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PCB may select Shoaib for Toronto tourney to enable him regain match fitness
Reliable sources in the PCB have disclosed that the Board was mulling over including fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar in the team as 16th member for next months Twenty20 quadrangular in Toronto. ANI
ICC says it has no role to play in cricketers dope tests
International Cricket Council (ICC) today strongly rejected and rebutted suggestion that it was involved in carrying out dope test on international cricketers around the world including players of Pakistan. ANI
Dope test of Pak cricketers by ICC officials begins
The International Cricket Councils (ICC) anti-doping squad has begun the initial process of dope testing of Pakistans 30-member squad for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy. ANI
Shoaib omitted from ICC Champs Trophy probables over unpaid fine
The PCB has left out fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar in the team of probables selected for the ICC Champions Trophy. He was not selected because he failed to pay the Rs 70 lakh fine imposed by an appellate tribunal which had reduced his five-year ban to 18 months. ANI
Shoaib omitted from ICC Champs Trophy probables over unpaid fine
The PCB has left out fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar in the team of probables selected for the ICC Champions Trophy. He was not selected because he failed to pay the Rs 70 lakh fine imposed by an appellate tribunal which had reduced his five-year ban to 18 months. ANI
PCB violated WADA code by announcing in advance about dope test this weekend
A Pakistan-based anti-doping expert has reportedly said that the PCB has violated the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Code by making advance announcement that 30 players picked up for the ICC Champions Trophy would be dope tested the coming weekend. ANI
Muslim convert Mohammad Yousuf to skip Champions Trophy due to Ramzan
Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf will miss this Septembers ICC Champions Trophy, as the PCB has acceded to his request of granting a break as the tournament coincides with the holy month of Ramzan. ANI
England cricket board unhappy with India tour itinerary
England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) representatives have reportedly expressed disappointment over Mumbais Brabourne Stadium being used to host their first Test match against India in November and December. ANI
England cricket board unhappy with India tour itinerary
England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) representatives have reportedly expressed disappointment over Mumbais Brabourne Stadium being used to host their first Test match against India in November and December. ANI
Non-payment of Rs 70 lakh fine may lead to Shoaibs ouster from Pak team
PCB is expected to decide today whether fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar would be included in the list of 30 probables for the ICC Champions Trophy, as he has so far failed to deposit the Rs 70 lakh fine, imposed by the PCB Appellate Tribunal while reducing the five-year ban slapped on him by the PCB disciplinary committee to 18 months. ANI
PCB to demand compensation from ICC if Champions Trophy shifted from Pak
In case the ICC shifts the Champions Trophy which is scheduled to be played in Pakistan from September 11-28, the PCB will demand a substantial compensation from the international cricket body, Board sources have said. ANI
PCB may withdraw Majids candidature for ICC post following diatribe against Board
The PCB is not likely to support the candidature of the countrys former Test opener Majid Khan for the post of Chairman of the ICC Cricket Committee, after he last week publicly criticized the Boards policies, particularly regarding its financial affairs. ANI
Sacked PCB official says he was removed simply to induct Shafqat Naghamis bureaucrat friend
Salim Altaf, who was recently sacked as PCB D-G (Special Projects), has alleged that Boards Chief Operating Officer Shafqat Naghami targeted him in order to induct his friend Ahmad Farooq, a bureaucrat who is currently working as the event director of the ICC Champions Trophy. ANI
Kiwis apprehensive about touring Pak in late August
Ahead of their three-mach tour to Pakistan in late August, some of the senior New Zealand cricketers are said to be apprehensive about playing in the strife-torn country. ANI
Few teams still reluctant to play in Pakistan
Despite repeated assurances of top level security by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for the forthcoming ICC Champions Trophy in September, few member countries of the International Cricket Council (ICC) are reluctant to play in the country. ANI
ICC committee recommends one-over play offs in place of bowl-out
The International Cricket Council (ICC)s cricket committee has proposed that the bowl-out in the event of a tie in the ICC World Twenty20 or ICC Champions Trophy should be replaced by a one-over-per-team play-off. ANI
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