PCB invites Cricket South Africa to send team to Pakistan for T20 series
Cricket | November 02, 2019 10:27 ISTThe Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has invited Cricket South Africa (CSA) to send their national team next year for a T20 series.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has invited Cricket South Africa (CSA) to send their national team next year for a T20 series.
PCB announced Rawalpindi and Karachi as venues for two ICC Test Championship matches in December against Sri Lanka.
The source said top players stand to lose out individually on earnings of up to 10 million rupees.
The PCB is likely to ask Sri Lanka to share expenses of hosting the home Test series in UAE if the SLC decides not to tour Pakistan.
Mohammad Hafeez criticised the board after a video of former Pakistan domestic cricketer Fazal Subhan driving a pick-up van went viral on social media last week.
The PCB will wait for BCCI's confirmation till June 2020 for the participation in the Asia Cup, which is scheduled to take place in Pakistan.
Mickey Arthur was removed as the head coach of Pakistan, following the side's poor outing in the 2019 World Cup.
The UAE has remained Pakistan's home venue for a long time with no Test nation visiting the country since the 2009 terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan team bus.
According to reports, PCB had to face a loss of Rs 248.615 million due to irregular payments to franchises in excess of agreed share of central pool.
As a part of the championship, Indian women's team are set to host their Pakistani counterparts in a three-match ODI series.
The PCB has said that Sri Lanka's tour to Pakistan remains important to the country even as 10 players from the touring side have opted out.
Sri Lanka's senior cricketers, including Lasith Malinga, Angelo Mathews and Dimuth Karunaratne have reportedly refused to travel to Pakistan for a three-match T20I and ODI series.
Misbah-ul-Haq was handed the dual role of coach and chief selector by the PCB on Thursday in a complete revamp of their cricketing structure.
The new constitution, which came into existence on August 19, decreased the number of participating teams in domestic cricket from 16 to six.
Misbah-ul-Haq confirmed on Monday he was applying for the head coach job the deadline for which ended on the same day.
Zakir Khan, PCB Director of international cricket, in his last media talk, had told the journalists that the board is considering three models for the selection panel of the senior team.
Fourteen centrally contracted and six additional men cricketers have been invited to attend a pre-season camp, which will commence at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Lahore on August 19.
Sharjeel was banned from all forms of cricket for five years in August 2017 for his role in the spot-fixing scandal that marred Pakistan Super League (PSL) earlier that year.
Test opener Azhar Ali and left-arm pacer Mohammad Aamir, who recently announced his retirement from Test cricket, have been demoted in category B and C respectively.
Along with Mickey Arthur, batting coach Grant Flower, bowling coach Azhar Mahmood, and trainer Grant Luden were also released.
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