PCB committee accepts Miandad's resignation

PCB panel acknowledges Miandad's abdication .LAHORE - Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Administration Advisory group (MC) has acknowledged the renunciation of its Executive General Javed Miandad. "Parts have regarded Javed Miandad's wishes by tolerating his abdication with quick impact. The MC distinguished and hailed Miandad's accomplishments, commitments and administrations to the PCB as well as to the amusement," said a PCB proclamation issued on Thursday. This choice was taken throughout the second gathering of the PCB MC held Thursday. 

The gathering was led by PCB executive Najam Sethi and was likewise went to by its parts Shaharyar Khan, Naveed Akram Cheema, Yousaf Naseem Khokhar, Shakil Shaikh, PCB COO Subhan Ahmad, PCB CFO Badar Manzoor Khan, Secretary to the MC Salman Naseer while PCB legitimate guide Taffazul Rizvi was particularly welcomed to go to the gathering.
The PCB explanation said: "In accordance with the discoveries of a request report into the working of the PCB Decision Requisition, the parts chose unanimously to forgo the administrations of the PCB Race Official with prompt impact. Emulating the bearings of the benefactor as noted in the notice dated Feb 10, 2014, the MC affirmed the arrangement of a constitution council to adjust PCB's constitution towards agent administration."
Latif additionally will head the PCB against debasement unit.
Latif, 45, served as wicketkeeper-batsman from 1992 to 2003 and played 37 Test and 166 One-day Worldwide cricket matches.he will serve as head selector through the 2015 Cricket World Mug. The administration board unanimously embraced a strategy to have no less than 5 percent share for ladies, minorities, and the physically tested (aggregately) in PCB's authoritative staff. The administration trustees chose that break advisory group parts on area cricket acquaintanceships and territorial cricket cooperations might not be qualified to challenge the ensuing decisions.

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Latif appointed Pakistan chief selector

Latif selected Pakistan head selector. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has named previous chief Rashid Latif as the new head selector and the previous wicketkeeper-batsman is relied upon to assume responsibility from April 1.latif met the PCB Administrator Najam Sethi on Wednesday and was offered the post of head selector, and executive extra preparing and education.miandad, who played 124 Tests, could be asked to handle the National Cricket Foundation or the household cricket operations as Sethi accepts he can best serve Pakistan cricket on the field as opposed to by sitting in the workplace. 

The overseeing board is likewise anticipated that will examine and take other key choices like downsizing of workforce in the Board and issuing a review cover the execution of previous executive Zaka Ashraf.ashraf is blamed for blunder and unnecessary using of Board trusts. n expansion to his determination obligations Rashid will likewise aid the PCB in matters of match-settling in Pakistan cricket and will help them in getting rid of the threat from the sport.rashid will additionally give an arrangement of addresses on against debasement and is seen as a key a piece of PCB's war against match-altering in the nation.

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ICC Under-19 World Cup: Pakistan pull off heist

ICC Under-19 World Cup: Pakistan draw off heist.pakistan began overall, survived a hiccup, recouped and after that appeared to have lost it once more. Be that as it may, Zafar Gohar's opportune mediation alongside a steely thump by Amad Butt helped Pakistan under-19s to a wafer-thin three-wicket triumph over England in the semi-finals of the under-19 World Cup at the Dubai International stadium. Gohar and Butt imparted an indispensably imperative 63-run stand for the eighth wicket to take Pakistan home after their center request imploded to abandon them at 142 for seven while pursuing down England's 204-run target.the legends for Pakistan were Zafar Gohar (37*), who was named Man-of-the-Match, and Amad Butt (27 not out) and their unbeaten 63-run stand for the eighth wicket. 

As stated by The Dawn, Pakistani skipper Sami Aslam hailed the players for the triumph, and uncommonly thanked Saud Shakeel, Butt and Gohar for winning them the game.meanwhile, England commander Will Rhodes said that Pakistan is an extreme rival, and wanted them to enjoy all that life has to offer for their last crash.

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N. Srinivasan to become first chairman of ICC board

N. Srinivasan to get first administrator of ICC board.booking.com/aucklandchennai, Feb 8:n. Srinivasan, President, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), will be the first director of the patched up International Cricket Council (ICC) board. He will assume control in July.the ICC board, which will keep on being the essential choice making form, at a gathering in Singapore sanction a thorough determination identifying with influence, rivalry and budgetary models of the ICC. 

Another official council will be shaped to show up for the board. The starting seat of this will be Wally Edwards from Cricket Australia (CA) while the seat of the Finance and Commercial Affairs Committee will keep on being Giles Clarke from England and Wales Cricket Board (Ecb).these parts will be for an introductory two year transitional period to 2016 just, said an articulation from ICC.
The ICC sheets has chosen that a Test Cricket Fund will be acquainted with help guarantee the sum of the test playing groups will have the capacity to manage a home program of test cricket through to 2023. The trust will be accessible to all test playing parts with the exception of BCCI, CA and the Ecb.associate parts now have an agreeable pathway to playing test cricket. The victor of the following ICC Intercontinental Cup will be qualified for participate in a play-off against the base positioned full part and, if effective, get test status. This supplements the pathways that are now set up for any part to have the ability to fit the bill for the real occasions in one day global and T20i cricket.
The World Test Championship will be swapped with an ICC Champions Trophy in 2017 and 2021.several of these choices still now need to be acknowledged and received by the ICC's full committee. The applicable resolutions will be drafted through the fitting advisory groups, including the influence panel before submitted for support to full committee. Two parts avoided voting since they felt it wouldn't be judicious for them to take a call without the go-in front of their individual sheets.
"Right away that the resolutions are passed, we can proceed onward and the Chief Executives' Committee and ICC Board can keep on dealing with fortifying the structure of cricket," he added.the disputable proposal had confronted resistance from Pakistan, Sri Lanka and South Africa however while the initial two nations stayed far from the gathering today, the recent had a change of heart after Cricket South Africa president Chris Nenzani had a long gathering with BCCI president N Srinivasan.
CSA is the first Full Member to freely depict the recommendations "on a very basic level imperfect" however they picked to vote energetic about the progressions today.there are a few elements, which we have considered in touching base at a scorecard dependent upon that certainly India merits more income than the rest. Case in point, commitment in sponsorships, show rights expense, history of the amusement, the cooperation of the sheets in different competitions, the accomplishments of the group and so on are a mixof components we acknowledged that requests a more excellent offer of income. Cant say in numerical concerning what rate precisely India is going to get, there is a number juggling even now being worked out. Yet you must recall that its not simply India, let me let you know in the following rights cycle by our own particular projection everybody is going to get more than before with no exemptions associates and cohorted included.

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Moin Khan removed as Pakistan’s team manager: Reports

Moin Khan uprooted as Pakistan's group supervisor: Reports.former Pakistani commander and wicketkeeper Moin Khan has purportedly been evacuated from his position as the administrator of the national team.khan, who was named as director last August, is presently the second official to be uprooted from previous executive Najam Sethi's center group taking after the sacking of Tafazzul Rizvi as Pakistan Cricket Borad's (PCB) lawful counselor by present administrator Zaka Ashraf. 

As stated by the Express Tribune, PCB affirmed that Khan has been reinstated by previous quick bowler Zakir Khan, who was as of late raised as PCB's Director of International Cricket Operations, including that he has been appointed the errand of the Asia Cup and the World Twenty20 competitions in Bangladesh.during Moin's residency Pakistan, in the wake of drawing the two-Test arrangement in Zimbabwe last August, squared Test rubbers against top-positioned South Africa and Sri Lanka in the Uae.if recording their first-ever ODI arrangement triumph in South Africa was high point for the group, pursuing an impossible focus of 302 off 59 overs against Sri Lanka on the last day of the Sharjah Test was an important deed indeed.moin, a veteran of 69 Tests and 219 Odis, sounded satisfied with these outcomes.
"I appreciated great collaboration and working association with Misbah, mentors and the players."after the stun misfortune in the Harare Test, the way we battled back sublimely against strong South Africa in the (UAE) Test arrangement and after that in the Odis on their own dirt, in addition to the positive soul with which our players pulled off the awesome triumph in the Sharjah Test against Sri Lanka truly provides for me part of fulfillment as I was a piece of the group administration all through these momments," reviewed the previous wicketkeeper-batsman.responding to an inquiry on whether he is looking for any of the national honing occupations, Moin said he hadn't connected formally for any of them."though I have not connected formally [for any of these guiding posts], I had effectively passed on my accessibility to the Board. In any limit which can help Pakistan get up and go, I am accessible for it," he explained.
"Regardless of not finding the opportunity to play global cricket at home, the effects our cricketers have accomplished recently demonstrates we have the ability to test the precise best groups. All we need is consistency — both independently and on the whol

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Pakistan’s Wasim urges unity ahead of ICC meeting

Pakistan's Wasim urges solidarity in front of ICC meeting.karachi Former Pakistan incredible Wasim Akram on Friday cautioned cricket managers that the diversion couldn't bear the cost of a harming part, as they get ready to open deliberation disputable arrangements to change the representing body.the International Cricket Council (ICC) will meet in Singapore on Saturday to examine and conceivably vote on a plan to give the game's most monetarily influential countries - India, England and Australia - a more amazing say in running the world amusement.

South Africa, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have emphatically contradicted the thought and Akram, Pakistan's unequaled heading Test wicket-taker with 414, urged the managers to work for the solidarity of the game."our cricket world is little and we can't bear the cost of divisions," he said."i have perused the draft and if there are any reservations from a couple of nations I might like that to be evacuated and no nation ought to be left confined."
Unbelievable Pakistani all-rounder Imran Khan has portrayed the recommendations as a come back to the times of imperialism and the Pakistan Cricket Board has pummeled them as unjust.akram said national prepares to leave ought not be misled for remaining up for their rights at the ICC. "India is the greater board regarding creating the incomes and everyone will listen to India assuming that they demonstration like an enormous sibling and I am certain faculties will win in the Singapore reaching," he said.he additionally included that Pakistan must raise their diversion on the field to be considered important off it."it's extremely significant in light of the fact that if Pakistan is around the top groups, each other nation will jump at the chance to play them and in turns Pakistan's voice will be heard whatsoever forums."woolf pummels 'cash inspired' force get
Arrangements to give India, England and Australia more excellent power in running the ICC have been impacted as 'fully persuaded by cash' by the judge asked to survey its governance.lord Harry Woolf, in a meeting with the Daily Telegraph, said: "This is a truly disturbing position for what's to come for cricket."i don't perceive how, in the event that we had this to consider, we could see it as anything other than a retrograde step."it is giving exceptional forces to a little triumvirate of three individuals, and others has got no force to say anything or do anything. It appears to be actually roused by cash."
Distributed in The Express Tribune, February eighth, 2014.

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Pakistan vs Afghanistan T20 2013 - CricSchedule highlights

Pakistan vs Afghanistan T20 2013 - Cricschedule highlights.cricket is dependably been a wellspring of consistence amusement for every person as far and wide as possible .according to cricket timetable published by ICC Pakistan vs Afghanistan T20 2013 is going to be beginning on Sunday, December 8, 2013 in UAE. Pakistan vs Afghanistan T20 2013 with complete Time Table and Fixtures is arranged and ready by International Cricket Council India tour of England 2014 is a cricket arrangement which is acknowledged as a worldwide common arrangement and is going to be sorted out by UAE People as far and wide as possible are restlessly searching forward for their most loved amusement and most loved players in movement also. Pakistan vs Afghanistan T20 2013 will be having 01 T20i match just and since the affectation of T20 organization in cricket, it has astoundingly pulled in the individuals India tour of England 2014 FTP arrangement will be close on Sunday, December 8, 2013.skipper Mohammad Hafeez kept his cool to complete with a 37-ball 42 not out as Pakistan required six off the last over knocked down some pins by Dawlat Zadran and one off the last conveyance.

Hafeez hit two limits and a six throughout his thump and maintained a strategic distance from any significant hiccup against a battling Afghan team.pakistan got off to a robust begin with a stand of 47 between Ahmed Shehzad (35) and debutant Sharjeel Khan (18) by the eighth over.shehzad, who hit six limits throughout his 37-ball thump, holed out while Sharjeel miscued a drive off Mohammad Nabi in the tenth over.despite a tight line and length by Afghanistan's bowlers, Hafeez and Akmal kept their cool, taking Pakistan near their triumph target.akmal hit two sixes in his 28 off 23 balls. "I think they scored what they needed, then bowled tight and set up a great show," said Hafeez.
Shehzad soon opened out and played some beautiful putting shots. They put on 49 runs in 7.4 overs when Samiullah Shenwari gave the achievement having Shehzad got at profound midwicket by Gulbadin Naib for 35. Captain Mohammad Hafeez joined Khan, who pulled Shenwari for a six to profound mid wicket. Nabi constrained Khan to slice at him and had him got at point for 18.with 73 runs required in the last ten overs, Hafeez was joined by Umar Akmal. This encountered pair guided the group towards the focus at an enduring pace. In the last five overs, Pakistan required 44 runs with eight wickets in hand.akmal hit Shapoor Zadran for a gigantic six over long on. The point when Pakistan required 27 more races to win from 22 balls Dawlat Zadran constrained Akmal to play on to his wicket for 28. From that point on Hafeez assumed responsibility and with Shahid Afridi at the pleat arrived at the focus off the last chunk of the match.
Pakistan Cricket Squad:
 Muhammad Hafeez (Captain), Ahmad Shahzad, Sharjeel Khan, Sohaib Maqsood, Umar Amin, Umar Akmal (WK), Shahid Afridi, Zulfiqar Baber, Bilawal Bhatti, Junaid Khan, Sohail Tanvir, Anwar Ali, Saeed Ajmal, Harris Sohail

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Afghanistan to test T20 skills against Pakistan

Afghanistan to test T20 aptitudes against Pakistan.sharjah: The Afghanistan cricket group that fit the bill for the International Cricket Council World Twenty20 last week will test their strength against previous World Twenty20 champions, Pakistan, in an one-off challenge at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Sunday.war-desolated Afghanistan have earned a notoriety of being a perilous group in the most brief arrangement of the amusement, and a month ago met all requirements for their third progressive World Twenty20 – to be held in Bangladesh in March-April next year.fresh from a spirit boosting one-day arrangement win in South Africa, Pakistan begin their tour with this T20 and afterward happen to meet Sri Lanka in two progressive Twenty20 matches on December 11 and 13 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium to be trailed by one-dayers and Test matches.

Talking at the uncovering of the Cool & Cool Cup, exhibited by Grand Midwest Hotels, Pakistan's T20 captain Mohammad Hafeez said: "It is a great planning before the Sri Lanka arrangement. We are likewise floated by a great execution in South Africa. Sharjah has been a fine venue for us, however Afghanistan knows the conditions better as they have played more matches here. The swarm help will additionally be equivalent for both the teams."the Afghans have likewise been limited to playing matches in unbiased venues on account of security issues back home.afghanistan commander Mohammad Nabi urged his players to show their ability against the 2009 World T20 champions."it is vital that we play solid groups like Pakistan well, particularly in the wake of having fit the bill for the World Cup and World Twenty20," said Nabi.
"We will give our best and it will be a great rivalry. We have constantly accepted gigantic backing from the swarm here and need the same come Sunday."afghanistan will trust they take advantage of unusual batting which felled them 2-0 in a Twenty20 arrangement against South Africa in the United Arab Emirates a month ag

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Visa issues: Bilawal Bhatti denied entry into UAE

Visa issues: Bilawal Bhatti denied passage into Uae.islamabad: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has requested another visa for the adolescent pacer Bilawal Bhatti after he was denied entrance into the United Arab Emirates (UAE) because of visa issues.according to a private news channel, 22 year-old Bilawal Bhatti had endeavored to enter Dubai on his visa when coming back from South Africa.the PCB has requisitioned another visa for Bhatti and made plans for the paceman to stay in an inn at Dubai hangar. The PCB has requested a new visa for his benefit, and he is right now placed up in a lodging contiguous the runway. He was some piece of the squad which were to play Afghanistan and Sri Lanka in the UAE, for an arrangement set to begin on December 8. 

"Bilawal had neglected to report this enactment to the PCB and consequently couldn't enter Dubai," PCB said in a press note. "The PCB has made plans for Bilawal to stay at an inn inside the Dubai landing strip and has requisitioned another visa. PCB is cheerful that the matter will be determined inside the following 24 hours."

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Misbah wants to make T20 comeback

 Misbah needs to make T20 comeback.karachi: Pakistan`s Test and ODI chief Misbah-ul-Haq has communicated his readiness to resuscitate his Twenty20 vocation, gave the Cricket Board (PCB) and national selectors need him to do so."i stepped far from T20 Internationals to give youths a possibility. At the same time I have kept on playing in down home T20 cricket and if the selectors and load up need me to play T20 Internationals again I will do it," Misbah told correspondents in Lahore.the senior batsman additionally demanded that he was under no weight while heading the Test and ODI sides regardless of the national team`s poor exhibitions in late times.according to the Daily Times, Misbah returned home on Monday in the wake of heading Pakistan to their first ever one-day arrangement triumph against South Africa, a 2-1 win.former Pakistan cricketers like Shoaib Akhtar, Mohammad Yousuf and Sikander Bakht had censured Pakistan. 

its 4-1 misfortune to South Africa the one-day arrangement at UAE yet Misbah said the feedback was out of line. "There was parcel of clamor to change the group, change the framework, yet we require persistence," Misbah said. "Assuming that the South Africans have lost its first ever arrangement against an Asian group following 20 years, does that mean they ought to change their group?" he said. "We ought not begin impacting players in the wake of losing one arrangement and quit sponsorship them. This group needs support, it will create gradually and begin processing great effects.

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ZTBL stun UBL, SNGPL outclass PIA in T20 Cup semis

ZTBL paralyze UBL, SNGPL dominate PIA in T20 Cup semis.former universal Junaid Zia featured with vocation best dissection of five for 31 as ZTBL agreeably crushed competition's titan executioners United Bank Limited (UBL) by 35 pursues SNGPL had traveled to a cakewalk nine-wicket win in the first semi-last against Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) prior in the day.tariq Haroon, the UBL captain, selected to bowl first in the second semi-last after winning the throw. Be that as it may he was left to lament his choice as ZTBL shaken up 178-3 with fine commitments from Sharjeel Khan, Yasir Hameed and Shahid Yousuf.left-gave opener Sharjeel commended his consideration in the Pakistan squad for the approaching Twenty20 installations against Afghanistan and Sri Lanka in the United Arab Emirates late in the not so distant future by scoring a stroke-filled 41 from 26 conveyances. 

After captain Imran Nazir (18 off 13 balls, three limits) had left in the fourth over, having put on 34 for the first wicket, Sharjeel and Yasir then multiplied the count when Sharjeel was gotten by Adil Raza off paceman Asif Raza in the wake of hitting three sixes and four boundaries.sheharyar Ghani belted 12-ball 14, hitting Khurram Shehzad for an eminent six.pacer Imran Ali (2-21) assumed a key part for SNGPL as he evacuated openers Kamran Sajid (8) and stumper Sarfraz Ahmed (1) in brisk succession.he was capably supported by left-arm spinner Imran Khalid who caught 2-21, including the prized scalp of Shoaib.leggie Yasir Shah remained the most sparing of SNGPL bowlers as he completed with 1-12 in his four overs.in reaction, SNGPL lost their captain Taufeeq Umar (12) inexpensively. Anyway attendant Rizwan impacted fine unbeaten 60 off 54 balls to take his side home securely in 16.5 overs without losing any further wicket.rizwan, who crushed five fours and two sixes in his charging thump, put on 93 runs for the second wicket with left-hander Ali Waqas, who scored 28 not out off 41 deliveries.left-arm pacer Najaf Shah guaranteed 1-36 from four overs.abid Ali and Ahsan Ali's stand of 81 turned out to be the main wellspring of safety. Junaid Zia rocked the bowling alley splendidly and got 5-36. Ahsan was top scorer with 43. Junaid was announced man of the match.

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