PCB has warned its players including fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar against making public statements criticising board policies.
Pakistani selectors recalled fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar for this month's one-day series against Australia. Shoaib, who had been sidelined with a knee injury, was named in a 15-member squad announced on Monday by chief selector Abdul Qadir after he passed a fitness test. Pakistan play Australia in five ODIs and a Twenty20 match in Abu Dhabi and Dubai from April 22 to May 7.
The Pakistan Cricket Board has said the fast bowler would have to undergo "stringent" fitness tests before he is picked for the Asia Cup. \n\n
'No matter how dark it is around me, your smile makes it all better.'
Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has been ruled out of the World Twenty20 due to a skin infection in his groin, a Pakistan Cricket Board spokesman said on Thursday. 'The medical panel of the board has examined Shoaib and he has been advised 10-12 days rest for a skin infection,' the spokesman said.
Troubled Pakistani fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif have been included in their country's 30-man preliminary squad for the Champions Trophy.
The embattled Pakistani team may have to take the field in Wednesday's do-or-die Asia Cup match against India without captain Shoaib Malik, who has been laid low by dehydration.
The UK government on Wednesday stated that India should treat British citizens "fairly" when they apply for visas after off-spinner Shoaib Bashir's arrival for the five-match Test series was delayed due to lingering issues relating to his travel documents.
Pakistan's Sarfraz Ahmed and Shoaib Malik shared a fluent partnership of 163 to lead the tourists to a consolation four-wicket win over England in the fifth and final one-day international in Cardiff on Sunday.
Banter between Shoaib Bashir and Sarfaraz Khan during the fourth Test in Ranchi on Saturday.
Imran Khan and Javed Miandad slammed the PCB for handing fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar a five-year ban on disciplinary grounds.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has returned an amount of seven million rupees to Shoaib Akhtar which it had deducted from the former fast bowler's earnings as part of a fine imposed on him years ago. An official of the board said that during a meeting between Chairman of the executive committee, Najam Sethi and Akhtar, the matter was amicably resolved.
Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar offered namaz at the famous Haji Ali shrine in Mumbai on Monday.
The fast bowler was dropped after being accused of having a negative influence on the dressing room.
Big win against West Indies propel England past three teams in WTC table
An inspired bowling performance by Shoaib Akhtar helped Kolkata Knight Riders score a run win over Delhi Daredevils in their Indian Premier League match in Kolkata on Tuesday.
Wasim Akram came out in support of Shoaib Akhtar saying that the team would struggle against him in the West Indies.
Fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar on Friday filed an appeal against the five-year ban slapped on him by the Pakistan Cricket Board.
The Pakistan pace bowlers have returned negative results for last week's out-of-competition drugs tests.
The PCB said Shoaib Akhtar had been found guilty of five breaches of the code of conduct.
Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik believes stopping South Africa's Jacques Kallis will be the key to winning the second Test and levelling the two-match series.
Saud Shakeel's crafty 134 fetched Pakistan a handy first-innings lead before their spinners blew away England's top order to boost their hopes of a memorable series victory on day two of the deciding third Test in Rawalpindi on Friday.
An appeals tribunal appointed by the PCB exonerated the duo of doping offences and lifted their long-term bans.
Brook's innings was by no means chanceless -- Tom Latham and Tim Southee both missed one good chance to take a thick edge in the slips -- but he rode his luck to bring up his 10th Test half century with a six.
The Pakistan bowler is in England and will miss the PCB dope test to be held in Lahore on Friday.
Shoaib Akhtar has filed an appeal with the PCB against the two-year ban imposed on him for a doping offence.
Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar will appeal again for a further reduction to his ban for indiscipline, his lawyer said on Monday. Shoaib, 32, had his five-year ban reduced to 18 months by a Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) appeals tribunal on Saturday.
The Pakistan paceman is hoping to extend his playing days by cutting back on one-day international appearances.
Shoaib Akhtar, sent home from the Champions Trophy after failing a drugs test, could have taken nandrolone inadvertently while being treated with herbal medicine, his doctor said.
The divorce certificates of Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Malik and Ayesha Siddiqui, the Hyderabadi girl he married seven years ago, were issued by Wakf Board institute in Hyderabad on Wednesday evening. The former Pakistan captain had earlier in the day signed papers to divorce Ayesha, after a compromise was brokered by city-based Muslim community leaders, who held hectic negotiations since Tuesday.
Kolkata Knight Riders all-rounder Sunil Narine became the fourth player and just the second spinner to make 500 appearances in T20 format.
The announcement comes on the day Malik finished with career best figures of 4 for 33 to fold up England for 306, putting Pakistan in a strong position on Day Three of the ongoing third and final Test against Pakistan at Sharjah on Tuesday.
Sarfaraz Khan's lighthearted sledging provided fans with a delightful moment
Indian tennis star Sania Mirza and Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik tied the knot on Monday as the two families advanced the high-profile marriage by three days after a tumultuous build-up to the wedding.
In a fresh twist, Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik has decided to sign the talaknama or divorce papers, conceding thereby that he was indeed married to Ayesha Siddiqui.
Shoaib Akhtar will play in the second ODI against India after being rested for the first under the rotation policy
The Pakistan fast bowler has been diagnosed with a hairline fracture to his ankle and could miss the early part of the four-Test tour.
Inzamam-ul-Haq said Shoaib Akhtar's fitness was a cause of worry and his comeback would not be rushed
Thirteen people have also been injured in the accident and admitted to a government hospital.
