Nasim Ashraf

PCB official confirms Asif was caught with opium

A Pakistan Cricket Board official has confirmed that Mohammad Asif was in possession of opium when he was detained in Dubai earlier this year and has recommended the fast bowler be banned and fined. "It was proved during our...

PCB looks to cut down costs

Efforts are underway at the Pakistan Cricket Board to cut down heavily on the administrative expenditure of running the organisation as the board struggles with the financial crunch caused by the spate of postponed series and...

PCB positive India series will be staged in Pakistan

Sunday, November 16, 2008 By Khalid Hussain KARACHI: Pakistani cricket officials remain ‘positive’ about the chances of hosting India for a much-awaited home series early next year even though speculations that the Indians...

Series against West Indies to decide Malik's fate as captain

Karachi, Nov 14 (IANS) Pakistan's cricket chief Ijaz Butt has hinted Shoaib Malik's chances of retaining the national team's captaincy for the much-awaited home series against India rests on the outcome of the ongoing...

Younis to become Pak bowling coach again?

The Pakistan Cricket Board may hire former pacer Waqar Younis as the bowling coach of the national team, sources said on Friday. Younis, who resigned as bowling coach last year after a public spat with former PCB chairman Nasim...

PCB chief faces media criticism

Karachi, Nov 11 - Just weeks after taking over as the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board -, Ijaz Butt has already started to face media criticism over alleged nepotism. A leading Urdu daily said in a report Tuesday that...

PCB chief faces media criticism!

Just weeks after taking over as the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Ijaz Butt has already started to face media criticism over alleged nepotism. A leading Urdu daily said in a report Tuesday that Butt, a former...

PCB to focus on tour preparations

By Mohammad Yaqoob Lahore Nov. 11: In an apparent change in its priorities, the Pakistan Cricket Board on Monday decided to press ahead with preparations for forthcoming international contests at home while signalling that...

PCB asks Yousuf to pay up 10m rupees fine

Saturday, November 08, 2008 By our correspondent KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday pointed its guns towards Mohammad Yousuf, asking him to pay Rs 10 million that the Board spent on the senior batsman’s...

Jilani wants provincial system in cricket

Saturday, November 08, 2008 From Abdul Mohi Shah ISLAMABAD: The newly appointed Federal Sports Minister Peer Aftab Shah Jilani has proposed changes in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)’s existing constitution, where provinces...

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