Umar Farooq

Pakistan correspondent, ESPNcricinfo

Ireland talks over Pakistan tour on hold

Pakistan's hopes of reviving international cricket at home were dealt a big blow after Ireland decided to hold back on its ongoing discussion with the PCB regarding a proposed tour to Pakistan later this year, following the terrorist attacks on Karachi ai

11-Jun-2014•Umar Farooq

Malik, Kamran Akmal denied central contracts

Shoaib Malik and Kamran Akmal have been axed from the PCB's central contracts list for 2014, while senior batsman Younis Khan has been demoted from Category A to Category B

05-Jun-2014•Umar Farooq

Misbah sees Azhar, Umar Akmal as future captains

Misbah-ul-Haq, the Pakistan captain, has urged the PCB to start grooming youngsters as future leaders

04-Jun-2014•Umar Farooq

Mohammad Irfan focusing on 2015 World Cup

Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Irfan is optimistic of being fit for the 2015 World Cup as he continues his rehabilitation from a hip injury

03-Jun-2014•Umar Farooq

'If you allow yourself to relax, you'll be swept away'

Pakistan offspinner Saeed Ajmal talks about how he learnt to bowl to the doosra, being robbed of Tendulkar's wicket in Mohali, and his career highs and lows

30-May-2014•Interview by Umar Farooq

Younis wants to retire on his own terms

Younis Khan, the Pakistan batsman, hopes to revive his ODI career ahead of the 2015 World Cup and aims to retire on his own terms rather than be dropped for good by the selectors

27-May-2014•Umar Farooq

Afridi to assess ODI future after World Cup

Shahid Afridi, the Pakistan allrounder, has said he will assess his future in ODIs after the 2015 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand

23-May-2014•Umar Farooq

PCB inviting Sri Lanka to tour Pakistan - Sethi

Najam Sethi, the PCB chairman, has said the Pakistan board is inviting Sri Lanka over for a series, asserting that Pakistan is "ready" to host international cricket in the country once again

22-May-2014•Umar Farooq

Sethi back as PCB chairman, two days after removal

The Supreme Court of Pakistan has ordered a stay against the Islamabad High Court judgement that had removed the PCB administration under Najam Sethi chairmanship and reinstated Zaka Ashraf as chairman

21-May-2014•Umar Farooq

Arif Ali Abbasi appointed PCB chief consultant

Zaka Ashraf, the PCB chairman, has appointed former chief executive officer Arif Ali Abbasi as his chief consultant

20-May-2014•Umar Farooq

Pakistan government appeals against Ashraf's return

The Pakistan government has lodged an appeal in the Supreme Court against the Islamabad High Court's decision to remove the PCB administration under Najam Sethi chairmanship

20-May-2014•Umar Farooq

Zaka Ashraf reinstated as PCB chairman again

Zaka Ashraf has been reinstated as PCB chairman for the second time this year, after the Islamabad High Court (IHC) annulled the committee headed by Najam Sethi and all the decisions taken by it

19-May-2014•Umar Farooq

Court order clears road for Zaka Ashraf return

The Islamabad High Court has dismissed the order issued by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, the patron of the PCB, that removed Zaka Ashraf as chairman and formed an eight-member committee led by Najam Sethi

17-May-2014•Umar Farooq

PCB fines cricketers for playing 'disapproved cricket'

Wahab Riaz, Nasir Jamshed, Fawad Alam, Abdul Razzaq and Shahzaib Hasan have been fined Rs. 500,000 for participating in 'disapproved' exhibition T20 matches

16-May-2014•Umar Farooq and Peter Della Penna

PCB says six-series deal signed with India

Pakistan says it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the BCCI to play six bilateral series between 2015 and 2023

14-May-2014•Umar Farooq

Zaka Ashraf under PCB audit cloud

An internal comprehensive audit by the PCB covering the 22-month span of former chairman Zaka Ashraf's administration has pointed to a staggering level of financial extravagance, with especially lavish spending on travel

14-May-2014•Umar Farooq

Gul expresses interest in T20 captaincy

Umar Gul has expressed interest in filling the vacant post of Pakistan's Twenty20 captain, though he insisted he first wants to return to top form

13-May-2014•Umar Farooq

Mushtaq Ahmed named Pakistan bowling consultant

Mushtaq Ahmed, the former leg-spinner, has been named Pakistan's bowling consultant

12-May-2014•Umar Farooq

Overlooked Mohsin slams PCB

Mohsin Khan, the former Pakistan batsman, has called the procedure adopted by the PCB to hire Waqar Younis as head coach a 'total farce'

08-May-2014•Umar Farooq

Kashif Siddiq banned for failing dope test

Kashif Siddiq, the captain of State Bank of Pakistan, has been banned for two years after failing a dope test

07-May-2014•Umar Farooq

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