The Pakistan Cricket Board has returned the money it had deducted from the funds of four players after they were fined heavily earlier this year for indiscipline during the disastrous tour of Australia.
Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar and wicket-keeper Kamran Akmal were some of the first players to be taken for random dope testing ahead of the World Cup.
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.
Pakistan cricket is facing a fresh controversy as the video recording of the recent PCB inquiry committee proceedings has been leaked, which has the visuals of Intikhab Alam and Aaqib Javed suspecting Kamran Akmal's involvement in match fixing during Australia tour.
Michael Hussey's innings is the highest by a number seven batsman in ICCWT20. Interestingly, Hussey himself held the previous record with an unbeaten 47 against Bangladesh at Bridgetown on 05-05-2010.
Mazhar Majeed, the UK based bookie who was at the centre of spot-fixing scandal three month back, claimed that four more Pakistani players were involved in fixing international matches besides the suspended trio of Salman Butt, Muhammad Asif and Muhammad Aamir.
Banned former captains Mohammad Yousuf, Younus Khan and Shoaib Malik, as well as maverick pacer Shoaib Akhtar, were dropped from the list of players awarded central contracts by the Pakistan Cricket Board. The PCB, however, gave central contracts to Shahid Afridi, Kamran Akmal and Umar Akmal, who were fined after a probe into Pakistan's disastrous tour of Australia in January-February.
Pakistan's One-Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 captain Shahid Afridi has called for the introduction of the referral system in ODIs, pointing out that one wrong decision by an umpire could change the outcome of the match.
The Men in Blue also have kept their unbeaten streak against Pakistan in the World Cup as the side defeated them in the 2015 and 2019 50-over World Cup. ies.
Former captain Younis Khan was recalled in Pakistan squad for the five-match ODI series against Australia starting January 22 in Brisbane.
Pakistan coach Intikhab Alam said Sarfraz Ahmed will replace off-colour Kamran Akmal as wicketkeeper in the Hobart Test against Australia.
PCB chairman Ijaz Butt cast a shadow of doubt over senior Pakistani players Kamran Akmal and Abdul Razzaq's future when he said it is time for the duo to bid adieu to international cricket after their flop show in the World Cup.
Pakistan's wicketkeeper-batsman, Kamran Akmal reckons that the experience of playing in India will see him in good stead when the team take on the arch-rivals in a high-profile World Cup semi-final in Mohali on Wednesday.
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.
New Zealand opener Ross Taylor admitted that luck was on his side and the dropped catches were possibly his birthday gifts.
Pakistan wicket-keeper batsman Kamran Akmal and his younger brother Umar have become the first players to file a formal appeal against the ban and fine imposed on them last month by the Cricket Board (PCB).
Pakistan captain Younis Khan has advised his fellow players to revise their contracts with the Indian Premier League following the team's Twenty20 World Cup victory.
The match-fixing slur on Kamran Akmal and Rana Naved might just be a conspiracy to discredit them by none other than some of their own fellow players, feels former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal and pacer Rana Naved are the two players allegedly under investigation by the Pakistan Cricket Board for their involvement in match-fixing. Voice of America, quoting a highly placed source in the PCB, reported on Saturday that both the players were dropped for the Twenty20 international series against England in Dubai this month for their role in match-fixing during their recent tour to Australia.
Fast becoming an important member of the Pakistan team, rookie all-rounder Mohammad Aamer still recalls the moment when he got the prized scalp of Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar in a Champions Trophy match in South Africa.
Former captains and players have given a mixed reaction to the appointment of Mohammad Yousuf as Pakistan captain and Kamran Akmal as his deputy for the forthcoming Test tour of New Zealand, after incumbent Younis Khan decided to skip the tour.
Images from the ICC Champions Trophy semi-final between New Zealand and Pakistan, in Johannesburg, on Saturday.
Controversial Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar on Saturday signed up for the Cricket Board-promoted multi-million dollar Indian Premier League, along with wicketkeeping compatriot Kamran Akmal.
Outrightly rejecting charges of match fixing being labelled against him, Pakistan wicket-keeper Kamran Akmal has said that he has always given his best while playing for the country.
Images from the second semi-final in the WT20, between Australia and Pakistan, in St Lucia, on Friday.
Images from the Group E Super Eight match between England and Pakistan at Bridgetwon, Barbados, on Thursday.
Pakistan survived a late onslaught from Bangladesh to win their opening Twenty20 World Cup Group A match by 21 runs on Saturday in an encouraging start to their title defence.
The ghost of match-fixing has returned again to haunt the Pakistan cricket team, and this time it is wicket-keeper batsman Kamran Akmal who seems to be under its glare.
Strengthening their pace attack, the Pakistani selectors on Tuesday included controversial fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar and his fellow paceman Umar Gul in the final 15-man squad for next month's Champions Trophy.
After their disastrous show in Australia, Kamran Akmal and Salman Butt were not included in a new-look team for two Twenty20 internationals against England later this month in Dubai.
New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat in the Twenty20 World Cup first semi-final in Cape Town, South Africa on Saturday.
Bangladesh won the toss and opted to field against Pakistan in the rain-delayed opening match.
Pakistan took control of the second Test against New Zealand with a 229-run lead over the hosts at the end of Day 2. Replying to the tourists' 264 in the first innings, New Zealand crashed to 99. Pakistan were 64 for 2 in the second essay.
Images from the Champions Trophy Group A match between India and Pakistan in Centurion on Saturday
India brought back batsman Virender Sehwag in place of left-arm spinner Murali Kartik.
Pakistan beat South Africa by 7 runs to reach the final of the World Twenty20, that will take place at Lord's on Sunday.
Pakistan rode on a sparkling half-century from opener Kamran Akmal to beat Ireland by 39 runs and romp into the semi-finals of the World Twenty20 at the Oval on Monday. In winning their must-win last Super Eights match, Pakistan also avenged the humiliating loss to Ireland in the 2007 ODI World Cup in the Caribbeans, and joined South Africa in the last four stage of the tournament.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is to seek an explanation from wicketkeeper Umar Akmal after he said in a television interview that he had been approached to fix matches.
Kamran Akmal smashed an unbeaten century to lift Pakistan to a seven-wicket win over Australia in the final one-day match in Abu Dhabi on Sunday. Akmal cracked 116 off 115 balls to help his side overhaul Australia's 250 for four with three overs to spare, denying the touring side a fourth successive win in a series played in the UAE due to security concerns in Pakistan.
Pakistan players may get a chance to feature in the Indian Premier League (IPL) this season as a few of the franchises are keen on having their Pakistani sign-ups to play for them. Sources close to the players say at least four Pakistani players including Sohail Tanvir, Umar Gul, Misbah-ul-Haq and Kamran Akmal could be in line to play for their old franchises in the IPL which is likely to be held in either England or South Africa after being shifted from India.
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