a difficult decision for him to take. Pak players need to obtain PCB NOC before Nov.20 for IPL’s season third seasonLAHORE - Pakistan cricketers would have to obtain no-objection certificates (NOC) from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the government by November 20, in order to make themselves available for the Indian Premier League’s (IPL) third season in 2010. Let Yousuf continue as captain for at least a year: InzamamLAHORE - Annoyed by the frequent change in leadership in the national squad, former Pakistan skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq has asked the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to let Mohammad Yousuf continue as captain for at least a year. Younus Khan will be considered for Oz tour if available: ButtLAHORE - Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Ijaz Butt has said Younus Khan would be considered for the forthcoming Australian if he makes himself available. Butt wanted me to continue as Test captain: Younus KhanLAHORE - Younus Khan has claimed that Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt had asked him to continue as skipper when he expressed a desire not to be included in the team touring New Zealand next week. Younus should not have skipped New Zealand tour: AfridiLAHORE - Flamboyant Pakistan all-rounder and captain of the T20 squad Shahid Afridi has said that Younus Khan should not have opted out of the Test series against New Zealand starting next week. PCB under fire for appointing Yousuf as Test skipperLAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is under fire for appointing Mohammad Yousuf as the captain of the Test team. PCB sacks Younus Khan, appoints Mohammad Yousuf as captain for Pak, Kiwi Test seriesLAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday appointed middle order batsman Mohammad Yousuf as the captain of the Test team after sacking incumbent Younus Khan. ‘Unhappy’ senior Pak cricketers demands Younis Khan’s removalLAHORE - Pakistan cricket team, it seems, is headed for yet another controversy, as three senior players of team have reportedly asked the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Ijaz Butt to sack captain Younis Khan. PCB keen on hosting short series with India at neutral venueLAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is keen on hosting a brief series between India and Pakistan on a neutral venue, most probably in England, before a full bilateral cricket series can be organised between the two arch-rivals next year. Lahore, Karachi to host India, Pak wrestling tournament in DecemberLAHORE - Top wrestlers from India and Pakistan would be sweating it out with each other in the Challenge Cup Dangal (wrestling tournament) scheduled to be held in Lahore next month. US cricket association keen on hosting India, Pakistan one-day gamesLAHORE - Welcoming Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor’s suggestions of hosting India, Pakistan one-day matches in the US, the United States Cricket Association (USACA) has said that it is keen on hosting the arch rivals. ‘In loss’ PCB approves 1.45 billion rupees budget for 2009-10LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) governing board has approved a budget of 1.45 billion rupees for the year 2009-10. Pak sports ministry raises stink over PCB’s central contracts irregularities more images PCB officials, former players annoyed over Younis Khan’s plan to return to T20LAHORE - Pakistan cricket captain Younis Khan’s decision to come out of retirement to play T20 cricket once again has not gone down well with the country’s cricket fraternity, with both officials and former players criticising Khan for expressing his desire to play in the fast paced version of the game. India-Pak cricket ties to resume in 2010: ButtLAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief, Ijaz Butt, has said that his meeting with Indian counterparts was held in a positive atmosphere and expressed hope that cricketing ties between both countries would resume in 2010. Pak opener Jamshed recalls how Gambhir’s advice helped his career
Alam eyeing clean-sweep against New Zealand to silence criticsLAHORE - Pakistan cricket coach Intikhab Alam is eyeing a clean-sweep against New Zealand in the UAE one-day series, beginning November 3, to silence the critics who had come down hard on the national squad following their lacklustre performance in the ICC Champions Trophy. ‘Worried’ PCB re-imposes media gag on team ahead of NZ seriesLAHORE - Worried by the widespread controversy that emanated following contradictory statements made by cricketers after the team’s defeat in the ICC Champions Trophy, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has re-imposed a media gag on the team. Younis wants cricketing ties with India to resume as soon as possibleLAHORE - Pakistan cricket captain Younis Khan is eagerly waiting for cricketing ties between India and Pakistan to resume, and has expressed the hope that Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Ijaz Butt’s meeting with his Indian counterparts would help break the ice. Akram’s wife was flown abroad ‘against doctors advice’LAHORE - Huma Wasim, the wife of Pakistan cricketer Wasim Akram, was flown abroad against the advice of physicians treating her at an hospital here, a media report said Tuesday. Former Pakistan manager denies masterminding plot against YounisLAHORE - Former Pakistan cricket team manager Yawar Saeed has denied reports that he had tried to oust Younis Khan as the skipper and bring in Shahid Afridi in his place. Yousuf eyeing run-feast in possibly his last New Zealand, Australia toursLAHORE - Pakistani batsman Mohammad Yousuf has indicated that the tour of New Zealand and Australia might be his last trip to the region, and so was looking forward to score lots of runs in the upcoming series against them. Akram seeks prayers for bringing up children the way late wife would have wantedLAHORE - Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram has asked his relatives, fans and family friends to pray for him to be able to bring up his children, the way his late wife would have wished. Pak cricket fraternity grieves over Akram’s wife’s untimely death
Khan, Afridi deadlock comes to end in secret ‘truce’ meetingLAHORE - Pakistan cricket captain Younis Khan and his deputy Shahid Afridi have reportedly resolved their differences during a close-door meeting arranged by the officials of a local team which both the players represent. Butt justifies Pak cricket coach being at mercy of captain, boardLAHORE - Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Ijaz Butt has said that the board has every right to sack the coach of the national squad if he is not liked by the captain and the highest governing body of the game in the country. Abdul Qadir, sons booked for life threats to lawyer over failure to withdraw rape caseLAHORE - Former Pakistan legendry leg-spinner Abdul Qadir along with his two sons Rehman Qadir and Salman Qadir have been booked for threatening a lawyer. Younis’ captaincy faces turbulence with section of players not willing to play under him
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LAHORE - Former Pakistan cricket captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has expressed grief over the sudden death of his former teammate Waseem Akram’s wife, Huma Waseem.
LAHORE - Following the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) decision to reject Younis Khan’s resignation and appoint him captain till the 2011 World Cup, it was believed that all controversies have been laid to rest, but it appears that the board’s decision may well have sparked-off yet another storm in Pakistan cricket.
