Pakistan cricket

PCB extends trials for budding cricketers following chaos at stadium

The Pakistan Cricket Board has been forced to extend open trials for youngsters by a day after police had to be called in to control over 3000 aspirants who turned up on the opening day.

PCB issues termination notices to employees

In a bid to reduce its administrative expenses, the Pakistan Cricket Board has issued termination notices to 18 of its employees.

PCB signs agreement with SLC over players participation in T20 league

The PCB has signed an agreement with Sri Lanka Cricket under which the two boards have agreed to allow their players to take part in the domestic T20 premier leagues of both countries.

Pakistan lodges formal complaint over poor umpiring

Pakistan has formally lodged a complaint over poor umpiring decisions in the first test against Sri Lanka at Galle, at a time when the International Cricket Council executive board has decided against making the Umpires Decision Review System (UDRS) compulsory in all Tests.  

Intikhab Alam to lose job after Central Contracts blunder?

A cloud of uncertainty hovers over Intikhab Alam's future role in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) after the former Test captain and coach committed some glaring errors while finalising the list of players who were awarded central contracts and retainers.

Shahid Afridi urges selectors to announce T20 squad soon

Pakistan's flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Afridi wants the national selectors to announce the squad for the Twenty20 World Cup as soon as possible as he believes any delay will be detrimental to the team's chances at the mega-event.

Pakistan players sign central contracts

All Pakistani cricketers, who were offered central contracts with pay hikes, have conditionally signed the contracts after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) warned that if they did not sign it, they would be paid match fees of category 'C' players.  

Umar Gul’s brother arrested as army raids his house

By Rezaul H Laskar

Pakistan Army commandos raided cricketer Umar Gul's house in Peshawar and arrested his brother on charges of harbouring a wanted militant, according to a media report on Wednesday.

Pakistan selectors doing injustice to senior players: Abdul Razzaq

Pakistan allrounder Abdul Razzaq has lashed out at the selectors for advising him to play and perform in domestic cricket if he wants to be considered for national selection.

Players indulging in corrupt practices don’t deserve any leniency, says Dav Whatmore

Stating that the spot-fixing controversy that rocked the Indian Premier League was unfortunate, Pakistan cricket team coach Dav Whatmore said the players who are involved in such acts of corruption should not be spared.