Imran Nazir has been pardoned by the PCB Chairman Ijaz Butt after sending a written apology for showing dissent over an umpiring decision in a Twenty20 domestic game. Nazir will now be available for selection for the one-day and Twenty20 leg of the

As Australia's fast men battle for Test spots in England, Doug Bollinger reminded them of the pressure coming from outside the squad as he rattled through Pakistan A's top order in Townsville. Bollinger grabbed

Pakistan believes there were attempts to marginalise it, and other countries, in the draft of the next six-year international cricket programme but the plan is being reworked with a promise from the ICC that its interests will be protected. "Yes, there

Mohammad Asif has been fined Rs 1 million (US$12,500) by the Pakistan board over his detention at Dubai airport for alleged drug possession. Asif, 26, was detained for 19 days in June last year while returning to Pakistan after playing in the inaugural

Wasim Bari, Pakistan's interim chairman of selectors, has said the batsman Imran Nazir would have been an automatic choice for the ICC World Twenty20 in England had he been a selector at the time the squad was being picked. Nazir joined

With little chance of an out-and-out result and rain threatening to mar proceedings, SLC XI captain Thilina Kandamby gave Pakistan their best shot at a win in the tour game,

Pakistan got some valuable batting practice on the second day of their practice game against Sri Lanka Cricket XI, with openers Khurram Manzoor and Salman Butt both scoring half-centuries. Three wickets towards the end of day's play pegged the tourists

PCB chairman Ijaz Butt has disbanded the national senior and junior selection committees with immediate effect. In a statement released on Tuesday, the board did not provide details on when the next panel of selectors would be named. "The interim