Tag: PCB

Shahid Afridi can take bold decisions, says PCB Chief

The former Pakistani skipper was appointed as the interim chief selector after the new Pakistan Cricket Board’s management sacked Mohammad Wasim who did this role earlier. This came after Pakistan’s 0-3 whitewash in the home series against England last month.

January 3, 2023

Free entry for Pak Vs NZ 2nd Test: PCB

Test match scheduled between Pakistan and New Zealand from January 2-6 at the National Bank Cricket Arena, Karachi.

December 31, 2022

Critical of Nizam Sethi alleviation, Ramiz Raja initiates word war with PCB

Recently, in a YouTube video, interacting with fans, Raja said, “To accommodate one person (read Sethi), they had to change the entire constitution. I have not seen this anywhere in the world.

December 27, 2022

Shehbaz approves Najam Sethi’s appointment as Pak cricket board chief

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has approved the appointment of Najam Sethi as the new chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).

December 22, 2022

Umar Akmal’s three-year-ban reduced to 18 months

Umar, was in April, been banned by the Pakistan Cricket Board from all forms of cricket for three years after pleading guilty to failing to report match-fixing approaches.

July 29, 2020

Pakistan to kickstart Test series against England at Old Trafford

The opening Test will be played at Old Trafford, Manchester, from August 5-9, which will be followed by back to back Tests at the Ageas Bowl, Southampton, from August 13-17 and August 21-25.

July 7, 2020

Mohammad Hafeez tests COVID-19 negative a day after PCB declared him to be infected

The Pakistan Cricket Board is confident that the scheduled tour to England will proceed as planned.

June 24, 2020

Danish Kaneria appeals PCB to remove life ban

In a letter, Kaneria's legal team wrote that the tainted leg-spinner has "suffered unimaginable and incomprehensible hardships, both professionally and personally" and "his sole source of income has vastly been affected".

June 15, 2020

Ready to return for England Test series: Wahab Riaz

Pakistan is scheduled to play three Test matches and as many T20 International matches in England.

June 12, 2020

Sri Lanka likely to host Asia Cup 2020 instead of Pakistan: Report

Although there is still no confirmation on the host nation, the same is expected to be confirmed before the end of the month.

June 12, 2020

Pakistan include 2 uncapped cricketers in 29-player squad for England tour

The selectors have also named four reserves- Bilal Asif, Imran Butt, Musa Khan and Mohammad Nawaz- as a cover in case any of the players test COVID-19 positive prior to or during the course of the series.

June 12, 2020

Wishes pour in as legendary Pakistan pacer Wasim Akram turns 54

Dismissing 502 batsmen in 356 ODIs, Akram is still the fast bowler with the most number of wickets in the white-ball format.  

June 3, 2020

PCB appoints Saqlain Mushtaq, Grant Bradburn in High Performance roles

In addition to the two former Test cricketers, LUMS graduate Asser Malik, who has a wide-ranging experience with various multi-national companies, has been confirmed as High Performance Operations Manager.

May 28, 2020

Salim Malik receives questionnaire from PCB’s Anti-Corruption Unit, says will answer all with honesty

The 57-year-old said he will be replying to the questions with all honesty as he bids to return to cricket again.

May 25, 2020

Mohammad Amir, Hasan Ali leave PCB WhatsApp group post central contract snub

Following his exclusion from the list, Hasan had even posted a cryptic tweet which he later deleted.

May 20, 2020

PCB open to appoint foreign coach at Lahore’s High Performance Centre

PCB's newly-appointed Director of High Performance, Nadeem Khan said that merit and experience would be the main criterion while deciding the individual.

May 15, 2020

Naseem Shah finds place in PCB’s central contract list for 2020-21

The teenager has been a find for Pakistani cricket in recent times during their search for strike bowlers following Mohammad Amir’s pre-mature retirement from Test cricket.

May 14, 2020