NEW DELHI: Pakistan fast bowler Naseem Shah has spoken openly about the prevailing culture of insecurity within the national team. He revealed that senior players hesitate to take breaks for rest and recovery, fearing they might be replaced by younger talents.Shah, who missed out on the 50-over World Cup in India due to a shoulder…
NEW DELHI: Pakistan‘s cricket board on Wednesday unveiled the schedule for New Zealand‘s upcoming five-match Twenty20 international tour, set to take place next month in preparation for the World Cup in June.The Black Caps are scheduled to land in Islamabad on April 14, commencing their series with three matches in Rawalpindi on April 18, 20,…
NEW DELHI: Former Australian all-rounder Shane Watson has emerged as a prime contender for the position of head coach of the Pakistan national men’s team. The Pakistan team currently does not have a head coach and the national cricket board (PCB) plans to fill the spot before their upcoming home white-ball series against New Zealand…
NEW DELHI: An authoritative source within the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) stated on Monday that bowler Haris Rauf‘s core contract might be “restored” following an evaluation by the board’s legal experts.Due to Rauf‘s refusal to participate in the three Test series against Australia that they lost 0-3 in January, his central contract was canceled two…
LAHORE (Pakistan): Pakistan cricket authorities said on Thursday they would not renew the contract of national team director Mohammad Hafeez, showing him the door after disastrous tours of Australia and New Zealand.The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) appointed 43-year-old Hafeez in late 2023 after the side crashed out of the World Cup in India.But in his…
NEW DELHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday took disciplinary action by terminating the central contract of fast bowler Haris Rauf due to his withdrawal from the recent Test series in Australia.Additionally, the PCB declared that Haris would not be issued a No Objection Certificate (NOC) to participate in any foreign league until June…
NEW DELHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board expresses discontent with the former captain Babar Azam and the current national T20 captain Shaheen Shah Afridi for their involvement in a fan interaction session on the social media platform ‘X’.Although the Q&A sessions on ‘X,’ previously known as Twitter, affirmed Babar’s popularity with over 20,000 fans participating, and…
NEW DELHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday unanimously appointed veteran administrator Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi as its chairman for a three-year term.The election took place during a special meeting of the Board of Governors (BoG) at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Lahore.“I am deeply honoured and humbled to have been unanimously elected…
LAHORE: The cricket boards of Pakistan and Sri Lanka are locked in a financial dispute over who should bear the additional $3-4 million burden incurred due to the shifting of the Asia Cup to the island nation last year.With the BCCI unwilling to send its team to Pakistan, the original host, due to geo-political tensions,…
NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan skipper and chairman of selectors, Inzamam ul Haq, pointed fingers at the departing chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Zaka Ashraf, for Pakistan’s dismal showing in the ODI World Cup held in India last year. Inzamam alleged that Ashraf’s actions created a negative atmosphere within the team during the tournament,…
