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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Pakistan have appointed the former wicketkeeper-batsman Wasim Bari team manager for their upcoming series against West Indies in the UAE https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/252100/252145.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/1056071.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/1056071.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1056071 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The PCB has defended its decision to name Waqar Younis as the national team's head coach, a day after Mohsin Khan blasted the appointment process https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/185100/185147.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/743285.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/743285.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-743285 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Costly equipment for biomechanical analysis at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Lahore is now set to be used, after years of neglect 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https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-545415 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shahid Afridi is expecting England to be a "real test" for Pakistan when they arrive in UAE next month https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/139300/139329.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan-v-england-2012/content/story/544300.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan-v-england-2012/content/story/544300.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-544300 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The PCB committee tasked with finding the new Pakistan head coach has shortlisted five names for the position out of a list of thirty-four applicants https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/124100/124166.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/534363.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/534363.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-534363 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The PCB has advertised the job of Pakistan coach, and has set a 15-day deadline for applications https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/126000/126095.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/531662.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/531662.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-531662 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Intikhab Alam, head of the committee appointed to find Pakistan's new coach, has said they may need to go with a foreigner since they wanted someone with the experience of coaching an international team https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/136400/136488.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/530463.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/530463.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-530463 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The PCB have appointed a three-member committee consisting of former players Zaheer Abbas, Intikhab Alam and Naushad Ali to select the next Pakistan coach https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/530230.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/530230.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-530230 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistan Cricket Board Director Sultan Rana will join the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) as Manager Events and Operations https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/527118.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/527118.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-527118 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Intikhab was appointed manager in October 2010 for the series against South Africa in UAE and his position will be taken by Naveed Akram Cheema, a member of the PCB's governing board https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/124100/124166.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe-v-pakistan-2011/content/story/525709.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe-v-pakistan-2011/content/story/525709.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-525709 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Intikhab Alam , the manager of the Pakistan team, has said a small clique of players within the national side had contributed to a divisive culture that has dogged Pakistan cricket in the last few years https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/129800/129882.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/522229.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/522229.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-522229 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Waqar Younis, the Pakistan coach, has hit out at former captain Shahid Afridi in his tour report of Pakistan's series in the Caribbean https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/129700/129773.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/518060.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/518060.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-518060 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistan's tour of West Indies is an opportunity for youngsters in the squad to establish their career, team manager Intikhab Alam has said https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/131600/131654.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/west-indies-v-pakistan-2011/content/story/511596.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/west-indies-v-pakistan-2011/content/story/511596.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-511596 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistan offspinner Saeed Ajmal has said that he is still not sure how Decision Review System (DRS) overturned on-field umpire Ian Gould's lbw ruling against Sachin Tendulkar during the World Cup semi-final against India in Mohali https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/130700/130751.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/509008.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/509008.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-509008 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Intikhab Alam, the Pakistan manager, has sought to downplay the hype surrounding the India-Pakistan semi-final in both countries, saying that inevitably, one of the two teams would have to lose at the end of the game 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https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan-v-south-africa-2010/content/story/482471.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan-v-south-africa-2010/content/story/482471.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-482471 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Intikhab Alam, the former Pakistan captain, who has been appointed manager of the Pakistan team has said that managing the Pakistan team is not an easy job anymore in the wake of the spot-fixing scandal https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/108900/108961.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan-v-south-africa-2010/content/story/480527.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan-v-south-africa-2010/content/story/480527.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-480527 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kamran Akmal has defended his shoddy performance in the Sydney Test, during Pakistan's disastrous tour of Australia, following speculation that there may have been more to his misses than just cricketing errors https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112300/112394.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/460453.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/460453.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-460453 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Senior members of Pakistan's team management on the tour to Australia raised concerns about a run-out wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal fluffed during the Sydney Test, hinting that it may have been more than just a cricketing error https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112200/112260.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/460390.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/460390.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-460390 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shahid Afridi, the Pakistan captain, has said indiscipline, a lack of mental strength and demoralising tactics by the coach Intikhab Alam were responsible for Pakistan's poor show on the tour of Australia https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/117200/117292.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/460382.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/460382.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-460382 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The parliamentary committee probing Pakistan's disastrous tour of Australia has summoned top officials and players to answer questions relating to the side's performance https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112200/112268.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/460343.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/460343.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-460343 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik has been in the news for all the wrong reasons, with team-mates and coaches accusing him of being a negative influence in the team https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/108300/108350.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/460164.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/460164.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-460164 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former Pakistan coach Intikhab Alam has launched a scathing attack on the national players, calling them 'mentally retarded' during their forgettable tour of Australia earlier this year, where they failed to win a single match https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/105400/105483.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/458926.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/458926.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-458926 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Intikhab Alam, the new head of the National Cricket Academy in Pakistan, has announced a programme to bring about improvements at the grassroots level, and club cricket https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/454949.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/454949.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-454949 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Greg Chappell has turned down an approach from the Pakistan board to coach the national team https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110300/110371.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/447719.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/447719.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-447719 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A day after it was announced that Intikhab Alam will not be accompanying the Pakistan side that takes on England in two Twenty20 internationals in Dubai, speculation over the fate of the coach intensifies https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/105100/105170.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/447590.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/447590.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-447590 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistan coach Intikhab Alam has accepted responsibility for Pakistan's poor showing on their tour of Australia https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/105300/105318.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/447276.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/447276.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-447276 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Julien Fountain, the English coach who has worked with West Indies and Pakistan in the past, has expressed an interest in working with the Pakistan national side again as a specialist fielding coach https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112800/112873.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/445742.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/445742.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-445742 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Pakistan coach, believes the board needs to organise specialist fielding training camps across Pakistan in order to improve standards in the national side https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/81300/81371.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/444827.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/444827.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-444827 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Rain on the last day might prevent Pakistan from sliding to a fourth successive series whitewash against Australia, but coach Intikhab Alam insists that his side is not hoping for divine intervention https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/108900/108960.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/444550.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/444550.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-444550 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT So far the 14 fluffed chances in Australia have cost Pakistan over 550 runs https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112800/112873.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/443996.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/443996.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-443996 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Intikhab Alam has said there is "no doubt" Sarfraz Ahmed will play in Kamran Akmal's place https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/91200/91225.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/443664.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/443664.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-443664 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kamran Akmal, who dropped four catches in Australia's second innings in Sydney, is likely to make way for wicket-keeper Sarfraz Ahmed and Shoaib Malik might be drafted in for the struggling Misbah-ul-Haq https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112300/112394.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/443073.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/443073.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-443073 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Intikhab Alam has called for separate teams for Twenty20 internationals as a possible means of arresting his side's current decline in the Test format https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/108900/108960.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/443059.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/443059.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-443059 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mohammad Yousuf believes hiring a specialist fielding coach for Pakistan will not make much of a difference to the side's continued problems in the area https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111000/111000.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/441989.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/441989.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-441989 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistan's ever-nervy batting line-up was left to rue another poor display that left their side in considerable trouble at the end of the second day at the MCG https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111900/111933.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/441379.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvpak09/content/story/441379.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-441379 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Daryl Tuffey stepped up to ensure his team did not miss the batsman they dropped in order to play five bowlers in Napier https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111300/111346.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/439236.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/439236.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-439236 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Pakistan captain has said the bowler-friendly pitches in the early part of the summer in New Zealand will be one of the biggest challenges for his team https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/106200/106260.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/434641.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/434641.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-434641 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Abdul Raqib, a veteran cricket administrator, and Asad Mustafa, a long-serving PCB official, replaced Yawar Saeed and Shafqat Rana as manager and assistant manager respectively, the board announced in a press release https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/78200/78297.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/430916.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/content/story/430916.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-430916 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Both have strongly denied that the ICC Champions Trophy matches against Australia and New Zealand were fixed and expressed disappointment that these accusations were made without solid proof https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/105400/105483.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/iccct2009/content/story/428784.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/iccct2009/content/story/428784.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-428784 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Regardless of the result between Australia and India at Centurion, Pakistan will be aiming to keep their game in working order when they take on the world champions in Centurion on Wednesday https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/108500/108560.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/iccct2009/content/story/427108.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/iccct2009/content/story/427108.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-427108 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistan captain Younis Khan and coach Intikhab Alam have said they will give Mohammad Asif time to settle into his groove after more than year out of international cricket https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/89500/89509.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/iccct2009/content/story/424743.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/iccct2009/content/story/424743.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-424743 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Intikhab Alam has defended the inclusion of controversial fast bowler Mohammad Asif for the Champions Trophy, who he feels will add experience to the bowling attack https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/90600/90635.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/iccct2009/content/story/422188.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/iccct2009/content/story/422188.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-422188 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Pakistan coach has blamed his batsmen for the Test and ODI series defeats in Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/105300/105318.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvpak2009/content/story/419774.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvpak2009/content/story/419774.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-419774 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistan's coach has rubbished allegations that some of his players were involved with bookmakers during his team's ongoing tour of Sri Lanka, where they have conceded the Test and ODI series https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/106700/106732.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvpak2009/content/story/418418.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvpak2009/content/story/418418.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-418418 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Umar Akmal has said that he had learned to tackle pressure from his elder brother Kamran Akmal, also a free-scoring batsman https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/106800/106839.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvpak2009/content/story/418415.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvpak2009/content/story/418415.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-418415 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Coming in with Sri Lanka struggling at 173 for 7 in the 45th over, Muttiah Muralitharan smashed 32 off 15 balls to lift them to 232 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/106500/106563.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvpak2009/content/story/417025.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvpak2009/content/story/417025.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-417025 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistan's coach said that his team were keen on a victory despite having already lost the series https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/104400/104409.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvpak2009/content/story/416161.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvpak2009/content/story/416161.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-416161 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The second replacement helped the hosts as the Pakistan batting collapsed at the SSC. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/106200/106283.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvpak2009/content/story/415344.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvpak2009/content/story/415344.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-415344 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Intikhab Alam has said his players will find it a challenge to adjust to Test cricket in Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/91900/91912.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvpak2009/content/story/410415.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvpak2009/content/story/410415.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-410415 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The New Zealand captain had "raised a couple of concerns" with the match officials over Gul's bowling during the game against Pakistan https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/104800/104835.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/wt202009/content/story/409106.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/wt202009/content/story/409106.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-409106 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistan's twin losses in the World Twenty20 warm-up matches will count for little once the action starts in the main tournament, believes coach Intikhab Alam https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/104200/104251.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/wt202009/content/story/407567.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/wt202009/content/story/407567.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-407567 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistan coach Intikhab Alam believes Pakistan have put behind them, the loss to India two years ago https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/wt202009/content/story/407148.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/wt202009/content/story/407148.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-407148 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistan coach Intikhab Alam says his team is well-prepared for the World Twenty20 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/103200/103295.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/wt202009/content/story/406645.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/wt202009/content/story/406645.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-406645 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistan coach Intikhab Alam is hopeful the sessions spent by the players with the sports psychologist Maqbool Babri will toughen them up ahead of the ICC World Twenty20 in England next month https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/103200/103298.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/wt202009/content/story/405941.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/wt202009/content/story/405941.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-405941 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The members of the Pakistan squad were in Bhurban for a high-altitude camp and Alam said the exercise was a success https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/405011.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/405011.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-405011 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Intikhab Alam, the Pakistan coach, has defended Saeed Ajmal's inclusion for the ICC World Twenty20 in England next month despite the offspinner being reported for a suspect action https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/91800/91839.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/wt202009/content/story/403389.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/wt202009/content/story/403389.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-403389 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistan coach Intikhab Alam has said that the third ODI was the turning point of the series against Australia and had his team won that they would have won the series instead of losing it 3-2 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/102800/102888.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakvaus2009/content/story/402846.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakvaus2009/content/story/402846.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-402846 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Intikhab Alam, the Pakistan coach, has said the team is "desperate" to win the series against Australia for the sake of the country's fans https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/102800/102858.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakvaus2009/content/story/402291.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakvaus2009/content/story/402291.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-402291 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistan sports minister Pir Aftab Shah Jillani has asked the ICC to review its decision to shift the 2011 World Cup matches from the country due to security reasons https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/80700/80770.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/400463.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/400463.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-400463 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Intikhab Alam, the Pakistan coach, reacting to the ICC's decision to strip Pakistan of the rights to host the 2011 World Cup, has called the move "unjust" https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/102000/102012.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/400293.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/400293.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-400293 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistan coach Intikhab Alam is confident that his spinners will be able to cause problems for Australia's batsmen https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101900/101976.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakvaus2009/content/story/399151.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakvaus2009/content/story/399151.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-399151 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistan coach Intikhab Alam has said he is satisfied with the venues in the UAE. Alam said he was confident that the wickets would help produce high-quality contests during the five ODIs and one Twenty20 international against Australia. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/95200/95270.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/398915.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/398915.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-398915 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Intikhab Alam has said the IPL's move to South Africa did not augur well for the future of international cricket in the subcontinent https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/97100/97198.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/396689.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/396689.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-396689 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistan coach Intikhab Alam believes winning the ICC World Twenty20 in England this summer would be a great way to restore lost pride to a troubled nation https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/95200/95270.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/395550.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/395550.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-395550 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistan coach Intikhab Alam is pleased with the pitch for the second Test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka starting Sunday at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. "The wicket is a firm one and looks good to me," he said https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/pakvsl/content/story/392602.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakvsl/content/story/392602.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-392602 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The pitch at the National Stadium in Karachi has come under fire with Pakistan's coach and captain criticising the lifeless track prepare by the home side, and saying they made contests less interesting https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/pakvsl/content/story/391938.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakvsl/content/story/391938.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-391938 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistan coach Intikhab Alam was frank that the track, on which Sri Lanka amassed 644 for 7 declared, was not what the home team had expected https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/pakvsl/content/story/391825.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakvsl/content/story/391825.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-391825 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistan coach Intikhab Alam has said the decision to hold the team's preparation camp ahead of the Test series against Sri Lanka in isolation was justified https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/pakvsl/content/story/391455.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakvsl/content/story/391455.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-391455 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Two weeks after Shoaib Malik was removed as Pakistan captain, his coach and manager have termed Malik "a loner and aloof" https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/389918.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/389918.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-389918 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Intikhab Alam, the Pakistan coach, has been appointed by the PCB to get inputs from the players and draw up recommendations before the board hands out its central contracts https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/385003.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/385003.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-385003 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shoaib Malik has the support of his coach as his captaincy comes under review at the end of this year https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/384403.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/384403.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-384403 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Intikhab Alam believes the fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar still has a few more years left in him in international cricket https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/pakvind/content/story/379419.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakvind/content/story/379419.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-379419 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Intikhab Alam, the Pakistan coach, has backed legspinner Danish Kaneria to bounce back during India's forthcoming visit early next year https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/pakvind/content/story/378957.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakvind/content/story/378957.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-378957 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Intikhab Alam acknowledged there may have been unease within the team, but said the issue was not something that cannot be easily resolved through open, honest communication https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/377442.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/377442.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-377442 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT This will be Pakistan's first ODI since July in a Test-less year; between the Asia Cup in June-July and next week when they take on West Indies, Pakistan have only played four Twenty20 internationals https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/pakvwi/content/story/377332.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakvwi/content/story/377332.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-377332 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistan are putting a cheerier spin on the loss of Mohammad Yousuf from their middle order ahead of a much-awaited ODI series against the West Indies in Abu Dhabi next week https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/377317.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/377317.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-377317 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Intikhab Alam, the Pakistan coach, has criticised Mohammad Yousuf's decision to join the ICL https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/377219.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/377219.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-377219 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Intikhab Alam, the new Pakistan coach, has given preference to match experience in domestic tournaments over camps to prepare for the home series against India in January next year https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvaus2008/content/story/376434.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvaus2008/content/story/376434.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-376434 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Intikhab Alam was only offered the job as Pakistan coach after Javed Miandad turned down an offer of a fourth stint in the position. Ijaz Butt, the PCB chairman, said Miandad had been Pakistan's first choice to replace Geoff Lawson, who was sacked as the https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/375513.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/375513.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-375513 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Pakistan board has offered Intikhab, a former Test captain and coach, a two-year contract. Intikhab confirmed he had been offered a two-year contract but said an official announcement would come from the board https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/375301.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/375301.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-375301 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT In an unprecedented move in Indian domestic cricket, the Punjab Cricket Association has appointed Intikhab Alam, the former Pakistan captain and coach, as coach-cum-manager of its Ranji Trophy team for the coming season https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/138650.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/138650.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-138650 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Abdul Qadir believes Pakistan should play at neutral venues, but former captains Ramiz Raja and Intikhab Alam think otherwise https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/373076.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/373076.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-373076 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Following Pakistan's narrow five-run defeat to India in the ICC World Twenty20 final at the Wanderers, former Pakistan captains criticised the team for not overcoming its jinx against India in major tournaments https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/twenty20wc/content/story/312513.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/twenty20wc/content/story/312513.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-312513 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shoaib Malik has lauded Geoff Lawson's appointment as Pakistan coach, while others feel Dav Whatmore would have been better https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/302271.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/302271.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-302271 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former captains Intikhab Alam and Javed Miandad have refused to apply for the position of Pakistan's coach through PCB's website https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/292594.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/292594.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-292594 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Remarking on the appointment of Shoaib Malik as the new Pakistan captain, former captains, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Imran Khan and Intikhab Alam, felt that at this point of time there was no option but to make Malik captain and have backed his appointment https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/291411.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/291411.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-291411 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kamran Akmal and Intikhab Alam appear before performance evaluation committee https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/289829.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/289829.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-289829 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistan's cricket fraternity expressed their shock over Pakistan's three-wicket loss to Ireland in their group stage match in Jamaica https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/story/285882.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/story/285882.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-285882 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Intikhab Alam has signalled a warning to India to beware the pace of Shoaib Akhtar https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/pakvind/content/story/230948.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakvind/content/story/230948.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-230948 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Article: PCB invites expatriate families to send children for cricket coaching and trials https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/95691.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/95691.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-95691 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT By registering a 222-run victory in the final Test of the three-match series, the Pakistanis not only kept their unbeaten record intact at the National Stadium, Karachi but also avoided the first-ever Test whitewash on Home soil https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/90395.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/90395.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-90395 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The third and final test starts at Karachi on Sunday but not with the degree of enthusiasm, with which the tour of Sri Lanka team commenced https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/90276.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/90276.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-90276 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT