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PCB Likely To Announce 18-Player Squad For Pakistan’s T20I Series Against New Zealand In Coming Days | Cricket News
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PCB Likely To Announce 18-Player Squad For Pakistan’s T20I Series Against New Zealand In Coming Days | Cricket News

[ad_1] The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is likely to announce the Men in Green squad in a couple of days for their upcoming home T20I series against New Zealand which will be held later in the month according to Geo News. The Pakistan men's cricket team are currently taking part in the fitness camp being conducted by trainers from the Pakistan Army in Kakul. Skipper Babar Azam and Pakistan's chief selectors are consulting to finalise the list of players who will feature in the five-match T20I series. According to Geo News sources, an 18-player squad will be announced for the series.Speedster Haris Rauf could be in doubt for the series as he suffered a shoulder injury during the recently concluded Pakistan Super League (PSL) and is in the rehabilitation phase.Players who are expected to b...
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PCB, SLC Locked In financial Dispute Over Extra Expenses During Asia Cup Last Year | Cricket News
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PCB, SLC Locked In financial Dispute Over Extra Expenses During Asia Cup Last Year | Cricket News

[ad_1] The cricket boards of Pakistan and Sri Lanka are locked in a financial dispute over who should bear the additional $3-4 million burden incurred due to the shifting of the Asia Cup to the island nation last year. With the BCCI unwilling to send its team to Pakistan, the original host, due to geo-political tensions, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) decided on a hybrid model and roped in Sri Lanka to host the majority of the matches. This resulted in extra expenses being incurred on chartered flights, hotel bookings, venue hiring fees and travel, a...
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“Who Put Them In Charge?”: Ramiz Raja Slams PCB, Defends Babar Azam Over Poor Run In Cricket World Cup 2023 | Cricket News
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“Who Put Them In Charge?”: Ramiz Raja Slams PCB, Defends Babar Azam Over Poor Run In Cricket World Cup 2023 | Cricket News

[ad_1] File photo of Pakistan cricket team.© AFPFormer Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja slammed the bowlers and the country's cricket board following the team's poor performance in ODI World Cup 2023. The Babar Azam-led side failed to qualify for the semi-finals of the tournament after finishing at the fifth spot in the points table at the end of the league stage. Pakistan lost five of their nine matches that included a disappointing eight-wicket loss at the hands of Afghanistan. Ramiz didn't mince words while slamming the bowlers and the Pakistan Cricket Board."Jab naye ball pe aap out nahi karenge, jab aap expensive se expensive hote jayenge toh Babar Azam kya khaak kapataani karega (When bowlers would not take wickets with the new ball and start getting more and more expensive, how would B...
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PCB Chairman Zaka Ashraf Gets Extension Till End Of Cricket World Cup 2023 | Cricket News
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PCB Chairman Zaka Ashraf Gets Extension Till End Of Cricket World Cup 2023 | Cricket News

[ad_1] File photo of Zaka Ashraf.© X (formerly Twitter)Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Zaka Ashraf's tenure, which was about to come to an end, has been extended at least till the end of the ongoing World Cup, according to ESPNcricinfo. His extension was confirmed by Pakistan's interim Prime Minister Anwar ul Haq Kakar in a television interview on Friday. Ashraf's tenure was rife with criticism as well as scrutiny and was set to end on November 5. Triggering a tectonic shift in Pakistan's cricket management after chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq resigned stepped down from his post in the wake of the team's underwhelming performance in the ongoing ODI World Cup, accusations of "flagrant misdoings and unconstitutional decisions" against Ashraf surfaced along with the leaked chat of skip...
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Deadlock Persists Over Pakistan Cricket Board’s New Contracts Ahead Of Asia Cup | Cricket News
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Deadlock Persists Over Pakistan Cricket Board’s New Contracts Ahead Of Asia Cup | Cricket News

[ad_1] The deadlock between the Pakistan Cricket Board and the national team players over the signing of new central contracts is yet to be resolved ahead of the all-important Asia Cup in Pakistan and Sri Lanka. A well-informed insider in the board on Saturday confirmed that there were still a number of issues to be sorted out and at one stage senior pacer, Shaheen Shah Afridi had refused to sign the new central contract after the PCB denied him an NOC for the Emirates T20 International League."Shaheen got so frustrated at the board's refusal to issue him an NOC that he made it clear it would be best if he didn't sign any contract with the board and played as a freelancer," the insider said.The board then averted a similar situation with some other players by agreeing to issue NOCs for t...
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BCCI President Roger Binny, Vice-President Rajeev Shukla To Travel To Pakistan On PCB’s Invitation: Report | Cricket News
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BCCI President Roger Binny, Vice-President Rajeev Shukla To Travel To Pakistan On PCB’s Invitation: Report | Cricket News

[ad_1] File photo of BCCI president Roger Binny.© PTIBCCI president Roger Binny and vice-president Rajeev Shukla have accepted the invitation of the Pakistan Cricket Board and will be in Lahore from September 4-7 during which they will watch a couple of Asia Cup games. The PCB had extended the invitation to all the principal office-bearers of BCCI and it is understood that president and vice-president have got Indian board's approval to accept the invitation accorded to them. Pakistan plays Nepal in the first match of the regional event on August 30 in Multan after which four games will move to Sri Lanka for the remaining matches including the much anticipated Pakistan and India encounter."Binny, Shukla and secretary Jay Shah will be in Sri Lanka for the marquee India vs Pakistan clash i...
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PCB Issues Show-Cause Notice To Pakistan Players Participating In Minor Leagues In USA | Cricket News
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PCB Issues Show-Cause Notice To Pakistan Players Participating In Minor Leagues In USA | Cricket News

[ad_1] The Pakistan Cricket Board has issued show-cause notices to its players participating in the minor leagues in the USA without obtaining the mandatory no-objection certificate (NOCs). The PCB has acted after Test player Fawad Alam moved to the USA to play cricket and with the eventual aim of settling down in the country. At present, several notable players — including those who have represented Pakistan on international circuit — including Sohaib Maqsood, Arshad Iqbal, Hussain Talat, Ali Shafiq, Imad Butt, Usman Shanwari, Umaid Asif, Zeeshan Ashraf, Saif Badar, Mukhtar Ahmed and Nauman Anwar are playing in the USA.These players did not obtain PCB NOCs before heading to the USA.Apart from Alam, other Pakistan players in some leagues in the USA are Hassan Khan, Sami Aslam, Hammad Aza...
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Pakistan Cricket Board Moves Back To Previous Domestic Structure | Cricket News
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Pakistan Cricket Board Moves Back To Previous Domestic Structure | Cricket News

[ad_1] The Pakistan Cricket Board on Friday reverted to its previous structure of domestic cricket which included departmental and regional teams, while also adding another First-Class competition to the calendar. The decision to move back to the old system means Pakistan cricket authorities have done away with the "quality over quantity" philosophy, implemented on the instructions of the former Prime Minister and 1992 World Cup winning captain Imran Khan. The PCB experimented with having domestic cricket with six teams for the last three years.The 2023-24 domestic season will feature two separate First-Class events - the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy and the Presidents Cup - with a total of 16 departmental and regional teams in the fray.The board will also organise non First-Class events for 10 r...
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