By Special Correspondent

LAHORE: Umar Bhutta will lead a 20-member Pakistan squad at this month`s Asia Cup, the Pakistan Hockey Federation’s national selection committee announced after resolving its differences with the country’s hockey governing body. The Asia Cup will be held in Jakarta from May 23 to June 1 and the team was selected from among 24 probables, […]

LAHORE: Pakistan legend Abdul Qadir (late), who took 236 Test and 132 ODI wickets with a bouncy run-up flicking the ball from hand to hand, was formally inducted into the PCB Hall of Fame posthumously ahead of the second one-day international between Pakistan and Australia at the Gaddafi Stadium on Friday. Saqlain Mushtaq, Pakistan’s most […]

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has enhanced monthly retainers and match fees of domestic contracted players. In its 58th meeting of Board of Governors (BoG) on Friday, the approval was given to increase domestic contract retainers up to 46 percent. According to the new monthly retainer structure, the PCB will again offer 192 leading […]

LAHORE: The Manchester Crown Court on Friday sentenced former Pakistan cricketer Nasir Jamshed and two accomplices for three years for conspiring to offer bribes to players in Pakistan Super League (PSL) and Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) matches. Jamshed, along with accomplices Yousef Anwar and Mohammed Ijaz, was arrested as part of a National Crime Agency […]

LAHORE: Twenty-one Pakistan players, including Saeed Ajmal and pacer Imran Khan, batsman Yasir Hameed, and commentator Aamer Sohail have found themselves in a pay dispute with the Afro T20 Cricket League organisers and decided to return home without completing the tournament. The players’ return tickets were also cancelled at one point but according to Ajmal, […]

LAHORE: Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Shaharyar Khan believes bilateral cricket against India cannot happen in the foreseeable future until the political climate of both countries cools down. The Octogenarian, while talking to PakPassion.net, clarified that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is not against the series, but they need the […]

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) anti-corruption unit has interrogated Mohammad Sami after receiving information that the fast bowler has been involved in spot-fixing, a board official said Friday. Sami, who was playing in the Bangladesh Premier League, had been called in by the PCB’s ACU for questioning in light of allegations of spot-fixing. He […]

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday denied allegations of malpractice and bias levelled by suspended Test batsman Sharjeel Khan. In a press conference on Tuesday, Sharjeel and his lawyer claimed that the PCB allegedly amended the PCB anti-corruption code during the hearing of Sharjeel’s case. They had also cast doubt on the role […]

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday named a 15-member squad for the Under-19 World Cup in New Zealand which begins in January 2018. The squad, which also includes five reserve players, will be captained by Hasan Khan. A left-arm spin bowler, Hasan was one of Pakistan’s brightest young prospects in last year’s Pakistan […]