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October 12, 2021

The Pakistan Daily

PSL franchises accept PCB’s offer of new financial model

LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced that the six Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchises have accepted the offer, which was presented to them during last month’s Governing Council meeting in Lahore. Some of the salient terms of the offer, which the six franchises have accepted, include: Covid-19 relief for PSL 5 and 6 Upward revision of Central Pool of Revenue in favour of the franchises for PSL 7–20 Locking of Dollar rate with prospective effect PCB Chairman Ramiz Raja welcomed the resolution: “The longstanding matters between the PCB and the franchises were causing distraction and affecting the reputation of the

October 9, 2021

Moazzam Ishaq

How 2021 has shaped the landscape for Pakistan cricket (Opinion)

As we entered the months nearing the Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup, things have stirred up a lot for Pakistan Cricket. The most significant and noteworthy move was back in the start of September when Misbah Ul Haq and Waqar Younis resigned from their positions of head coach and bowling coach, respectively. Saqlain Mushtaq and Abdul Razzaq were appointed as the interim coaches by the Pakistan Cricket Board. Misbah had made it clear that staying in a very restricted environment away from his family was taking a toll on him and hence his reason to step down. Waqar Younis said

October 8, 2021

Hanif Samoon

Arbab Lutuf lashes out at PCB officials for not including Shahnawz Dahani in T -20 World Cup Squad

MITHI: Arbab Lutuallah, the Special Assistant to Chief Minister Sindh for Sports has expressed his deep anger and indignation against the officials of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for not including Shahnawaz Dahani in the squad of the T-20 World Cup. Arbab speaking to this reporter on Friday asked officials of PCB to mend their ways and stop meting out step-motherly treatment with talented players from Sindh and other provinces adding termed the expulsion of Shahnawaz Dahani from the final squad as a cruel with a talented player from Larkana district of Sindh. He said that such moves would again

October 2, 2021

The Pakistan Daily

How much salary PCB was paying to former CEO Wasim Khan?

LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) former chief executive, Wasim Khan, had reportedly been drawing a monthly salary of Rs2.6 million (Rs. 26 lakh) and enjoying hefty perks. According to a report published in the Daily Jang, Khan was brought to the PCB with an attractive salary package and full powers. During foreign tours, the former PCB CEO was given a $600 daily allowance. When in England, this daily allowance was increased to $900. Sources said that Wasim Khan is a close friend of an influential cricketer. The ex-CEO often spoke publicly about his personal relations with senior officials of the ECB

September 21, 2021

The Pakistan Daily

No neutral venue, teams will have to visit Pakistan for matches: Ramiz Raja

LAHORE: Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Ramiz Raja has said that there will be no neutral venue and teams will have to visit Pakistan for playing matches. Addressing the virtual conference on Tuesday, he said that Pakistan has proved its security across the world and no others will have to perform ‘Do More’. “We have made England understand that how much loss was caused to Pakistan cricket due to them. New Zealand had no credible information and ran away due to a minor threat,” he said. The PCB chairman said that he had set the target of one month and

August 26, 2021

The Pakistan Daily

PM Imran appoints Ramiz Raja as PCB Chairman

ISLAMABAD: Ramiz Raja has officially been declared the new chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for the next three years. The tenure of the sitting chairman Ehsan Mani is ending on 18th September, after which the charge of the chairman cricket board will be handed over to Ramiz Raja. The former Test captain-turned commentator Ramiz Raja had emerged as the front runner for the top slot of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). In a recent statement, Ramiz Raja said, “The aim is to reset Pakistan cricket’s GPS and will be in pursuit of excellence.” Earlier, Ramiz Raja and PCB Chairman Ehsan Mani called on

March 5, 2021

Abdullah Zahid

The pioneer of PSL: Najam Sethi

They said cricket will never return to Pakistan. They taunted us, they lobbied against us, but Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) rejuvenated cricket in Pakistan. A domestic season, Pakistan Super League (PSL), foreign teams touring Pakistan, it was all a fantasy, which turned into a reality. A very strong and firm message went out from here to the world, we are safe and we want cricket at home. Najam Aziz Sethi, Pakistan’s senior most journalist who is respected across-the-board, formerly served as Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board, caretaker Federal Minister of Pakistan and Chief Minister of Punjab. He founded the

December 9, 2020

The Pakistan Daily

South Africa to tour Pakistan in 2021

By Aijaz Hussain Cricket fans in Pakistan have once again been greeted with good news as the PCB has announced that South Africa’s National cricket team will play an International series in Pakistan against the host nation in January and February of 2021. The touring squad will be gearing up for a two-test and three-match T20I series. The two sides will lock horns for the test matches at the National Stadium and the Rawalpindi Crikcet Stadium respectively, with the T20I competiitons scheduled to take place at the Gaddafi Stadium.  The dates for the matches have also been confirmed; the first

December 3, 2020

The Pakistan Daily

Cricket had to come home

(By Aijaz Hussain) For Pakistanis, cricket is that unique source that forms the basis of the spirit of unity. You can belong to any caste, you can be of any ethnic background, but all these differences are put to the side while watching the National team face off opposition in the cricket field.  That is when the person is not more than a Pakistani. The unfortunate firing incident with the Sri Lankan cricket team in 2009 was a major blow for the PCB and cricket fanatics across the nation. There were no proper international competitions in Pakistan until 2015 because

November 10, 2020

The Pakistan Daily

PCB appoints first female director

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Cricket Board has appointed a female director for the first time, Alia Zafar who served as a human resources executive previously The PCB’s new constitution makes it obligatory to include at least one woman among four independent directors on its board of governors. “I welcome the newly-appointed independent members, especially Ms Alia Zafar, the first female independent member, which is a giant step forward in enhancing the PCB’s governance structure,” PCB chairman Ehsan Mani said. The revamped structure of the PCB has resulted in only six provincial teams — Balochistan, Central Punjab, Southern Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh

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