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Pakistan Star Cricket Duo Involved In Car Accident, PCB Says “Under Care” | Cricket News
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Pakistan Star Cricket Duo Involved In Car Accident, PCB Says “Under Care” | Cricket News

[ad_1] Pakistan women's team member Bismah Maroof and spinner Ghulam Fatima sustained 'minor injuries' after a car accident on Friday evening, according to a statement from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). The PCB released a statement on Saturday where the cricket governing body stated that the two players were involved in a minor car accident. However, it did not reveal any further details of the accident."The Pakistan Cricket Board has provided an update regarding two of its women players, Bismah Maroof and Ghulam Fatima, who were involved in a minor car accident on Friday evening. Despite sustaining minor injuries, both players received immediate first aid and are currently under the care of the PCB medical team," the PCB said in a release."Both players are part of the probables atte...
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Time Up For Shaheen Afridi? Babar Azam Asked To Take Pakistan Captaincy Again: Report | Cricket News
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Time Up For Shaheen Afridi? Babar Azam Asked To Take Pakistan Captaincy Again: Report | Cricket News

[ad_1] The Pakistan Cricket Board it appears has lost faith in the ability of Shan Masood and Shaheen Shah Afridi to lead the national side and feels former skipper Babar Azam is the best choice to captain the side once again. Babar had quit as Pakistan captain across all formats after his team failed to make it past the group stages during the ODI World Cup in India last year. While Masood was appointed captain in the Test format, Shaheen was made the T20I skipper.Sources in the PCB think-tank said the board had come to the conclusion that, with no viable option available, Babar was the best choice to lead the side again."The funny part is that the powers that be appear to have lost faith in Shan Masood and Shaheen Shah Afridi's ability to lead the national side in Test and T20 formats ...
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Shaheen Afridi’s Pakistan Captaincy In Trouble? PCB Provides Massive Update | Cricket News
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Shaheen Afridi’s Pakistan Captaincy In Trouble? PCB Provides Massive Update | Cricket News

[ad_1] Pakistan cricket team fast bowler Shaheen Afridi© AFPPakistan Cricket Board chairman Mohsin Naqvi has indicated that a decision on Shaheen Shah Afridi's future as captain of the T20 team will be taken after the upcoming national camp in Kakul. According to sources in PCB sources, wicketkeeper Mohammed Rizwan is being tipped to take over as captain in both white-ball formats. "The selection committee and board is working on two or three things and the selectors will take decision on the captaincy after the training camp in Kakul," Naqvi told reporters. "The selection committee has to do some brainstorming and sit together and decide on the captain," Naqvi said, adding that his committee is in favour of continuity.Shaheen replaced Babar Azam as T20I captain after Pakistan's dismal s...
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Will Pakistan Miss Out On Hosting Champions Trophy 2025? PCB Breaks Silence | Cricket News
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Will Pakistan Miss Out On Hosting Champions Trophy 2025? PCB Breaks Silence | Cricket News

[ad_1] Representative image© AFPThe Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is optimistic that it will be able to host Champions Trophy next year as a delegation of the International Cricket Council (ICC) is set to reach the country on Monday to inspect the ongoing preparations for the prestigious tournament. The delegation which will also include a security expert will visit all the proposed venues with particular emphasis on Karachi, Lahore and Rawalpindi. Pakistan is tasked with hosting an ICC event for the first time since it hosted a part of the 1996 World Cup with India. "The delegation will be given briefings on the preparations. They will visit the venues in Karachi, Lahore and Rawalpindi to see the upgradation work we will be carrying out for the Champions Trophy," Pakistan Cricket Board (...
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Pakistan Cricket Board Restores Haris Rauf’s Contract After Pacer Tenders Written Apology | Cricket News
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Pakistan Cricket Board Restores Haris Rauf’s Contract After Pacer Tenders Written Apology | Cricket News

[ad_1] The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has restored the central contract of Haris Rauf after the fast bowler "admitted his mistake" in writing. The PCB had terminated the central contract of Rauf after Pakistan's tour to New Zealand just before the start of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) in early February. The decision was made on disciplinary grounds after Rauf refused to make himself available for the Test tour of Australia in winter citing a heavy workload and his Big Bash contract.PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi said there seems to be a misunderstanding."After receiving his written reply the board has decided to restore his central contract," Naqvi said at a press conference.Naqvi said that Haris in his reply had said that he was always committed to playing for Pakistan and his viewpoint...
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Shaharyar Khan, Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi’s Cousin And Former PCB Chairman, Dies | Cricket News
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Shaharyar Khan, Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi’s Cousin And Former PCB Chairman, Dies | Cricket News

[ad_1] Shaharyar Khan was a cousin of former India captain Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi.© AFPShaharyar Khan, a career diplomat and former Pakistan Cricket Board chairman who played a big role in restoring cricket ties with India in the early 2000s, has died. He was 89. The Bhopal-born Pakistan diplomat, who was a cousin of former India captain Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, breathed his last here on Friday after battling prolonged illness. He served as Pakistan foreign secretary between 1990-94 and also as a High Commissioner in New Delhi and the United Kingdom. Shaharyar headed the PCB from 2003 to 2006, a period when India toured Pakistan twice, and from 2014 to 2017.He also worked as Pakistan team manager during the 1999 tour of India and the 2003 Cricket World Cup. He belonged to the royal fami...
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“Not Even Thinking About Champions Trophy Going Out Of Pakistan”: Board Chief | Cricket News
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“Not Even Thinking About Champions Trophy Going Out Of Pakistan”: Board Chief | Cricket News

[ad_1] PCB chief Mohsin Naqvi in a press conference© X (Twitter)Pakistan Cricket Board chief Mohsin Naqvi says he is not even considering the possibility of next year's Champions Trophy being moved out of his country despite the never-ending speculation surrounding India's participation in the event. Addressing a media conference here on Monday night during the Pakistan Super League final, Naqvi confirmed that he held talks with BCCI secretary Jay Shah on the sidelines of the ICC meetings last week in Dubai. "Yes we spoke for a while and it was cordial but it would be unwise to divulge details of what was discussed," he said.Asked if India's reluctance to travel to Pakistan would cause the tournament to be shifted out of Pakistan, Naqvi said, "I am not even thinking on those lines we are...
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Pakistan Cricket Board Set To Announce Revamped Selection Committee | Cricket News
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Pakistan Cricket Board Set To Announce Revamped Selection Committee | Cricket News

[ad_1] Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Mohsin Naqvi has decided to revamp the national selection committee to give it more independence and authority to appoint the captain and team. "I don't want to get involved in appointing the captain, team and all that. I will be revamping the national selection committee and will give it more authority and independence to take cricket related decisions,” PCB chief Mohsin Naqvi said on Monday during a press conference here."The revamped selection committee will, after discussions with the team's head coach, recommend the captain and team. I want the selection committee, coach and captain to be independent to make decisions which they feel are best for the Pakistan team."My job is to govern and administrate the board affairs properly to facilitate...
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Pakistan To Miss Out On Hosting Champions Trophy 2025? Report Says “ICC Will Never…” | Cricket News
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Pakistan To Miss Out On Hosting Champions Trophy 2025? Report Says “ICC Will Never…” | Cricket News

[ad_1] A 'hybrid model' to host next year's Champions Trophy in Pakistan remains an option as India's participation cannot be decided by the ICC if there is a government policy against it, a source in the governing body's all-powerful executive board told PTI on Friday. The ICC board meeting is currently underway in Dubai. The Champions Trophy, which will be held in February-March 2025, is not on the agenda but newly-elected PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi has stated that he wants to speak with his BCCI counterpart Jay Shah as well as ICC bigwigs on the sidelines, seeking some kind of assurance.However, an ICC Board member, who is privy to the developments, feels that any decision by BCCI, will only be taken closer to the tournament and once again, the idea of using UAE as a potential venue ca...
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Pakistan “Can’t Maintain 3 Stadiums”: Wasim Akram’s Reply On Making New Stadiums Like Dharamsala | Cricket News
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Pakistan “Can’t Maintain 3 Stadiums”: Wasim Akram’s Reply On Making New Stadiums Like Dharamsala | Cricket News

[ad_1] File photo of Wasim Akram© X (formerly Twitter)Legendary Pakistan cricket team fast bowler Wasim Akram blasted the infrastructure of the country's cricket stadiums and said that the authorities have been unsuccessful in maintaining the three stadiums on the northern side of the country. During a discussion on A Sports, Akram was asked by a fan about Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) not investing in a new stadium in northern Pakistan with references to India's Dharamsala Stadium and New Zealand's Queenstown Stadium. Akram remarked that the roof on the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore is currently in poor condition before adding that they can only dream of building a new stadium despite having a lot of area in places like Abbottabad."We have seen stadiums like Dharamsala and Queenstown (New Ze...
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