Karachi: Pakistan Cricket Board chief Zaka Ashraf has refused to comment on the spot-fixing scandal that has hit the Indian Premier League, referring to it as an internal matter of the BCCI.
The PCB chief said that his board had taken a number of steps to prevent its players from getting involved in corrupt practises.
"I can assure you that even when our team plays in the Champions Trophy next month in England there will be no repeat of the 2010 spot-fixing scandal," he said on Sunday.
"I don't want to comment on an issue that is an internal matter of the BCCI. They know best how to handle it. But overall the PCB has put in place some very strong measures to curb this menace," he said....
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Karachi: Pakistan's former captain, Aamir Sohail has reacted strongly to reports that he was engineering a move to oust Zaka Ashraf as chairman of the PCB after the Pakistan Muslim League's victory in the general elections. Ashraf interestingly became the first elected chairman of the board just few days before the elections were held on May 11 with many former heads of the board and players criticising the haste and...
10:56 PM, May 16, 2013
Karachi: Stung by the criticism over the manner in which he has become the first elected chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board, Zaka Ashraf on Friday insisted that the process adopted by the PCB was according to recommendations of the International Cricket Council. Ashraf has come in for sharp criticism from former heads of the Board and former players over the manner he was elected as PCB chief on Wednesday under...
11:06 PM, May 10, 2013
Karachi: Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif has said that he would challenge the manner in which Zaka Ashraf was elected Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman under the new Constitution by filing a petition in the High Court. "After my first petition, the PCB introduced a few amendments to its constitution. However, it is not as democratic as it should be. There are loopholes [in the new constitution] which I want...
01:18 PM, May 09, 2013
Islamabad: A former member of the PCB's board of governors filed a petition in Lahore High Court on Wednesday against the election of Zaka Ashraf as the new Pakistan Cricket Board chairman. Mohammad Anwar said in his petition that "unbridled powers are conferred upon the patron for the appointment of the chairman without following the open and transparent selection process." The PCB's 11-member board of governors earlier chose Ashraf after...
11:27 PM, May 08, 2013
Islamabad: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Zaka Ashraf on Wednesday became the country's first elected head of the sport, winning a four-year term under a new constitution approved earlier this year. The International Cricket Council (ICC) directed all its members to run their boards democratically and without government interference, threatening sanctions for any board that did not meet its requirements by June 2013. Ashraf, 60, has been PCB chairman since...
07:28 PM, May 08, 2013
Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) would legally examine the dismissal of the appeal made by leg-spinner Danish Kaneria against his ban on charges of spot-fixing. An ECB panel in London had rejected Kaneria' appeal against the life ban, handed out to him over charges of spot-fixing. PCB Chairman, Zaka Ashraf said the Board lawyers will examine Kaneria's appeal verdict. "We will ask our lawyers to analyze the outcome of...
08:18 PM, Apr 27, 2013
Karachi: Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Zaka Ashraf today handed over a copy of the new PCB constitution to the ICC which has appreciated the efforts made to make the document more democratic. The PCB chairman handed over the copy to ICC president Alan Isaac, in Dubai during the ICC Board meeting. The new constitution has repealed the 2007 PCB constitution and is compliant with the ICC's charter document and conforms...
10:21 PM, Apr 17, 2013
Karachi: Pakistan Cricket Board on Saturday dismissed reports that it was negotiating with former Zimbabwean batsman Grant Flower to appoint him as batting coach of the national team. A senior official in the Board, who declined to be named, said that no talks were in progress with Flower as reported by a section of the media. "He is not under consideration for the position of Pakistan's batting coach or consultant,"...
12:24 AM, Apr 14, 2013
Islamabad: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has accused the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) of reneging on an agreement to facilitate a tour of the Caribbean this year. Pakistan were originally scheduled to play two Tests, five ODIs and two Twenty20s in the Caribbean in June and July. However, reports suggest that the tour is unlikely to go ahead after both boards failed to find a new window. "It's a...
03:27 PM, Apr 07, 2013
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09:27 PM, Apr 03, 2013
PCB wants players to acclimatize to the sort of pitches they will find in England during the Champions Trophy. ...
11:05 AM, Apr 02, 2013
The PCB chairman said that the board has no plans to sack captain Misbah-ul-Haq or coach Dav Whatmore after Pakistan's Test series whitewash in South Africa. ...
09:11 AM, Apr 02, 2013
The board told Whatmore to file tour report which need to be discussed by the national selectors with the PCB. ...
11:18 PM, Mar 28, 2013
The PCB has requested the Cricket South Africa to send their team to Pakistan for the Test and one-day series in October-November this year. ...
01:34 PM, Mar 27, 2013
Whatmore, appointed Pakistan coach a year ago, came in for severe criticism from former captains following a 3-0 Test whitewash against South Afica. ...
09:29 PM, Mar 05, 2013
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Jang reported that immediately after the massive innings defeat in the third Test Whatmore had chosen to take out his anger on Imran Farhat. ...
09:45 PM, Feb 27, 2013
PCB chairman Zaka Ashraf will enjoy absolute power under the recently-amended constitution of the Pakistan Cricket Board, the country's media has reported. ...
10:05 AM, Feb 20, 2013
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11:19 AM, Feb 16, 2013
Zaka Ashraf claimed that Pakistan Women's cricket team finished last place in the World Cup due to the overwhelming security fears in India. ...
09:40 PM, Feb 08, 2013
