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Mohammad Hafeez among 6 Pakistan cricketers test negative for Covid-19

A 31-member Pakistan contingent, including 20 players and support staff, reached UK on Sunday for their three Tests and as many T20Is in August and September

Covid-19: PCB shortlists 20 players for Eng tour; to leave for UK on Sunday

PCB named the squad which will be led by Azhar Ali and Babar Azam will be the deputy for the Test matches

PCB Annual Budget: More money for domestic compared to Int'l cricket

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has allocated biggest percentage of its 7.76 billion rupee annual budget for the development of domestic cricket while slashing it by 10 percent.

Pakistan cricket board plans to add fifth venue in Peshawar for PSL 2021

The Board of Governors of PCB has approved a 7.76 billion Pakistani rupees operating expenditure budget for the 2020-21 fiscal year, which is a 10% reduction from the 2019-20 budget

Pakistan cricket team will tour UK; to arrive on Sunday: England board

Pakistan is arriving on Sunday without 10 coronavirus-infected players for a cricket tour of England that doesn't have any scheduled games yet

Inzamam calls out PCB medical staff for ignoring calls from players

Former Pakistan skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq on Friday lashed out the cricket board and its medical staff for ignoring to look after the health of the COVID-19 positive players. Criticising PCB's overall approach, Inzamam alleged that the board's medical staff ignored calls of the coronvirus-infected players who needed advice. "My sources have told me that the PCB's medical staff did not attend calls of these players for two days, which is a really bad attitude," Inzamam said on his YouTube channel. "The players were sent home, I felt they should have been take care for. The players who have tested positive would have thought that PCB is not supporting them at this difficult time," he added. As many as 10 out of the 29 England-bound Pakistan cricketers have tested positive for the dreaded coronavirus, including Mohammad Hafeez and Wahab Riaz, Fakhar Zaman, Imran Khan, Kashif Bhatti, Mohammad Hasnain and Mohammad Rizwan. Pakistan are scheduled to leave for the UK on June 28 to play thre

Pakistan cricket board plans to stage remaining PSL matches later this year

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is planning to complete the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2020 season later this year, which has been suspended since March 17 due to coronavirus pandemic.In the Board of Governors (BoG) meeting on Friday, the BoG congratulated the PCB management for successfully staging the PSL 2020 before its suspension. As many as 30 completed matches were played at four venues with more than 5,00,000 spectators crossing turnstiles to watch the live-action."The BoG was informed that the PCB was planning to stage the remaining four matches later in the year, while it plans to add the fifth venue in Peshawar for the 2021 edition, which is scheduled to be held in February and March 2021," PCB said in a release.There are only three matches left in the PSL 2020 season -- two semifinals and the summit clash.The BoG approved to set-up a dedicated PSL Department by separating it from the PCB's Commercial Department. PSL Project Executive Shoaib Naveed will head the department

Pak vs Eng: PCB conducts 3rd round of Covid-19 test, results on June 27

The Pakistan Cricket Board on Thursday confirmed five reserve players and a backup player support personnel have undergone Covid-19 tests.

PCB disappointed with Mohammad Hafeez for making Covid-19 result public

Hafeez took to Twitter to share the report of the personal test that he got done a day after PCB's test. He had also shared the photo of his report which had come out as negative

Babar Azam is Pakistan's future captain in all three formats: PCB CEO

Azam was named Pakistan's T20 skipper while Azhar Ali was appointed as Test captain after Sarfaraz Ahmed was sacked in October last year

Coronavirus: Latif slams players, Pak board for unprofessional approach

Players who have tested positive were practising outside together, so there was bound to be a problem, says Rashid Latif

Pakistan Board's Sep-Oct window for Asia Cup doesn't suit BCCI: Report

The Asia Cup will go ahead as Pakistan team returns from England on 2nd September so we can have the tournament in September or October, says PCB CEO

Asia Cup will be held as planned in either Sri Lanka or UAE: Pak board CEO

PCB CEO Wasim Khan rejected speculation that the event could be scrapped to make space for the currently suspended Indian Premier League

Seven more Pak cricketers test positive for Covid-19, total reaches 10

PCB CEO Wasim Khan said that the players and officials would now assemble in Lahore and another round of tests would be carried out on June 25 and a revised squad would be announced the next day

England tour during coronavirus pandemic a 'big risk', says PCB doctor

Saleem said he was encouraged by soccer resuming in Europe where the Bundesliga in Germany and the Premier League in England have staged games played in empty stadiums

Pak pacer Mohammad Irfan quashes rumours of his death in car accident

On Sunday, social media was filled with posts about Irfan's death. However, the Pakistan bowler has put an end on all such speculations from his official Twitter handle

Pakistani cricketers to be tested for Covid-19 twice before leaving for Eng

The first test will be taken on Monday and the second on Wednesday when the cricketers assemble in Lahore for departure

My agenda is not ICC but improvement in Pakistan cricket: PCB chairman Mani

Imran had asked me to come and work in Pakistan cricket, and I have stayed away from cricket for nearly 12 years since my last term as ICC chief, says PCB chairman

ICC T20 World Cup not ' feasible' in 2020: PCB chairman Ehsan Mani

Even if the ICC T20 World Cup is held, it will be in a bio-bubble environment, including empty stadiums, says Pakistan cricket board chairman Ehsan Mani

PCB gets Pakistan PM Imran Khan's backing to criminalise match-fixing

Under the new code, the board intends to criminalise match-fixing and spot-fixing and also specify punishments for offenders, including jail time