Shoaib Malik, the Pakistan captain, has said Mohammad Yousuf's claim that he was forced to join the ICL because of Malik's attitude was "a smart way to make an excuse". "It is not a fair judgment on part of Yousuf as he is the senior-most player of the

Fresh from his successful trip to Abu Dhabi, where he took seven wickets in three ODIs against West Indies, Sohail Tanvir returned to the Pentangular Cup to tear through Baluchistan's batting line-up and put the Federal Areas in an unexpectedly dominant

Shashank Manohar, the BCCI president, has assured Ijaz Butt, the Pakistan board chairman, that India will go ahead with their tour of Pakistan in January next year, the PCB said. Pakistan's status as an international venue has been affected

A day after helping Lahore Badshahs become ICL champions, Mohammad Yousuf returned to Pakistan to launch a stinging attack on the PCB and Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik. At the same time, Yousuf vigorously defended both his decision to join the ICL

Mohammad Yousuf indicated the visa problems he faced in travelling to Canada were the result of the PCB's bungling, rather than any indiscretion on his part. Yousuf was selected in Pakistan's Twenty20 squad to take part in a four-nation tournament

Pakistan cricket's administrative turmoil may have let Mohammad Asif off the hook on at least one of inquiries he is facing over drugs-related charges. This despite the confirmation of an ex-board official that Asif was found in possession of opium at

Efforts are underway at the Pakistan Cricket Board to cut down heavily on the administrative expenditure of running the organisation as the board struggles with the financial crunch caused by the spate of postponed series and tournaments in 2008.

A court is seeking records of Shoaib Akhtar's latest disciplinary transgression to decide on his appeal of a ban and fine for earlier disciplinary violations. Shoaib is currently challenging an 18-month ban from cricket and a fine of Rs 7 million