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There were earlier reports which said that PCB would skip the World Cup T20, which will be held in India next year, if the Indian team didn’t travel to Pakistan for the Asia Cup. read more

Making it clear that Pakistan would not be playing any of its home matches at any other venue, Wasim said that the BCB would have to come up with an acceptable reason for not accepting Pakistan’s invitation. read more

But Younis, who had played an innings of 313 runs at the National Stadium when Pakistan last played a Test here also against Sri Lanka in February, 2009, has declined the invitation, an act which didn’t go down well with the PCB. read more

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) CEO, Wasim Khan said that they had sent a proposed itinerary of the series to their Bangladesh counterparts (BCB), suggesting that one of the two Tests be played as a day-night affair in Karachi. read more

Three months back, the Cricket Committee had recommended the sacking of foreign head coach Mickey Arthur and the national team’s bowling and batting coaches after Pakistan failed to reach the semifinals of the World Cup. read more

Pakistan has not hosted a home test series since March 2009 when militants had attacked the Sri Lankan team in Lahore, leaving at least six Pakistani policemen dead and others wounded. read more

However the final decision to shift the tournament will be Asian Cricket Council’s prerogative. “But that is a decision for the Asian Cricket Council and ICC to make. We are ready to have India in the Asia Cup,” Khan said. read more

Arthur has recently spoken about the manner in which PCB’s cricket committee recommended his removal after the World Cup, saying he felt let down by people he trusted most. read more

The UAE has remained Pakistan’s home venue for a long time with no Test nation visiting the country since the 2009 terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan team bus. read more

Waqar Younis was appointed bowling coach of the national team. Both the national team appointments were approved by the PCB Chairman Ehsan Mani. read more

For the first time in Pakistan cricket history, first-class matches in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy will be played with visiting teams having the option of opting for a “no-toss start” to the game. read more

Misbah-ul-Haq said he had only agreed to be camp commandant as he wanted to help the players prepare for the upcoming international and domestic season. read more

Recently, senior cricketers Mohammad Hafeez and Shoaib Malik were excluded from the central contracts by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). read more

The seamer was named in the provisional squad ahead of Mohammad Amir, but was later dropped in Pakistan’s final World Cup squad. read more

PCB MD Khan cleared that only those cricketers who can represent Pakistan in different formats in the next 12 months have been considered for the contracts, giving clear indications that Malik and Hafeez do not feature in their future plans. read more