Angry at being removed as Pakistan's ODI captain, temperamental all-rounder Shahid Afridi has retired from international cricket, insisting he would return only if "disgraceful" administrators of the PCB quit.

Former Test spinner Akram Raza, who was recently arrested on charges of illegal betting, has said he will share the details of the police case against him with the PCB but only after the verdict of the court.

Former Pakistan skipper Wasim Akram feels that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has committed a big mistake by sacking Shahid Afridi as the One-day captain.

Desperate to revive bilateral cricket ties with India, Pakistan is hoping to make a breakthrough next month when the officials of the two boards come across each other during ICC meetings.

After staging the final of its premier domestic tournament under lights early in 2011, the Pakistan Cricket Board is now backing the ICC's idea to introduce day/night Test matches.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is more than willing to go and play in India in a bid to resume bilateral cricketing ties with the arch-rivals, which have been suspended since the Mumbai terror attacks in late 2008.

Karachi: Ending weeks of speculations, Pakistan today named experienced all-rounder, Shahid Afridi as the captain of the national team for the ICC cricket World Cup to begin in Dhaka on February 19.

Dec. 31: Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Butt believes it is impossible to completely eradicate spot-fixing, not only for the board but also for the International Cricket Council (ICC).

“To cont

Karachi, Dec. 11: Still bitter with Bangladesh for refusing to host Pakistan two years ago, the PCB has cancelled a series there on security grounds.

It is learnt that despite complaining of not gett

Karachi: Following the International Cricket Council’s admission that it had no ‘compelling evidence’ of match-fixing in the third one-dayer against England, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is mullin