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Karachi, July 13 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is likely to appoint former Test cricketer Iqbal Qasim as the chairman of the national cricket team’s selection committee. According to sources, PCB chief Ijaz Butt will hold talks with Qasim ... Read More »
PCB awards ‘C’ category contract to pacer Aamir
Lahore, July 2 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has awarded a ‘C’ category contract to rookie fast bowler Mohammad Aamir. Aamir will get a monthly salary of 100,000 rupees after signing the contract, The Dawn reports. It may be ... Read More »
PCB denies ‘indiscplined’ Nazir national squad berth
Lahore, Jun.6 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has taken serious note of opening batsman Imran Nazir’s disgruntled behaviour during a domestic Twenty20 match, and denied him a place in the national squad. PCB chairman Ijaz Butt said Nazir would ... Read More »
PCB mulls abolishing several of its departments to cut expenses
Lahore, Jun.4 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), in its bid to pull itself out of the financial crisis, is planning to downsize the number of departments working under its umbrella. According to The Nation, the PCB is likely to ... Read More »
PCB’s ‘sword of Damocles’ hanging over Miandad, Alam’s heads?
Lahore, Jun.4 (ANI): 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 ... Read More »
PCB postpones legal proceedings against ICC over 2011 World Cup rights
Lahore, May 28 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has postponed its legal proceedings against the International Cricket Council (ICC) for shifting the 2011 World Cup matches from Pakistan. According to sources, the PCB is hoping that the meeting with ... Read More »
Faulty insurance deal behind PCB’s whopping financial loss
Lahore, May 23 (ANI): A four year audit report of the Pakistan Cricket Board’s financial accounts has revealed that the board has suffered a whopping financial loss of about 43,036,361 rupees because of its laid back attitude in arranging the ... Read More »
Yousuf may be recalled for Sri Lanka series
Lahore, May 20 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) may ‘pardon’ middle order batsman Mohammad Yousuf for siding with the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL) and include him in the national squad that will do duty in the forthcoming Test ... Read More »
Shoaib suffering from a “mysterious disease”
Lahore, May 19 (ANI): Rawalpindi Express Shoaib Akhtar is becoming a problem for the Pakistan Cricket Board, as a source has claimed the fast bowler is suffering from a “mysterious infectious disease”. The source said the doctor treating him is ... Read More »
PCB serves legal notice to ICC over its decision to shift World Cup
Lahore, May 10 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is in no mood to keep mum over the International Cricket Council’s decision (ICC) of shifting 2011 World Cup matches from Pakistan, as it has now challenged the decision in the ... Read More »
2011 World Cup shift will cost PCB 10.5 million dollars
Karachi, Apr.18 (ANI): With the International Cricket Council (ICC) deciding to shift the 2011 cricket World Cup matches from Pakistan, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is set to suffer a whopping 10.5 million dollar loss. “We lose out on earning ... Read More »