PCB Omitted Senior Players Name From Proposed Central Contract List

According to reports PCB is working to find new talent from Pakistan cricket. PCB has omitted the names of senior players from the proposed central contract list. The names of Mohammad Yousuf, Shoaib Malik, Danish Kaneria and Rana Naved are omitted from the 30 players list who are proposed to award central contract.

There is also some information that the list has been sent to PCB’s integrity committee. The integrity committee now examines the list and then decides about the central contract.

While talking about the reasons of the players not included in the list there are various reasons for it. Malik and Kaneria have not been cleared from PCB integrity committee. While Rana Naveed and Muhammad Yusuf’s exclusion is still not cleared.

Now the integrity committee will forward its recommendations to the chairman of PCB Ijaz Butt and then Ijaz Butt will decide about it. According to reports the two players has been asked to submit the relevant papers to PCB integrity committee. The final decision will be made after they filed the paper demanded by committee.

Mohsin Hassan Khan is chief selector of PCB and he want to ensure to chose the best team comprising of young players. He also wants to provide chances to players from domestic set up.

Yousuf, Kamran axed from New Zealand tour

KARACHI: Pakistan omitted senior batsman and former captain Mohammad Yousuf on Tuesday from their squads for their tour of New Zealand next month.

Yousuf, one of Pakistan’s leading test batsmen, had to return home with a groin injury from Dubai last month without playing in the tests against South Africa. He has subsequently played domestic cricket.

He was not named in either the test or Twenty20 squads announced by The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) while wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal and leg-spinner Danish Kaneria have again been overlooked.

“The one-day squad will be announced later on as first the team plays three T20 matches and two tests, and the ODI series starts from January 22,” a PCB spokesman said.

The selectors also ignored another former captain, Shoaib Malik, although he has been in prime form in domestic matches, scoring three successive

Pakistan omit Yousuf for New Zealand tour

KARACHI: Pakistan omitted senior batsman and former captain Mohammad Yousuf on Tuesday from their squads for their tour of New Zealand next month.

Yousuf, one of Pakistan’s leading test batsmen, had to return home with a groin injury from Dubai last month without playing in the tests against South Africa. He has subsequently played domestic cricket.

He was not named in either the test or Twenty20 squads announced by The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) while wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal and leg-spinner Danish Kaneria have again been overlooked.

“The one-day squad will be announced later on as first the team plays three T20 matches and two tests, and the ODI series starts from January 22,” a PCB spokesman said.

The selectors also ignored another former captain, Shoaib Malik, although he has been in prime form in domestic matches, scoring three successive

Gul leads Pakistan Test fightback against S.Africa

DUBAI: Paceman Umar Gul led Pakistan’s revival with a three quick wickets as South Africa were restricted to 365-9 at lunch on the second day of the first Test on Saturday.

Gul claimed three scalps in 20 balls to help Pakistan take six wickets for 54 runs in the morning session when it seemed South Africa were set to post a big first-innings total on a seemingly flat Dubai Stadium pitch.

Pakistan, who had to pull out experienced batsman Mohammad Yousuf minutes before the toss on Friday, also lost paceman Wahab Riaz because of a side strain which will prevent him from bowling in the innings.

Gul (3-92) led the attack admirably and was well supported by spinners Abdul Rehman (3-101) and Saeed Ajmal (1-88). Ajmal dismissed a well-set Jacques Kallis, caught behind by debutant wicket-keeper Adnan Akmal for 73.

Akmal was called up to replace Zulqarnain

Sohail Tanveer Out From Test Squad Against South Africa

Left arm fast bowler Sohail Tanveer was looking to make in international cricket come back after a long time but he is out from test squad against South Africa. Injury is the main reason behind his exclusion from the team. Now he will not be able to make his international return at Abu Dhabi and Dubai. In a domestic match he got a blow on the knee. He also missed out the match in Quaid-e-Azam Trophy due to that injury.

Left arm pacer worked very hard to make his return but he got a knee injury. He was previously announced to be a part of Pakistan squad for test series. Sohail had major Knee operation in Australia and he makes his come by playing domestic cricket. Selectors have already said that he will be the part of international team only if will be 100% fit.

Selectors said that his medical reports suggests that he need time to get full fitness so he will not join Pakistan team for test matches in Dubai. On Monday five players including Mohammad Yousuf, leg spinner Danish Kaneria, pacer Muhammad Sami, batsman Azhar Ali and opener Taufeeq Umar will leave for Dubai and they will join Pakistan team in test matches.

England beat Pakistan by four wickets in 2nd ODI

England 295 for 6 (Strauss 126, Trott 53)
Pakistan 294 for 8 (Kamran 74)
England beat Pakistan by four wickets with three balls remaining in the second of five one-day internationals on Sunday to take a 2-0 series lead.
Andrew Strauss anchored England’s challenge with a determined 126 from 134 balls, and added 146 for the second wicket with Jonathan Trott, who was run out for 53, as Pakistan’s stiff target of 295 was overhauled with four wickets and three balls to spare in a thrilling encounter at Headingley. A clutch of late wickets threatened to derail England’s serene progress, not least when Strauss and Eoin Morgan fell in consecutive overs with 35 still needed, but with six runs needed from the final over, bowled by Umar Gul, Tim Bresnan top-edged a pull for four to put the result beyond doubt.
Pakistan produced one of their best batting displays of the tour to reach 294 for 8 at Headingley as Kamran Akmal led from the top with a powerful 72-ball 74. That was followed with a maiden one-day fifty by the impressive Asad Shafiq while Mohammad Yousuf contributed a calm 46.

England beat Pakistan by four wickets in second ODI

England 295 for 6 (Strauss 126, Trott 53)
Pakistan 294 for 8 (Kamran 74)
England beat Pakistan by four wickets with three balls remaining in the second of five one-day internationals on Sunday to take a 2-0 series lead.
Andrew Strauss anchored England’s challenge with a determined 126 from 134 balls, and added 146 for the second wicket with Jonathan Trott, who was run out for 53, as Pakistan’s stiff target of 295 was overhauled with four wickets and three balls to spare in a thrilling encounter at Headingley. A clutch of late wickets threatened to derail England’s serene progress, not least when Strauss and Eoin Morgan fell in consecutive overs with 35 still needed, but with six runs needed from the final over, bowled by Umar Gul, Tim Bresnan top-edged a pull for four to put the result beyond doubt.
Pakistan produced one of their best batting displays of the tour to reach 294 for 8 at Headingley as Kamran Akmal led from the top with a powerful 72-ball 74. That was followed with a maiden one-day fifty by the impressive Asad Shafiq while Mohammad Yousuf contributed a calm 46.

Five killed in U.S. strike in Pakistan

PARACHINAR: U.S. drone aircraft have attacked suspected militants in northwest Pakistan, near the border with Afghanistan, killing five people, Pakistani officials said on Saturday.

Shots were also fired near the U.S. consulate in the northwestern city of Peshawar and an unknown number of gunmen were surrounded in a building but there had been no casualties, authorities said.

The drone attack, in the Kurram ethnic Pashtun tribal region, was the latest in a U.S. campaign aimed at eliminating al Qaeda and Taliban militants who base themselves in northwest Pakistan and attack U.S-led forces in Afghanistan.

“There were attacks in three different places on Friday evening,” said a government official in the region, who declined to be identified.

Two of the missiles hit vehicles carrying suspected militants. It was not clear if the three attacks were carried

Politicians, religious leaders condemn Peshawar incident

Defence analysts, political and religious leaders have bitterly condemned the terrorist attack in Peshawar on Saturday.

While talking to SAMAA, they said that anti-country elements want to derail and destabilize Pakistan.

They have appealed to all the people of Pakistan to unite against anti-Pakistan elements, Shahzad Pasha report.

Broad follows century with two quick wickets

LONDON: Stuart Broad delighted a capacity Lord’s crowd on Saturday by following up a splendid innings of 169 with two wickets in 10 balls on the third day of the fourth test between England and Pakistan.

Broad shared a world-record eighth-wicket partnership of 332 with Jonathan Trott (184) after England had been reeling at 102 for seven in their first innings on Friday.

They recovered to reach 446, a total which assumed intimidating proportions when Pakistan stumbled to 46 for three at tea.

Broad, taking the new ball from the Pavilion end, moved a delivery away from Yasir Hameed (2) who was comfortably caught at second slip by Graeme Swann.

Imran Farhat fell to James Anderson for six, edging a catch to wicketkeeper Matt Prior. Broad then bowled Pakistan’s leading batsman Mohammad Yousuf for a duck.

Pakistan captain Salman Butt

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