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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is still apprehensive about sending its team to India for the ODI World Cup but International Cricket Council (ICC) is “confident” that the Babar Azam-led team will compete in the 50-over showpiece. The ICC on Tuesday announced the fixtures for the October 5-November 19 tournament and rejected PCB’s request to not schedule their matches in Chennai and Bengaluru against specific teams. PCB did not want to play Afghanistan on a spin-friendly track in Chennai and also wanted to

Pakistan head coach and chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq has confirmed that wicketkeeper-batsman and former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed will be picked for the upcoming tour of England. Sarfaraz hasn’t represented Pakistan since being sacked as Test and T20 captain in October last year. However, he recently captained the Quetta Gladiators in the Pakistan Super League (PSL), where he scored 148 runs in nine matches at an average of 21.14 and a strike-rate of 128.69. “We will be taking a group of 25 to 27 players

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has won the battle against the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) as its lawyers convinced the ICC that the reason behind the Indian eves not playing Pakistan in their ODI Championship round was clearly a case of not getting necessary permission from the government. Speaking to IANS, a BCCI official said that the lawyers representing the Indian board put out the true picture and the international body understood the scenario. “Our lawyers explained to the

Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has blasted Javed Afridi, the owner of PSL franchise Peshawar Zalmi, after the latter said that the tournament could have continued for another 48 hours. The PCB postponed the PSL 2020 with the knockouts to be played in the wake of the widespread effect of coronavirus. The virus has brought the entire sporting fraternity to a standstill. Afridi had said he was in favour of holding the knockout games. Peshawar was one of the four teams which

PSL 2020, also known as PSL 5 has been curtailed after 14 overseas players have decided to quit the tournament in the wake of Coronavirus (COVID-19) which has spread all over the world. PSL 5, now postponed was the only active domestic cricket league in the situation of emergency. A total of four playing days were reduced by the PCB with the total number of games reduced from 34 to 33. The PCB rescheduled the remaining matches on Friday (March, 13). The decision

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), on Tuesday, March 17, decided to postpone PSL 2020 after increasing concerns over Coronavirus (COVID-19) affected global sports all over the world. Lahore were due to face Karachi Kings in the second semi-final on March 17 while Multan Sultans and Peshawar Zalmi were to square off in the first one. Both matches were scheduled to be played at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. The PSL 2020 postponed now, was the only active domestic tournament before today. PSL's official

The International Cricket Council’s (ICC) dispute panel ruled in India’s favor and rejected Pakistan Cricket Board’s compensation claim of $70 million against BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India). The PCB was seeking a compensation for BCCI not engaging in any bilateral cricket with Pakistan. Pakistan Cricket Board submitted a case of dispute due to the lack of bilateral cricket between the neighboring nations. The Board claimed that these cancellations incurred huge losses and sought the payment from World’s richest cricket board,

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has backed the appointment of former Pakistani captain and legendary cricketer Wasim Akram in the newly-formed special cricket committee. The Cricket Board clarified that the Justice Qayyum commission report did not prevent the former cricketer from working towards the betterment of Pakistan cricket. In the aftermath of the match-fixing allegations, former chief justice of the Lahore High Court, Justice Qayyum had submitted a report in the year 2000. It was termed as the most comprehensive report into corruption in