England denies Pakistan a neutral venue
Pakistan might have to pay a heavy price for the spot-fixing scandal as England will not serve as a neutral venue for Pakistan again next summer, a media report said.
Sources say that the ECB made this decision in reaction to the allegations of PCB Chairman Ejaz Butt against the English cricket team.
During his visit to India, Butt suggested that England’s players had accepted a bribe to lose the third ODI at The Oval, but the ECB said the allegations were wholly irresponsible and completely without foundation.
Afridi may lead Pakistan against New Zealand
Lahore, Pakistan : Flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Afridi may lead Pakistan in next month’s one-day series against New Zealand if regular captain Younus Khan fails to recover from his finger injury.
Sources in the Pakistan Cricket Board said the message was conveyed to Afridi by PCB Chairman Ejaz Butt during a meeting they had in Lahore yesterday.
“Younus is struggling to recover from his finger injury that he sustained in the Champions Trophy and which apparently got worse when he played after taking painkilling injections,” one source said.
Afridi was deputy to Younus in the Champions Trophy and is also Pakistan’s Twenty20 captain.
After the meeting with Butt, Afridi downplayed the speculation and said the injury to Younus was not serious and he should be fit for the series in Abu Dhabi and Dubai starting November 3.
Afridi may lead Pakistan against New Zealand was first posted on October 10, 2009 at 12:52 pm.
All Rounder Abdul Razzaq Want Permission To Play In IPL From PCB
KARACHI: All-rounder Abdul Razzaq informed the Pakistan Cricket Board that he has received an offer from Kolkata Knight Riders and sought permission to play in the third edition of the Indian Premier League.
Razzaq recently met PCB Chairman Ejaz Butt in Lahore to tell him about his chances of playing for the ShahRukh Khan-owned team.
“I have informed the board in advance as obviously the board can only give me or get me permission to go and play in the IPL,” Razzaq said.
The all-rounder said he was keen to play in the IPL, which he described as a big happening in international cricket.
Razzaq returned to the Pakistan team in June during the Twenty20 World Cup in England after resigning from the unofficial Indian Cricket League.
All Rounder Abdul Razzaq Want Permission To Play In IPL From PCB was first posted on September 8, 2009 at 3:10 pm.
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