Country's top banker Ali Reza has emerged as a possible candidate to take over as Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman, as incumbent Ijaz Butt may not get an extension.
The chairman of the PCB, Ijaz Butt has made it clear that the former Pakistan One-day skipper Shahid Afridi is no longer a captaincy material for the PCB.
An editorial in a leading Pakistan newspaper has said that the one-man 'fiefdom' of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ijaz Butt would kill cricket in the country.
Describing Ijaz Butt's two years at the helm of Pakistan Cricket Board a complete failure, former captain Wasim Akram has ridiculed the PCB chief for seeking another tenure.
This was Kuwait's second win of the tournament after they beat Nepal 3-1 in their first Group A match.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) moved quickly on Tuesday to distance itself from a "sons of pigs" reference to India, England and Australia made by former chairman Ijaz Butt.
After getting rid of Intikhab Alam, manager of the national team, the Pakistan Cricket Board sacked assistant coach Aaqib Javed and assistant manager Shahid Aslam for tour of Zimbabwe.
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.
Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt expressed confidence that spot-fixing will never raise its ugly head again in Pakistan cricket.
Former PCB chairman Ijaz Butt has welcomed the planned revival of bilateral cricket ties with India, but has asked the BCCI to compensate it financially for the cancelled series of 2009.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt has warned sacked ODI captain Shahid Afridi to either appear before the disciplinary committee on Wednesday or be prepared for a unilateral decision against him by the panel.
Shahid Afridi was sacked as One-Day International (ODI) skipper because he repeatedly revealed the team's "internal matters" to the media, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officials have said.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt will arrive in London on Tuesday to consult his legal advisers about replying to English demands that he apologise over allegations about match-fixing.
The Pakistan Cricket Board is readying itself for a legal battle with the England and Wales Cricket Board, who has demanded financial compensation for PCB chief Ijaz Butt's accusation against English players.
Opening a new front, Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Butt on Tuesday demanded the sacking of International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive officer Haroon Lorgat over his role in handling the match-fixing allegations.
England on Monday angrily rejected allegations from a senior Pakistani official that they were involved in match-fixing in the third one-day international against Pakistan last week.
Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Butt rejected on Sunday allegations of corruption in the third one-day international against England and said he felt there was a conspiracy against the national team.
Former PCB chairman Ijaz Butt has said that the BCCI's top brass has assured him that the Pakistan players will be allowed to play in the next edition of the Indian Premier League in 2013.
Pakistan Test captain Salman Butt and pace bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif will meet their country's High Commissioner later on Thursday to discuss corruption allegations levelled against the team.
The International Cricket Council had conveyed its apprehension to the PCB about the alleged nexus between some Pakistani players and suspected bookmakers even before the British tabloid came out with the spot-fixing scandal on August 28.
Pakistan will not suspend any players being investigated for alleged corruption without proof of wrongdoing, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt says.
Pakistan's top leadership on Sunday expressed disappointment and concern over a fresh match-fixing scandal involving some of the country's cricketers and sought a report on the issue from the cricket board.
Taking serious note of the 'spot-fixing' scandal that rocked Pakistan cricket team in the ongoing fourth Test against England in London, President Asif Ali Zardari on Sunday asked for an immediate preliminary report from PCB chairman Ijaz Butt into the allegations.
Pakistan Cricket Board's outgoing Chairman Ijaz Butt got players to sign their central contracts and also approved the release of pending payments to them during his final days in office.
Ijaz Butt's departure as Pakistan Cricket Board chairman has led to the return of former Test captain Javed Miandad to the PCB offices.
The Pakistan government on Tuesday did not retain Ijaz Butt as chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board, and appointed Zaka Ashraf.
The chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board, Ijaz Butt, on Tuesday, claimed that its Indian counterpart (BCCI) has agreed upon an Indo-Pak charity match in the near future to raise funds for country's flood victims.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will host a team from the Punjab cricket Association in June for a limited-overs series as the country takes steps towards reviving international cricket on home soil following a two-year absence.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt withdrew on Wednesday allegations of match-fixing against the England team during the third One-day International at the Oval on September 17.
Scandal-hit Pakistan cricket team's manager Yawar Saeed on Monday stepped down from his post just a week after returning from the torrid tour of England, which was marred by spot-fixing allegations.
Pakistan's chaotic tour of England degenerated into near anarchy on the morning of the fourth One-Day International at Lord's on Monday, a match the visitors went on to win by 38 runs.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday made it clear that it would not tolerate corruption in cricket and warned of stern action against players found guilty in the spot-fixing scandal which has rocked the sport.
Pakistan decision to withdraw Test captain Salman Butt and bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif from the tour of England was on the advice of the International Cricket Council.
Pakistan could release any players under investigation for alleged corruption from their squad for the one-day series against England.
Former captains Younus Khan and Muhammad Yousuf would not be taken back into the national team until they apologise to the Pakistan Cricket Board for their "recent actions and statements", the PCB has told the country's Sports Minister.
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.
The Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Butt in all likelihood will announce Shahid Afridi as the captain of the Pakistan team for the upcoming World Cup although some players back Misbah-ul Haq as the leader.
The Pakistan Cricket Board has agreed to allow sacked One-day captain Shahid Afridi to play for English county side Hampshire after he agreed to withdraw his case against the PCB in the Sindh high court.
Flamboyant Pakistan all rounder Shahid Afridi has announced to quit international cricket in protest of his removal from the captaincy of the national one-day team and said he will not consider to return till the present board under the chairmanship of Ijaz Butt is in place.
The Pakistan Cricket Board has stripped Shahid Afridi as captain of the one-day internationals team for the forthcoming series against Ireland. Chairman of the board Ijaz Butt told a media conference in Islamabad that senior batsman Misbah-ul-Haq would lead the team in the two one-day matches against Ireland on May 28 and 30.
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