The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed that a player reported an approach from a suspected bookmaker during the National T20 Cup, currently in progress in Rawalpindi.
Malik has stated that since the match-fixing life ban imposed on him by the board in 2000 has been revoked by a lower court, he should be allowed to get involved in cricket again as he wants to become a coach.
PCB CEO Wasim Khan told the media that he and Chairman Ehsan Mani would be meeting with Misbah very soon to discuss his performance.
The owners of Lahore Qalandars, Quetta Gladiators, Multan Sultans, Karachi Kings, Peshawar Zalmi and Islamabad United have, in a joint petition filed in the court, made it clear they had lost billions of rupees since the inception of the tournament in the absence of a viable financial model.
The PCB has asked around 240 players, officials and other stakeholders, who will take part in the National T20 Championship.
The Pakistan Cricket Board has plans to removed head coach Misbah ul Haq from the chief selector's position and Akhtar is being considered for the role
PCB is mulling over to send 40-45 players for the New Zealand tour with the senior and A team in late November
Ahead of the 2020-21 season, which begins on September 30, the PCB announced a new pay structure which will see even the lowest-paid domestic players earn at least "seven per cent more" than what they received in the 2019-20 season.
According to Mani, it would be "healthier" if someone from other board now leads the ICC because of the "politics introduced" by Cricket Australia, England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) earlier.
Saqlain Mushtaq had praised MS Dhoni following his retirement from international cricket, adding that the former Indian captain deserved a farewell match.
Zimbabwe was originally scheduled to play three ODIs and three T20 internationals but they have now requested the Pakistan Cricket Board to arrange a few extra matches for them.
Kamran said in the past players had been banned for short terms of three to six months and even had their fines reduced for the same offence but in Umar's case, the PCB is not even satisfied with the 18 months ban on him.
In June, Danish Kaneria had appealed to the PCB to lift the life ban imposed on him in 2013. However, the PCB responded by asking him to approach the ECB to get his ban revoked.
Last month, 10 Pakistan players had been left out of the England tour squad after they failed to clear the coronavirus test.
The last time the two sides played a Test series against each other was when Pakistan toured India for a three-match series in 2007/08.
A spokesperson from the Pakistan Cricket Board has said that it has heard nothing from the Asian Cricket Council over the fate of 2020 Asia Cup.
Grant Flower claims that ex-captain Younis Khan once held a knife to his throat on receiving some unwanted advice.
The PCB confirmed that six of ten Pakistan players who tested positive have now returned negative tests twice and are eligible to join the squad in England.
The PCB spelt 'Pakistan' wrong in the tweet announcing squad's departure for England, and Twitter didn't fail to notice.
Inzamam-ul-Haq has lashed out at PCB, stating that the board's medical staff didn't attend calls from the players who tested positive for COVID-19.
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