Captain Inzamam-ul-Haq and all-rounder Abdul Razzaq are expected to be cleared to play in the third Test against Australia.
Abdul Razzaq, Rana Naved and Imran Nazir, banned from the national team because of their contracts with the rebel Indian Cricket League, were named in Pakistan's 30-man squad for the Twenty20 World Cup in England in June.
West Indies suffered to their second successive series whitewash when they lost to Pakistan in the third ODI by 22 runs.
Former Pakistan captains Younus Khan and Shahid Afridi were among four senior national cricketers being chased by the country's financial authority for unpaid taxes totaling 80 million rupees.
Pakistan won the third and final Test against the West Indies by 199 runs to clinch the series 2-0.
Pakistan held their nerve to win a thrilling Twenty20 international against Australia off the final ball of a super over after the match finished in a tie on Friday.
PV Sindhu stormed into the pre-quarterfinals of the Olympic Games' women's singles competition
Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi on Monday patted his teammates for their all-round show in the seven-wicket win over Zimbabwe to qualify for the quarter-finals of the cricket World Cup.
Birthday boy Ross Taylor rode his luck to good effect and scored a spectacular 131 not out as New Zealand registered a comprehensive 110-run win over Pakistan in the World Cup Group A encounter in Pallekele (Kandy) on Tuesday.
Afridi, who led Pakistan to their first one-day series win since late 2008 with victory over New Zealand on Thursday, will have Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq as his deputy.
Nagori and Mohammad Saleem were shifted to Rewa Jail, while Abdul Razzaq and Akbar Baig were transferred to Shahdol jail, under tight security, official sources said on Monday. Another SIMI activist Sheikh Mumtaz was shifted to Satna jail.
A look at how India's athletes fared on Day 2, on Sunday, July 28, 2024:
Pakistan selectors recalled senior batsman Mohammad Yousuf on Monday for the Test tour of Sri Lanka but ignored fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar. Yousuf, 33, was named in a 15-member squad after the prolific batsman, who shocked Pakistan cricket circles by joining the Indian Cricket League last year, quit the unofficial competition to take advantage of a player amnesty scheme.
Pakistan's cricket authorities have banned players who appeared in the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL) from playing in the ongoing domestic season.
An American entrepreneur who hopes to establish an international Twenty20 tournament in New York has signed up former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq and six other Pakistan players for his project scheduled to be launched later this year.
South Africa's Nicky Boje and Pakistan's Imran Farhat and Abdul Razzaq are among seven overseas cricketers who have signed up for the Twenty-20 tournament.
Inzamam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Yousuf, Abdul Razzaq, Azhar Mahmood and Imran Farhat have finalised deals to play in the rebel league.
The Pakistan opener said he did so because he has to play somewhere to earn a living.
Mohammad Yousuf and Abdul Razzaq also found a place in the 30-member shortlist.
It will be hard to catch up with Afridi now! After another incredible bowling performance on Wednesday at Mirpur (9.3-1-30-4), Afridi is now over 200 'runs' clear of Yuvraj Singh in the MVPI list.
Mohammad Asif will replace all-rounder Abdul Razzaq in the only change from the one-day squad that recently toured Sri Lanka.
Pakistan named uncapped left-arm pace bowler Mohammad Aamir and hard-hitting opener Shahzaib Hasan in their squad on Monday for next month's Twenty20 World Cup. The selectors omitted Indian Cricket League rebel players Abdul Razzaq, Imran Nazir and Rana Naved who had been named in the 30-man preliminary squad last month.
All 12 men's squads for the ICC World Twenty20 2010 have been confirmed with the very best players in the world all getting ready for the big event, which gets underway in the West Indies later this month.
Vice captain Younis Khan and all rounder Shahid Afridi have been promoted to the top category.
Chennai Superstars defeated Hyderabad Heroes by 18 runs in the ICL Twenty20 Championship
A well-informed source close to Shaheen said that the bowler was upset that not even once the PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi or the national selectors have spoken to him about their future plans as far as the captaincy or appointment of coaches is concerned.
Fast bowler Umar Gul will miss the remaining two games of Pakistan's one-day series against Sri Lanka due to an ankle injury.
Ibrahim Abdul Razzaq Samol alias Bhano was arrested from a house in Vachala Odha area of Godhra town on Wednesday night.
Umar Gul bagged a sensational five-wicket haul as Pakistan defeated New Zealand by six wickets on Saturday to keep their semi-finals hopes alive in the World Twenty20. In an incredible spell of fast bowling, he demolished the Kiwis for a paltry 99 in 18.3 overs after they chose to bat in the Super Eight match.
Skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq struck an unbeaten 44 as Hyderabad Heroes halted the winning run of Chennai Superstars by registering a six wicket victory.
The Pakistan Cricket Board issued a final warning to its players contracted with the Indian Cricket League, saying those who turn out for the rebel league will not be considered for selection to the national team.
An eight-member delegation of PoK is here to participate in a heart-to-heart between people of Jammu and Kashmir and that of PoK.
Some Pakistan players have reportedly asked the PCB to omit fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar from the squad for the India tour.
Pakistan were bundled out for 122, their lowest ever score against Sri Lanka.\n\n
Former Pakistani allrounder Abdul Razzaq hit a blistering 67 to enable Hyderabad Heroes beat Mumbai Champs by 25 runs and take fifth position in the Indian Cricket League's Twenty20 tournament in Panchkula on Saturday.
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