Pakistan Cricket Board PCB on Tuesday appointed Mohammad Yousuf as the Test and ODI captain for the upcoming Australia tour, while former captain Younus Khan has been dropped from the team.
Pakistan cricket chief Ijaz Butt will attempt to talk Younus Khan into resuming the captaincy, after quitting in protest at allegations of match-fixing.
South African skipper Graeme Smith was no doubt disappointed at the loss at the Eden Gardens, but derived satisfaction at the way the team fought till the end.You may also want to seeCheergirls to spice up IPL in Cuttack, despite Kalinga Sena threatSehwag may quit after 100th Test; wants to bat at number 4Former Pakistan captain Younus Khan thrashes a spectatorJaved Miandad, Wasim Akram refuse to coach Pak cricket teamAustralian fitness trainer David Dwyer temporarily rejoins Pakistan cricket teamRelated videosSecurity beefed up in Jaipur following terror threat to Indo-SA ODI
Following the on-field altercation on day two of the third Test between Australia and West Indies on Thursday, West Indies spinner Sulieman Benn has been banned by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for 2 ODIs for his heated exchange with Australia's Haddin.
A Pakistani court ordered the release Tuesday of Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, the leader of a banned Islamic group that was suspected of involvement in the terror attacks in Mumbai , India, last November.Click on the link for more details.
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Senior BJP leader Kailash Sarang on Friday demanded that the book on Pakistan's founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah by expelled party leader Jaswant Singh should be banned in the whole country.