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Pakistan cricket board has imposed bans, fines and other recommendations to stop players power and correct the dimensions of cricket in Pakistan. There is a mix reaction so far. The ex captain Inzamamulhaq said the decion does not have any ground and players should approach court to appeal against such cruel action.

Abdulqadir (leg spinner) and ex selection committee member supported the decision and call others to support too as the matters were going worst in pakistan squad.

Waqar Younis, Ramiz Raja and Miandad are confused and not in favour of such decisions as they claim that the action is too big and the matter can be still resolved through normal arbitration.

There is no statement from Imran Khan, Wasim Akram and other legends yest while the Pakistan sports senate committee head is total disagree with PCB and called the decision as bias against Muhammad Yousaf while Jamshed Dasti a memebre of committee called Ijaz Butt as corrupt man.

In International players Shaun Pollock stated that the action of PCB is cruel against the players.

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Kamran Akmal poor show in Sydney test and PCB senseless quick decision of sending Sarfraz to Australia put captain and team management in trouble as they still consider Kamran Akmal as no. 1 choice for keeping. Kamran Akmal previous performance has been ignored, Pcb thinks that he was the main culprit in losing the Sydney test while the other factors are being ignored by the decision maker who sent Sarfraz to Australia. Now it is a real suspense that who will do the job in third test at Hobart.

Earlier, it was being said that young wicketkeeper Sarfraz Ahmed will ‘participate’ in the final Test here as a replacement for Kamran Akmal.

The News quoted sources as saying that the tour selection committee will have a ‘debate’ on the issue before taking a final decision on it within the next couple of days.

Kamran, it seemed, was out of the final Test after he dropped four easy catches besides squandering a run-out opportunity in the second Test.

His pathetic show behind the stumps was seen as the biggest reason behind Pakistan’s 36-run defeat that came after the tourists had taken a 206-run lead against the Aussies.

Just a day later, the PCB issued a press release from its headquarters in Lahore saying that Sarfraz will be rushed to Australia where he will participate in the third Test starting at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart from January 14.

Sarfraz, 20, is scheduled to join the national team here on Sunday.

Now, it seems that the team management is having second thoughts.

Sources said Kamran has a lot of influence within the team and most of the players want him to play the third Test instead of Sarfraz.

Kamran himself has also shown his desire to feature in the Hobart Test, saying that he would do his best not to repeat the mistakes of Sydney in the future.

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The Ex-Pakistan Captain Younus Khan, who is in England now a days to take rest. He is on the break from cricket for few day. Younus is interested to play in  up-coming test series against Australia, which will held in England. Now it is depend on PCB that Younus will  play as captain or not.

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The selectors of Pakistan Cricket Board has decided to call Misbah Ul Haq,  who is participating in Bangladesh League now a days. In the absense of Younis Khan Pakistan must need a experienced middle order batsman. Misbah has ability to give hard time to the bowlers. He has been droped from international matches due to bad performence but he proved himself in side matches by score 284 runs.

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PCB has confirmed that M Asif is not included in the coming series against New Zealand. This series is being played in the neutral venue Dubai. Asif has been dropped from the squad because of his entry ban in United Arab Emirates, where he was detained for posession of drugs and later release due to the intervention of Pakistran govt. M Asif still claimed that he is not banned from entering Dubai but PCB confirmed with the UAE officials and informed him. Interestingly Asif was sent from a different route to South Africa in recent champions trophy while the team went via Dubai.

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The chairman of PCB Ijaz Butt rejected the Younis Khan resignation and asked him to carry on his national duties as a leader which he accepted conditionally, yet to confirm. Younis Khan has been appointed as captain till 2011 world cup which he demanded in his negotiations with the board.

Younis Khan tendered his resignation after the allegation of match fixing against New Zealand and Australia in champions trophy matches, due to which he was summoned by the senate sports standing committee. He took that action as embarrassing and decided to resign although he was cleared from match fixing along with his team.

Ijaz Butt had rejected Younis’ resignation during a  press conference at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, saying he understood why Younis tendered his reignation. “I have not accepted Younis Khan’s resignation. There is no justification in removing him as captain.

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Younis Khan has decided to stand firmly against PCN and senate governing committee. After the ICC champions trophy defeat in semi finals Younis Khan was summoned by the senate standing committee for sports in Pakistan which later on was criticised by several people mostly the ex cricketers among which were Rashi Latif, Inzamam and Amir Sohail. Senate standing committee questioned Younis Khan on suspected match fixing against Australia and Newzealand which Younis Khan denied and protested against such allegations through tendering his resignation as a captain to the PCB chairman Ijaz Butt. Until now the resignation is not approved while Younis Khan is being asked to take back his resignation while Younis Khan has demanded long term captaincy surety along with other demands. It is a firm stand which cricket Pakistan deserved stated by ex players.

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KARACHI — Former national captain Wasim Bari has been appointed chief operating officer of Pakistan’s cricket board, the organisation announced Tuesday, replacing sacked former fast bowler Salim Altaf.The appointment of 61-year-old Bari, currently director of human resources, comes after Altaf was sacked earlier this month, apparently because of differences with Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt.

“The governing board of the PCB… has appointed Bari as chief operating officer of the PCB with immediate effect,” said a PCB press release.

Bari said he would do his best to lift the image of Pakistani cricket, tainted by security fears and a number of scandals.

“Pakistan cricket has suffered badly, but we are trying our level best to lift it and we will do it with the best of efforts,” he told to media.

“This new post is a great challenge for me. I will do my best to work for the promotion of the game in Pakistan. I like working together and with consensus, that is my principle,” he added.

Bari played 81 Tests and 51 one-day internationals in 1960s and 70s, and also served as chairman of selectors as recently as 2007. He was appointed interim chief selector from June to August this year.

Altaf, who was the right hand man of Butt when the new board took over in October last year, accused the chairman of running the PCB as a one-man show.

Altaf’s sacking was the latest twist in Pakistan’s unending saga of controversies in the game.

Pakistani cricket has been embroiled in scandals ranging from doping controversies and disciplinary problems to public disputes between officials and match-fixing allegations.

Foreign teams have also been shunning tours to Pakistan over security fears in a nation battling a Taliban insurgency.

Two major events — the Champions Trophy and World Cup 2011 matches — were moved out of Pakistan because of safety jitters.

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Pakistan opener Imran Farhat has confirmed that he has shattered binds with the Indian Cricket League, making himself on hand for official cricket. Farhat met Wasim Bari, the Pakistan Cricket Board’s chief operating officer, and submitted a no-objection certificate from the ICL.

The PCB, Bari said to media will take on the same process applied in the case of the other ICL players.

Farhat joined the rebel league in 2007, a year before the general migration of Pakistan players. All those affiliated to the ICL were banned by the PCB and kept out of domestic cricket. Some, including Abdul Razzaq, Mohammad Yousuf, Naved-ul-Hasan and Imran Nazir, snapped ties with the ICL earlier this year and returned to the Pakistan fold up. The future of the ICL itself appears unwelcoming due to a cash crunch, with a majority of its players - both Indian and overseas - pulling out.

Farhat said he regretted joining the ICL and was desperate to play more cricket than the league was organising. “Joining the ICL was a mistake I realised later on,” he said. “I realised it when I found that playing for the ICL meant playing just one tournament in a year, which is not enough to satisfy the hunger for cricket.”

His ICL team-mate, Mohammad Sami, has also expressed regret at joining the ICL and is still awaiting payment due to him, which he claims is more than Rs 10 million.

“It was a bad decision because it ruined my international career,” Sami said. “But now I cannot leave the league until my dues are cleared.”

The fast bowler said he would meet former captain Moin Khan - the ICL’s representative in Pakistan - to get his dues cleared.

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The series between Pakistan and Srilanka is about to end, the only one Twenty 2o cricket match left leaving behind lot to think for Pakistan cricket think tank. The series was a nightmare for Pakistan cricketers where they lost test series aong with one day, the only prestige which they manage to maintain was the last two wins in ODI and all credit goes to few individuals Umer akmal, Rana Naveed and Amir.

The reasons behind Pakistan loss were lot among which the combination of players and lack of International cricket is at the top. Pakistan cricket board should take seriously into matter and resolve the issues within the team too. There was no harmony among players. All seemed to be busy for individual performance to make sure their presence in the team.

This can be awake up call for Pakistan cricket. The players along with board should formulate the solid plan to bring back the team to right track.

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