Pakistan’s wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal has claimed that he is hurt and heartbroken after being excluded from the squad once again.The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced the squad for the T20I series against Bangladesh yesterday and Kamran Akm…
Social Media Explodes With Criticism Over Haris Rauf’s Celebration in BBL
The new season of Big Bash League has kicked off in style and Haris Rauf has raised the roof with his fearsome bowling in the opening matches.After his remarkable spell, current bowling coach of Pakistan cricket Waqar Younis said:Haris Rauf has impress…
Ufone KP Football Cup: Super8 Concludes as The Championship Enters The Final Leg
DFA Green FC Kohat, Peshawar Combined FC, DFA Chitral FC, and DFA Swabi FC have qualified for the semifinals of the championship at Tehmas Khan Football Stadium Peshawar.The semifinals will be played on Monday, 16 December 2019 while the championship d…
Semi Finals of National T-20 Cup to be played today
The Semi Finals of the National T-20 Cup will be played at Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad on Wednesday. First semi-final will be played between Northern and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at 01:30 p.m., while, Balochistan will face Southern Punjab in second semi-final a…
Bangladesh Women Cricket Team arrives in Lahore
Bangladesh Women Cricket Team arrived in Lahore on Wednesday morning to play two ODIs and three T20 matches against Pakistan.Officials of Pakistan Cricket Board received the visiting team at Allama Iqbal International Airport.The tour is a part of Paki…
Sarfaraz Ahmed Removed From Captaincy from All Formats
Sarfaraz Ahmed has been sacked as Pakistan captain from the Test and T20I formats, a Pakistan Cricket Board press release announced on Friday.The wicket-keeper batsman has also been dropped from the squad for both formats, a consequence of his indiffer…
2ND T-20 BETWEEN PAKISTAN, WORLD-XI TO BE PLAYED ON WEDNESDAY
The second T- 20 match of Independence Cup series between Pakistan and World XI will be played at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore…
Pakistan Cricket Board clarifies the news about the formation of a committee
Lahore, June 08, 2017 (PPI-OT):In response to a news circulating in the media, the PCB denies forming any committee to probe into the loss of Pakistan team against India in the ICC Champions Trophy.For more information, contact:Media ManagerPakistan Cr…
Event Technical Committee approves Wahab Riaz’s replacement in Pakistan Squad
Lahore, June 07, 2017 (PPI-OT): The ICC has confirmed that the Event Technical Committee of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 has approved Rumman Raees as a replacement player for Wahab Riaz in the Pakistan squad for the tournament. Wahab sustained an ankle injury during Pakistan’s 124 runs defeat to India at Edgbaston on Sunday, 4 June.
Rumman, a 25-year-old left-arm fast bowler, has represented Pakistan in two Twenty20 Internationals to date. However, in 42 first-class matches, he has picked up 123 wickets. The replacement of a player requires the approval of the Event Technical Committee before the replacement player can be officially added to the squad.
The Event Technical Committee of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 consists of Geoff Allardice (ICC, chairman), Campbell Jamieson (ICC representative), Steve Elworthy (Tournament Director), Alan Fordham (host representative), Sourav Ganguly and Michael Slater (both independent nominees). Pakistan will play South Africa at Edgbaston on Wednesday, 7 June, and then Sri Lanka at the Cardiff Wales Stadium on Monday, 12 June.
For more information, contact:
Media Manager
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore 54600, Pakistan
Tel: +9242 571 7231 -4
Fax: +9242 571 1860
Website: www.pcb.com.pk
Ahmed Shehzad allowed to return home due to mother’s illness
Lahore, May 12, 2017 (PPI-OT): The PCB on the request forwarded by the Team Management has allowed Ahmed Shehzad to return home from West Indies tour. Ahmed Shehzad had made a request to the team management to return home from the ongoing tour after his mother’s illness and birth of his first child. The opening batsman will now join the team in England.
For more information, contact:
Media Manager
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore 54600, Pakistan
Tel: +9242 571 7231 -4
Fax: +9242 571 1860
Website: www.pcb.com.pk
Three member inquiry committee formed
Lahore, April 28, 2017 (PPI-OT): The PCB has taken a serious view of the recent controversy surrounding a statement by Punjab Team Captain Umer Akmal and a response from his team mate Junaid Khan. Consequently, Pakistan Cricket Board has constituted a …
Pakistan Cricket Board press release on Mohammad Irfan’s suspension
Lahore, March 29, 2017 (PPI-OT):In furtherance to the PCB’s investigation into violations of the PCB’s Anti-Corruption Code for Participants 2015 (“the Code”), Mohammad Irfan, Cricketer, was issued a Notice of […]