Some Pakistani cricketers received threatening phone calls from unknown callers asking them to pay big sums of money or face dire consequences, senior police officials said on Sunday.
A day after he was caught on camera biting the ball, Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi urged the International Cricket Council (ICC) to legalise ball tampering.
Calling his incarceration "both unjust and unwarranted", the United States has asked Pakistan to release Shakil Afridi, the doctor who allegedly helped the Central Intelligence Agency to track down al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden.
With the World Twenty20 beginning in less than a fortnight's time, explosive allrounder Shahid Afridi's ominous form augurs well for the Pakistan side, skipper Misbah-ul-Haq has said.
Former Pakistan cricket captain Shahid Afridi was on Wednesday given a hearing by the newly appointed PCB chief, Zaka Ashraf, at his Gaddafi Stadium office in Lahore but there is no clarity, yet, on the all-rounder's return to the international cricket.
All-rounder Shahid Afridi has pulled out of the Australian Big Bash Twenty20 league even though the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has had a change of heart about allowing its players to take part.
Pakistan expected to give all in must-win World Cup clash against Bangladesh
Flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Afridi was, on Tuesday, named Pakistan's new Twenty20 captain until the 2016 World T20, and Misbah ul Haq retained Test and ODI skipper until the 2015 50-over World Cup.
PCB chairman Ijaz Butt has expressed disappointment over interference of political functionaries into the ongoing dispute between the Board and former skipper Shahid Afridi, saying the act could damage Pakistan cricket.
Reserve batsman Fakhar Zaman, who has been out with a knee injury, will also travel to Brisbane with Afridi.
The last time Pakistan won a Test Down Under was in late 1995 when nearly half of the current side were not even born
Just when Shahid Afridi's international career was touted as over, he rolled back his years in magnificent style, fashioning Pakistan's seven-run victory over South Africa to power his side into the finals of the Twenty20 World Cup at Trent Bridge.
Pakistan's flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Afridi has hit out at disgraced former captain Salman Butt for criticising his performance in the World Twenty20 in a TV show, saying that a player who "tainted the name of the country" should not have been hired as an expert.
The IPL spot-fixing scandal has left Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi "sad" and he cannot understand why some players are lured into corrupt practices despite earning good money."
Asia Cup: Injury scare for Pakistan''s Naseem Shah versus Bangladesh
'Certainly, Pakistan should be playing in the World Cup, even in India.'
London-based bookie Mazhar Majeed claims to have almost the entire Pakistan cricket team in his pocket but the one man the alleged match-fixer could never get a hold on is the temperamental Shahid Afridi.
The two players were heavily fined following their on-pitch clash during the third one-day international in Kanpur.
He felt humiliated when Pakistani cricketers were snubbed by the Indian Premier League franchisees this year but all-rounder Shahid Afridi has not ruled out the possibility of playing in the lucrative Twenty20 league next year.
Rohit's men start overwhelming favourites but Shaheen, rain pose threat
In the ODI rankings, Sri Lanka's two ODI matches at home against Zimbabwe =saw a number of movers, most notably on the bowling side through spinner Maheesh Theekshana, who moved to a career high rating (634) and rank (11th) with four wickets across the matches.
Mohammad Hafeez scored his first One-day century and Shahid Afridi blasted the equal-fastest half century in New Zealand as Pakistan levelled their One-day series against the hosts following a 43-run victory at Lancaster Park on Saturday.
The Pakistan all-rounder said he is available for the One-Day Internationals that follow.
Pakistan dropped experienced all-rounder Abdul Razzaq on Monday for the forthcoming One-Dayers in India, the first bilateral series between the neighbours since 2007. Fellow all-rounder Shahid Afridi, 32, was also omitted for the One-Dayers but retained his place in the Twenty20 squad.
Snubbed by the IPL for the past three seasons, top Pakistani cricketers, including ODI skipper Shahid Afridi, are looking to prove their worth in the inaugural edition of the Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL) later this year.
Pakistan's ODI captain Shahid Afridi landed himself into trouble with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) slapping a showcause notice for making his differences with coach Waqar Younis public.
Their eyes trained on the big-ticket T20 World Cup in the Americas in June, the national selectors aren't finding it easy to pick just one among Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli for the upcoming Afghanistan series.
Shahid Afridi said that his team's all-round poor performance saw them exit early from the tournament.
Rohit Sharma achieved another significant milestone in his already impressive career by becoming the first Indian batsman to hit 300 sixes in One-day Internationals. In doing so, he joined an elite club alongside Chris Gayle (331 sixes) and Shahid Afridi (351 sixes) as one of the few to have hit more than 300 maximums in ODIs.
The 2007 Twenty20 World Cup final loss to India hurt him so badly that Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi hit himself with his own bat to vent out the frustration.
England won the toss and batted first, reaching 172-8 from their 20 overs, with James Vince top scoring with a sprightly 38 from 24 balls, while Jos Buttler (33) and opener Jason Roy (29) also contributed.
Shahid Afridi has come under severe criticism following his dismal performance in the ICC World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka with some former players calling on the veteran all-rounder to retire from international cricket with immediate effect.
Controvesry-prone former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi, on Saturday, backed his ex-teammate Shoaib Akhtar's claim that Sachin Tendulkar was uncomfortable against his pace, saying that he had once witnessed the Indian batsman 'trembling' while facing the pacer.
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The 22-year-old has already missed the first two games against Australia and Afghanistan but there is a high chance of him making it to the playing XI for the marquee clash against the arch-rivals.
Shahid Afridi is likely to be retained as the One-day captain for the ICC World Cup 2011 after chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Ijaz Butt held discussions with the team management in New Zealand and chief operating officer in Lahore.
Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq lashed out at Shahid Afridi and said the all-rounder was extremely fortunate to have escaped with just a two-match ban after the ball-tampering episode in Perth.
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