Cricket is considered the national glue of Pakistan, and accusations that Pakistani players were involved in spot-fixing during a game against England have roiled the nation. In a nation pummeled by stifling poverty, homegrown militancy, and most recently, epic flooding, the game of cricket is supposed to serve as salve, a getaway from Pakistan’s daily diet of trauma and crisis.
Geoff Boycott has said the ECB needs to schedule County Championship games during the course of a home Test series to enable batsmen from the national team return to their counties and work on any weaknesses in the first-class format
Pakistan cricket is in crisis as investigations continue into allegations that match fixing is endemic in the national team. After Pakistan suffered a humiliating innings and 225-run loss to England on the final day of the fourth test Sunday, police continued to investigate claims of irregularities and match fixing by senior players during the tour.
Tony Munro International cricket will come to Papua New Guinea next week when the national team hosts Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore in the Air Niugini International Supa Series from September 1 to 5. There will be two tournaments in one as the four teams initially play each other once in the 50-over format during the first three days before converting to Twenty20 mode on the last two days, culminating in a final. Visiting national teams to PNG are rare – perhaps the only exception being West Indies in 1975,…
Australia will retain coach Tim Nielsen until the end of the next Ashes series in England in 2013, the national cricket board said on Tuesday.
Pakistani senators have demanded the removal of Ijaz Butt as chairman of the national cricket board (PCB) after accusing him of insulting them in the media.
Azeem Ghumman, who will lead Pakistan A in Sri Lanka later this month, has said the tour is an excellent opportunity for him to make a mark and target selection into the national team
The Karachi City Cricket Association has condemned the national side and the selection committee for failing to put together “a representative team” in the ongoing Test series
Two of Pakistan’s former captains expressed fear on Tuesday for the future of cricket in the country following the national team’s poor performances in England.
Inzamam-ul-Haq, former captain and Pakistan’s second highest run-scorer in Tests, has offered his services as a full-time batting coach to the national team
