My priority will be to improve Pakistan's cricket image: Zaka Ashraf

KARACHI : Zaka Ashraf, after being appointed the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), said his priority was to improve Pakistan cricket's image abroad after a series of high-profile scandals.Ashraf, 59, a member of the executive committee of the ruling Pakistan People's Party, said: "I will work day and night to live up to president Zardari's confidence," Ashraf...

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Spot fixing trial: Pakistanis wanted to lose to damage Afridi

LONDON : Pakistan cricketers were ready to throw one-day internationals and Twenty20s in a bid to undermine then captain Shahid Afridi and make "a lot of money", a London court heard on Tuesday.Mazhar Majeed, an agent for several Pakistan players, told an undercover reporter last year that the players wanted Afridi replaced by then Test captain Salman Butt and were prepared...

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Pakistan to use DRS in Sri Lanka, England series

KARACHI : Pakistan on Tuesday announced it will employ the Decision Review System (DRS) during its one-day series against Sri Lanka later this month and against England early next year.A Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) release said it has acquired sponsorship to use the DRS in both the series to be played at the neutral venues of the United Arab Emirates. PCB announces that...

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Bangladesh spinners restrict Windies to 132-8

DHAKA : Left-arm spinners Shakib Al Hasan and Abdur Razzak took two wickets apiece as Bangladesh restricted the West Indies to 132-8 in the one-off Twenty20 international on Tuesday.Marlon Samuels top-scored for the West Indies with a fighting 58, but received little support from the other end. He hit four sixes and two fours in his 42-ball knock before being dismissed...

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Rahim leads Bangladesh to a win

Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim led his team to a thrilling three-wicket win over West Indies in the one-off Twenty20 International at the Sher-E-Bangla Stadium in Mirpur on Tuesday.Bangladesh asked West Indies to bat first. West Indies posted 132 for eight in its 20 overs.The key contributor to the West Indies score was Marlon Samuels (58: 42b, 2x2, 4x6). But the rest...

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