PCB issues warning following bio-secure breaches
RAWALPINDI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Friday insisted it would not allow any player or official to put at risk the health and safety of other competitors and those breaching…
Saturday’s National T20 Cup semifinals to turn pink
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board will use tomorrow Saturday’s high-profile National T20 Cup semifinals to create awareness about breast cancer as part of its corporate social responsibility in partnership with…
PCB invites England team for T20s in January
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has written a letter to its English counterpart to invite the England team to tour Pakistan in January next year for three Twenty20s. “We…
Misbah to step down from chief selector’s role to focus on coaching
LAHORE: Former Pakistan cricket captain, Misbah-ul-Haq has decided to step down from the chief selector’s responsibilities to concentrate and focus on the head coach’s role of the men’s national team.…
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Women cricketers tested negative for COVID-19
LAHORE: Twenty-seven women cricketers will arrive in Karachi tomorrow, Thursday for the National High Performance Camp after they tested negative in their first Covid-19 tests. The players will undergo their…
PCB nominates match officials for ICC panels
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board on Monday announced its nominations to the ICC Panel of International Match Officials for the 2020-21 season. Former Test opener Ali Naqvi is the only…
Cricket Committee to take a full assessment of Misbah’s performance: Wasim Khan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chief Executive Wasim Khan has said that the Cricket Committee would take a full assessment of the head coach-cum-chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq’s performance since he took…
All U19 players of six teams tested negative for COVID-19
LAHORE: All 119 players and player support personnel belonging to the six U19 Cricket Association teams have tested negative in their first Covid-19 tests, which were conducted recently, announced Pakistan…
Pakistan’s domestic season begins with the National T20 Cup
LAHORE: Pakistan’s best T20 cricketers will be back in action as the much-awaited National T20 Cup First XI tournament kicks off tomorrow.,Wednesday at the Multan Cricket Stadium. The 33-match tournament,…
PCB announces criteria-based domestic player contract categories
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board on Monday announced transparent 2020-21 contracts for 192 domestic players, which were based strictly on criteria, performance and forward-looking approach. From the 192 players, 10…
Pakistan confirms Zimbabwe tour
LAHORE: Pakistan will launch its ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League campaign by hosting Zimbabwe for a three-match ODI series in October-November, the Pakistan Cricket Board announced on here…
PCB says it will offer 76 percent unemployed cricketers contracts for 2020-21 season
LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board has revealed it will offer lucrative 12-month contracts to a big number of unemployed cricketers for the 2020-21 domestic cricket season, which gets under way in…
Nearly Rs. 9 million up for grabs in National T20 Cup
LAHORE: The upcoming National T20 Cup First XI tournament, which begins on September 30 in Multan, comes with an opportunity for the country’s elite white ball cricketers to pocket hefty…
First XI cricket teams players and officials tested negative for COVID-19
LAHORE: All players and player support personnel of the six Cricket Association First XI sides, who were invited to their respective central stations, have tested negative in their second COVID-19…
PCB terms $200m deal a game-changer: Wasim Khan
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday said the $200 million three-year deal broadcast agreement would change the landscape of Pakistan cricket and promised that the money would be…
PCB terminates contract with HBL PSL’s international media rights holder
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board on Thursday announced it has terminated the contract of the HBL Pakistan Super League 2020 international media rights partner following a series of breaches, including…
‘I see myself in players like Hafeez’: Younis Khan
ISLAMABAD: Former Skipper Younis Khan sees himself in players like Muhammad Hafeez, saying the Sargodha-born cricketer has played and performed for the country. Hafeez's retention in the side was been…
Babar should bat in middle-order: Hafeez
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s veteran all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez believes that the prolific batsman and limited-overs Skipper Babar Azam should bat in the middle-order as to try different things. Hafeez, who was also…
PCB announces fresh refund process for PSL tickets
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Cricket Board Friday announced a fresh refund process for those cricket fans who could not reimburse the tickets of the 10 HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) matches,…
Zaheer Abbas wants a Player’s Association in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Asian Bradman Zaheer Abbas believes there is a need to set up a Player’s Association in Pakistan, as it provides coordination between the players’ and the cricket board. “Players’…
A+ category domestic player can earn over Rs 3 million, PCB
LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board said the philosophy of professionalism and its connection with performance, which, in turn, provides big rewards and incentives to the best-performing cricketers, is the essence of…
PCB invites 291 players for U19 trials
LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board on Saturday announced that as many as 291 teenagers will undergo trials for the six U19 Cricket Associations sides. The trials will be held from 11-19…
PCB announces 208-match 2020-21 domestic schedule
LAHORE: Providing maximum opportunities for the best domestic performers to display their talent and stake their claim in the franchise and national sides underpinned the Pakistan Cricket Board’s 2020-21 domestic…
Waqar happy with young bowlers’ progress on England tour
ISLAMABAD: Former pacer Waqar Younis believed the preparation for the England tour was not ideal, due to the COVID-19 pandemic but expressed happiness on the young bowlers’ excellent progress in…