Scotland, Ireland ready to tour Pakistan: PCB

About arrangement with India, he sought that Board of Control after Cricket in India (BCCI) would get government’s gesture to play a reciprocal arrangement with Pakistan as per a MoU marked between the two nations.

A reliable source in the PCB was quoted as saying Wednesday that three categories were being planned for Pakistan players with pay scales of $100,000, $60,000 and $40,000.

Shahryar Khan, speaking at a press conference here in Lahore on Monday, stated that cricket and politics are two different things which should not be mixed.

The Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) plans on hosting its Twenty20 league in the United Arab Emirates or Qatar will have a damaging effect on cricket in Pakistan, according to former all-rounder Azhar Mahmood.

We will be informing them regarding a window in two week time he said adding Ireland team wants to play with Pak national side not with our A team.

Talking to media at PCB Headquarter in Gaddafi Stadium Lahore, Chairman PCB said that the board and government of Pakistan are ready to play with India anytime.

Khan also spoke about his interaction with the ICC task force on Pakistan cricket and said the Chairman of the committee Giles Clark had met him thrice and assured him he will bring an worldwide eleven to the cricket-starved nation next year. “If this does not happen it is not good for cricket overall” he added. We can’t do anything about this issue because we placed an open tender and Ten Sports won the broadcasting rights.

“We will see to it that which player will be suitable to fit in the national team for short term and for long term basis”, he said. “But we have conveyed to our broadcasters our views about their alleged involvement in any rebel league and the bearing it could have on the existing contract” Khan made it clear.

Pakistan cricket team coach Waqar Younis said that wicket-keeper-batsman Sarfraz Ahmed should lead the T20 squad af…

“If Sarfraz does not have any commitment with the national team in December then he will be tried as captain against England Lions”, said a PCB official. “A pool of 52 players has been formed who will be tested in all three formats”.