Tensions have emerged within Pakistan cricket after Shadab Khan's response to criticism following the team's defeat to India in the T20 World Cup. His remarks have drawn criticism from former players and prompted a response from the PCB and Shahid Afridi.
Former Pakistan wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal has urged the Pakistan Cricket Board to take a firm stand against India's refusal to accept the Asia Cup trophy from PCB chief Mohsin Naqvi.
ormer Pakistan wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal said the Pakistan Cricket Board 'should learn' from BCCI on how run to game of cricket.
Mohammad Asif along with teammates Salman Butt and Mohammad Amir were handed lengthy suspensions by the ICC over their involvement in the 2010 spot-fixing scandal in England. While Amir made a comeback to international cricket, Asif, whom many believe was the kingpin of fixers found his career come to an inglorious end. Butt however plays domestic cricket
Wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal and his brothers Adnan and Umar have been axed from the Pakistan squad for the three-Test tour of South Africa beginning next month.
Pakistan wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal and Indian pacer Ishant Sharma, who were fined after a verbal duel in the first T20 international at Bangalore, have buried the hatchet and are now the best of friends, according to a leading Pakistani newspaper.
Pakistan's troubled wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal could finally make a comeback to the national team for the ODI and Twenty20 match against Bangladesh in Lahore later this month.
International Cricket Council president Sharad Pawar has ruled out the possibility of the Pakistan team abandoning their tour of England following allegations of spot-fixing. 'It is the desire of the ICC and the cricket boards of England and Pakistan that the game should continue,' he told reporters Monday.
Former Pakistan players demanded ouster of wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal after his poor performance behind the wickets during the ongoing first Test against England in Nottingham.
Pakistan's seasoned wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal may be disciplined by the cricket board after the inquiry committee probing into the national team's poor performance in Australia submits its report on Tuesday.
The International Cricket Council has sent an official notice to Pakistan wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal telling him that he is under investigation for allegedly fixing the Sydney Test.
The International Cricket Council has reportedly asked Pakistan's suspended Test captain Salman Butt and wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal to give their mobile phone records for an investigation into possible spot-fixing during the Asia Cup in June.
Scotland Yard might not have called him for questioning but Pakistani wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal remains under the International Cricket Council's scanner with cricket's world governing body reportedly writing to him in the wake of the 'spot-fixing' scandal.
Text messages retrieved from Mazhar Majeed's mobile phone indicate his close ties with Pakistani wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal, who was nicknamed 'Kami' by the alleged match-fixer.
Wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal has threatened to sue former Pakistan coaches Intikhab Alam and Aaqib Javed for defamation unless they apologise for suggesting his performance in Australia may have been linked to bookmakers.
Former captain Younis Khan was recalled in Pakistan squad for the five-match ODI series against Australia starting January 22 in Brisbane.
Pakistan must improve their lacklustre fielding before the third Test against England, captain Salman Butt said on Monday after counting 14 missed catching chances in the nine-wicket loss at Edgbaston.
India brought back batsman Virender Sehwag in place of left-arm spinner Murali Kartik.
Pakistan is flying out Sarfraz Ahmed to India as a reinforcement for injured wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal.
The dashing all-rounder smashed 73 off 34 balls as Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by five wickets in the first of three ODIs in Abu Dhabi.
Pakistan wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal says tips from Adam Gilchrist helped him make big strides at international level.
"We still have an opportunity to win this series," all-rounder Paul Collingwood said.
The home side was 446 for 5 in their first innings, a lead of 158, after day 3 in the third Test against England.
England's pacemen took four wickets between them to restrict Pakistan to 244 for six at close on the first day of the first Test.
Gautam Gambhir hit back at Shahid Afridi, offering to take him to a session with "a psychiatrist" after the former Pakistan captain wrote a few uncharitable things about the Indian opener.
Umar was slapped with a three-year ban from all forms of cricket by the PCB. Kamran said he can also benefit from observing the conduct of Tendulkar and Dhoni who have always steered clear of controversy.
India opener Gautam Gambhir called for a complete freeze on ties with Pakistan till the time cross-border terrorism does not end, saying that 'Indian lives are more important than sports'.
New Zealand last toured Pakistan in 2003 for a white-ball series and since then have avoided touring the country because of security reasons.
Australia's 111-ball 60 against England in the fourth Ashes Test is the shortest all-out first innings ever in Test cricket history. Rajneesh Gupta presents other such shocking collapses on the first day of a Test in recent times.
When the defending champion India take on Pakistan in their potentially high-octane campaign opener of the ICC Cricket World Cup on February 15 at the Adelaide Oval, the awe-inspiring Sachin Tendulkar would be conspicuously absent for the first time in a match between the two arch-rivals in the showpiece event.
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