England beat by Pakistan in second ODI

England beat by Pakistan second ODI Headingley, Leeds, England and lead the 5 matches ODI series by 2-0. First Pakistan won the toss & elected to bat Pakistan made good score in 50 overs. Top scorer form Pakistan is Kamran Akmal score 74 runs in 72 balls, Pick up blower from England is Stuart Broad 10 overs given away 81 runs he is expansive but he took 4 wickets Pakistan made 294/6. England chasing a good total both opener made nice start Andrew

Sri Lanka beat Pakistan in the second ODI

Sri Lanka beat Pakistan in the second ODI of the 3 match ODI series by 129 runs to level it 1-1. It was a strong batting performance by Sri Lanka who got to 290 with Dilshan top scorer 76, he was well supported by Kandamby 59 who got to his maiden ODI 50 and Kapugedera who got a valuable 44 at the end of the innings Sri Lanka Socre 290. Pakistan started so bad losing three early wickets

Second ODI Pakistan v West Indies in Abu Dhabi

Second ODI play between Pakistan v West Indies in Abu Dhabi ends in a exiting match Pakistan beat West Indies by 24 runs.
Pakistan win the toss and elected to bat first openers made not a good start for the Pakistan both openers early out scored board is only 7 runs But Khan and Misbah made good partnership Khan scored 34 runs form 42, Misbah scored 52 runs form 88 balls, Pakistan

First ODI Pakistan v West Indies in Abu Dhabi

First ODI play between Pakistan v West Indies in Abu Dhabi ends in a exiting match Pakistan beat West Indies by 4 wickets

West Indies win the toss and elected to bat first openers made good start for the West Indies Gayle scored 113 runs form 106 balls included 5 six and 11 fours , Sarwan scored 55 runs form 58 balls , Chanderpaul scored 36 runs form 33,

Mohammad Asif asked the PCB to help him

Banned fast bowler Mohammad Asif has asked the Pakistan Cricket Board to help him resume his international career.

"Asif has written a letter to the (PCB) chairman and wants the cricket board to cooperate with him so that he could start playing international cricket," PCB's new Chief Operating Officer Salim Altaf told reporters on Monday.

Nasir Jamshed back to Pakistan

Young opener Khurrum Manzoor replaced Nasir Jamshed in the Pakistan squad that left on Sunday for Abu Dhabi to play three one-day matches against the West Indies.

Jamshed declared himself unfit for the tour hours before the team's departure as he had a high fever, having recently suffered a bout of malaria.

Pakistan cricket board banned Yousuf

Pakistan batsman Mohammed Yousuf was banned from playing for the country after he announced his re-alignment with the Indian Cricket League in New Delhi. The Pakistan Cricket Board not only banned Yousuf but also decided to demand money they claim to have spent on his legal fight with the ICL. “Our policy is clear since the ICL is not recognised by the International Cricket Council and its member boards. We also do not recognise it or allow any player to take part in it,” Zakir Khan, the PCB director said.

Pakistan And West Indies not play Tests Abu Dhabi

The proposed Test series between West Indies and Pakistan, Planned originally for Abu Dhabi in November, will not be going ahead, after West Indies cited problems in their schedule. The decision leaves Pakistan with no Test cricket this year, despite repeated efforts by the board in the recent months to slot them in.

"The West Indies board have informed us that they cannot go ahead with the series," Salim Altaf, the Pakistan Cricket Board's director-general, told Cricinfo.

Had it gone ahead, the two-Test series would have taken place after the three ODIs between the two countries at the same venue in mid-November. The short amount of time left between now and then, however, turned out to be a hurdle.

"Their board said there wasn't enough time for them to negotiate touring terms for players with the WIPA (West Indies Player Association)," Altaf said. "They also have to go to New Zealand soon after, so the schedule would have been a bit hectic for them."

Alam named as new Pakistan coach

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) named former captain and manager Intikhab Alam as the new national cricket coach on Saturday, a day after Australian Geoff Lawson was sacked.

Alam will take the helm for Pakistan's upcoming series of three one-day internationals against the West Indies in November in the neutral venue of Abu Dhabi.

"We have appointed Intikhab as the coach as we found him to be the suitable candidate," PCB chairman Ijaz Butt told AFP. "He will accompany the team to Abu Dhabi for the one-day internationals against the West Indies."

The PCB sacked former Australian Test fast bowler Lawson on Friday after a string of poor results. He had spent just 15 months in the job, regarded as one of the toughest in world cricket.

The 66-year-old Alam has also been Pakistan coach and manager on several occasions, most notably during Pakistan's World Cup title win in 1992. Former captain and master batsman Javed Miandad was also a candidate for the post.

Butt said the length of Alam's contract was expected to be decided next week.

"We would like to appoint Alam for a two-year contract, but we have to get final approval from the members of the governing board," said Butt, who took over as chairman earlier this month.

Alam said he would try to do his best for Pakistan.

"It's a big responsibility," Alam told AFP.

"It is not an easy job and I have taken up this assignment as a big challenge," said Alam, who will abandon his contract with Punjab in India, where he was to take over this month.

Alam said discipline would be his top priority for the controversy-hit Pakistan side.

"I will try to maintain discipline because no player is bigger than the game and discipline has been our problem, so that will be my top priority," said Alam, who played 47 Tests between 1959-75 and also led Pakistan in 17 Tests.

As a quality leg-spinner he took 125 wickets, his first coming on his first delivery in Test cricket against Australia in 1959.

PCB sacks Lawson

Pakistan cricket took another twist on Friday when the authorities sacked Geoff Lawson as coach in an effort to improve the team’s sagging fortunes.

The Australian was shown the door over poor results, ending a 15-month tenure during which he fell out with national selectors and some senior players.

The 50-year-old former paceman was Pakistan’s third foreign coach after they hired South African Richard Pybus and former England batsman Bob Woolmer.

Pakistan Cricket Board’s chairman Ijaz Butt said “a foreign coach does not suit us”. “(Bob) Woolmer was a different person and he did his best, but Lawson did not produce any results so we had to make a change,” he said.

Lawson’s appointment was surprising as he was preferred over two other Australian coaches — Dav Whatmore and Richard Dunne — who both had made their marks at international level.

Although Pakistan finished runners-up to India in the Twenty20 World Cup held in South Africa — Lawson’s first assignment with the team — they lost both the one-day and Test series against South Africa and India.

Pakistan won both their home one-day series against weaker opponents Zimbabwe and Bangladesh and then lifted a tri-nation one-day series. But their failure to lift the Twenty20 Cup in Canada earlier this month appears to have been the final straw.

Court lifts life ban on Saleem Malik

A Pakistan court has lifted the life ban imposed on Saleem Malik, the former Pakistan captain, for his involvement in match-fixing. Malik, 45, is now free to involve himself in cricketing activities and he spoke of plans to start a cricket academy.

"I have served cricket for 19 years and today I feel vindicated," Malik said outside a sessions court in Lahore on Thursday. ""I hope that talk of fixing never haunts cricket. Cricket is a pure game and is played by some nice and passionate players."

"Nothing can compensate the last eight years as I had to sever all contacts with cricket. But I am now definitely looking ahead to renewing my links with the game by starting my own cricket academy for youngsters and will soon begin the project."

The Pakistan Cricket Board banned Malik in 2000 after an inquiry commission led by Justice Malik Mohammad Qayyum found him guilty of bribing Australian cricketers Shane Warne and Mark Waugh to lose the 1994-95 Karachi Test.

Warne and Waugh have always strenuously denied accepting money from him. Malik, who maintained his innocence, appealed the next year. After his appeal was rejected, he approached the Supreme Court which, on May 22, 2008, said the appeal should be heard at a lower court.

The case came before civil judge Malik Mohammad Altaf who was originally due to hear it last month but adjourned the hearing as he was unavailable.

The PCB said it would respect the ruling. "We will honour the decision of the sessions court and will not appeal against the ruling," its legal advisor Tafazzul Rizvi told AP. "The PCB did not impose the ban. We just implemented the recommendations of the inquiry tribunal."