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Past tussles forced me away: Miandad
LAHORE: Former Pakistan captain Javed Miandad decided to turn down the batting-coach offer he had received from the Pakistan Cricket Board due to his past tussles with the management, revealed the legendary batsman. Miandad was tipped to take up the role after getting a backing from limited-overs captain Shahid Afridi but decided against taking the [...]
Continue reading...PCB appoints Shahid Afridi as T20 captain
19. October 2009
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) governing council on Monday appointed all-rounder Shahid Afridi as Twenty20 captain on a long-term basis. Afridi thus will lead Pakistan’s title defence in the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 Championship in the Caribbean in May. During the meeting, the issue pertaining to Pakistan skipper Younis Khan’s decision to quit as captain [...]
Continue reading...Shoaib Malik in trouble for complaining
18. October 2009
Former pakistan captain Shoaib Malik has invited trouble with his criticism of the team’s frequent batting reshuffle in the ICC Champions Trophy. The PCB is now reviewing whether this amounts to contract violation. Both skipper Younis Khan and coach Intikhab Alam vent anger on the former skipper after he blamed the team management for indulging [...]
Continue reading...More cricketing turmoil
16. October 2009
Nothing is set in stone yet but Younis Khan was adamant on Tuesday that he had resigned as captain of the Pakistan cricket team. However, he was later reported as saying that the ball was in the PCB chairman’s court. Some believe that Younis Khan acted in haste, just as he has in the past. [...]
Continue reading...Younis Khan wants captaincy guarantee
15. October 2009
LAHORE: Younis Khan wants guarantees he will be Pakistan skipper until the 2011 World Cup if he is to take back the captaincy following his sudden resignation earlier this week, local media reported Thursday. Khan quit the captaincy Tuesday, in protest at match-fixing allegations that saw him brought before a parliamentary standing committee on sports. [...]
Continue reading...Ceremony in honor of Mr. Aleem Dar
15. October 2009
A Ceremony in honor of Mr. Aleem Dar who was awarded the Best Umpire of the Year 2008 will be held on October 15, 2009 at 5.pm at National Cricket Academy Lahore. Chairman PCB will present the Souvenir to Mr. Aleem Dar. Aleem Dar made his international debut as an umpire in 2000, joined the [...]
Continue reading...Former Pakistan Test player wants senior batsmen to quit
25. September 2009
ISLAMABAD — Former Pakistan Test players are calling for the removal of senior batsmen from the limited-overs squad after Pakistan struggled to beat the West Indies by five wickets in the Champions Trophy group match. “It’s time the senior batsmen should say good bye,” Ramiz Raja told a talk show on private television channel GEO [...]
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13. April 2011
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