Islamabad: The Pakistan Cricket Board has surprisingly awarded axed allrounder Shahid Afridi and batsman Younis Khan category A contracts while increasing their pay by 15 percent.
Both players were dropped for next month's Champions Trophy, but will be given monthly retainers of around $3,600.
Test and one-day captain Misbah-ul-Haq, Twenty20 captain Mohammad Hafeez and offspinner Saeed Ajmal were also given category A contracts. Fast bowler Umar Gul, Umar Akmal and Abdur Rehman were demoted to category B, worth $2,500 a month, along with five other players.
The Akmal brothers, Kamran and Adnan, were among eight players in category C for retainers of $1,400 each. The PCB also awarded stipends of $700 to nine players....
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06:26 PM, May 14, 2013
Karachi: Shahid Afridi has irked the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for giving an interview to the media after his omission from the 15-member squad for the ICC Champions Trophy in England, following which the board is contemplating a disciplinary action against the flamboyant allrounder. Afridi told the Jang newspaper that it was captain Misbah-ul-Haq who didn't want him in the team. "It's the captain's decision to drop me," he told...
08:59 AM, May 02, 2013
Karachi: Struggling allrounder Shahid Afridi vowed on Wednesday to work hard to return to the Pakistan team after being axed from the 15-man squad for the Champions Trophy. "Being in and out is a one-off thing. It happens to every cricket player and I will soon stage a comeback because I believe in hard work and performance, so I don't want to be bitter," Afridi said. The big-hitting all-rounder was...
04:15 PM, May 01, 2013
Lahore: Pakistan on Monday axed Shahid Afridi from their 15-man squad for the Champions Trophy following the allrounder's below-par performances in South Africa and a domestic competition. The 33-year-old, who still holds the world record of fastest one-day century - off 37 balls made against Sri Lanka in Nairobi in 1996 - has not taken a single wicket in his last six one-day internationals. Undoubtedly the most popular player in...
11:55 PM, Apr 29, 2013
Karachi: Veteran allrounder Shahid Afridi said Thursday he is targeting the 2015 World Cup after returning to the Pakistan side, but vowed to quit if he became a burden on the team. The 33-year-old was left out of the squad for the one-day series against India in December before staging a comeback for the tour of South Africa, but his woeful run of form has continued. Afridi's 88 in the...
06:18 PM, Apr 14, 2013
Islamabad: Former chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board Ijaz Butt has advised Shahid Afridi to concentrate on improving his batting and bowling skills to keep his place in the national side instead of criticising him publicly. Last week Afridi said during Butt's tenure Pakistan was hit by match-fixing scandals and that he was removed as ODI captain despite Pakistan making the semi-final of the 2011 World Cup. In a letter to...
01:31 PM, Apr 14, 2013
Karachi: Pakistan's flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Afridi has lambasted former Cricket Board Chairman Ijaz Butt for suggesting that Muhammad Hafeez and head coach Dav Whatmore had formed a nexus against Test and one-day captain Misbah-ul-Haq in the national team. "I think everyone knows the scandals that came about when Butt was heading the board. It is better he stop giving such damaging statements about the team and rest at home at...
10:14 AM, Apr 12, 2013
Islamabad: Enigmatic allrounder Shahid Afridi wants his future Pakistan selections based on performance and to stay fit so he can keep playing cricket until the 2015 World Cup. The prospects for Afridi, who captained Pakistan to the 2011 World Cup semifinals, are in doubt after he failed to get a wicket and scored only 126 runs in the five-match ODI series against South Africa. He's under public pressure to be...
05:08 PM, Apr 11, 2013
Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board has sought the help of a sports psychologist to help experienced allrounder Shahid Afridi regain his confidence in bowling ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy. Afridi has been named in the shortlist of 30 probables for the Champions Trophy by the national selectors but indications are that if he doesn't perform in the President's Cup limited overs tournament he might be overlooked in the final...
09:41 AM, Apr 06, 2013
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06:24 PM, Mar 24, 2013
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12:56 PM, Mar 24, 2013
The former Pakistan captain is without a wicket in the first three games in South Africa who lead the five-match series 2-1 going into the fourth contest in Durban on Thursday. ...
09:20 PM, Mar 18, 2013
Colin Ingram smashed an unbeaten century and seamer Rory Kleinveldt took 4 for 22 as South Africa defeated Pakistan by 125 runs in the 1st ODI. ...
10:06 PM, Mar 10, 2013
Asked about his struggle in batting, Afridi said one couldn't play aggressive all the time batting at number seven. ...
12:34 PM, Feb 23, 2013
Afghanistan made a brisk start with 32 runs in first three overs but could not maintain their run rate. ...
02:11 PM, Feb 14, 2013
Pakistan 'A' led by captain Shahid Afridi bundled the Afghans out for a paltry 122 in 38.5 overs. ...
10:17 AM, Feb 12, 2013
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09:04 PM, Feb 04, 2013
No international cricket has been played in Pakistan since gunmen attacked the Sri Lankan team bus in March 2009. ...
06:50 PM, Feb 01, 2013
Nazir has advised all-rounder Afridi to take a break from international cricket to recover his confidence and form. ...
10:09 PM, Dec 30, 2012
The PCB said that Mohammad Irfan and Shoaib Malik would remain in India with the national squad for the three-match ...
03:18 PM, Dec 29, 2012
