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PCB backs underfire Babar Azam & Co ahead of South Africa game

PCB backs underfire Babar Azam & Co ahead of South Africa game

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday came out in support of underfire captain Babar Azam and the team management after it suffered three consecutive defeats at the ongoing ICC Men’s ODI World Cup. While…

PCB announces revised central contracts list after review

PCB announces revised central contracts list after review

The PCB on Friday announced to name five additional players in the men’s central contracts list, bringing the total number of players offered contracts to 30. The three-year contracts deal announced last month, will run…

Pakistan squad for ICC World Cup 2023 to be announced on Friday

Pakistan squad for ICC World Cup 2023 to be announced on Friday

Pakistan will be announcing its 15-member squad for the upcoming 2023 Men’s ODI World Cup on Friday morning, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Thursday. The squad announcement will take place after a review meeting…

Zaka Ashraf nominated for PCB’s Board of Governors

Zaka Ashraf nominated for PCB’s Board of Governors

Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Zaka Ashraf along with Supreme Court lawyer Mustafa Ramday have been nominated by the country’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday to join the PCB’s Board of Governors (BoG).…

PCB appoints Nida Dar as captain of women’s team, Mark Coles reappointed head coach

PCB appoints Nida Dar as captain of women’s team, Mark Coles reappointed head coach

Veteran Pakistan all-rounder Nida Dar has been appointed as the captain of women’s cricket team, while Mark Coles has been reappointed as the head coach, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced. The board also…

Babar Azam conferred with Sitara-e-Imtiaz, Pakistan’s third-highest civilian award

Babar Azam conferred with Sitara-e-Imtiaz, Pakistan’s third-highest civilian award

Pakistan skipper Babar Azam has received Pakistan’s third-highest civilian honour — the Sitara-e-Imtiaz. The ace batter Azam was handed the prestigious award by Governor of Pakistan’s Punjab state Muhammad Baligh on Wednesday, according to information in…

Aleem Dar retires after record 435 international matches

Aleem Dar retires after record 435 international matches

Veteran Pakistan match official Aleem Dar has stepped down as an international umpire after 19 years on the Elite panel, standing in a record 435 mens international matches. The 54-year-old former Pakistan first-class cricketer has…

Bismah Maroof steps down as Pakistan Women’s team captain

Bismah Maroof steps down as Pakistan Women’s team captain

Pakistan women’s cricket team captain Bismah Maroof on Wednesday stepped down from her posit and said that she wants to make way for younger colleagues. “There has been no bigger honour for me than leading…

PCB bans spinner Asif Afridi from all forms of cricket for two years

PCB bans spinner Asif Afridi from all forms of cricket for two years

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has banned international spinner Asif Afridi for a period of two years from all cricket after he pleaded guilty as charged for two violations under the PCB’s Anti-Corruption Code for…

Haroon Rashid named as new chief selector of Pakistan men’s team

Haroon Rashid named as new chief selector of Pakistan men’s team

Former Pakistan batter Haroon Rashid was on Monday appointed as the new chief selector of the men’s National Selection Committee. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said that other members of the panel led by Rashid…