Mohammad Hafeez to represent Lahore Lions

By Aftab Tabee

LAHORE, Pakistan (TheSportsNEXT) November 20, 2012: Pakistan’s Twenty20 skipper Mohammad Hafeez has decided to play for Lahore Lions in the upcoming National Twenty20 Cricket Tournament 2012 which will be played from December 2-10, 2012.

Match-fixing issue was reported to ICC: Ed Hawkins

By Bipin Dani

MUMBAI, India (TheSportsNEXT) November 18, 2012: The Indian cricket board may have rubbished his claims on match-fixing (2011 World Cup semi-final between India and Pakistan at Mohali was fixed), however, the UK-based journalist, Ed Hawkins insists he had brought the issue to the notice of the ICC.

Zaheer Abbas applies for Pakistan batting coach job

By Ubaid Awan

KARACHI, Pakistan (TheSportsNEXT) November 4, 2012: After former captain Salim Malik expressed his keen interest in joining the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) as batting coach, Asian Bradman Zaheer Khan also jumped into the reckoning on Saturday when he applied for the job with the cricket board, TheSportsNEXT.com has learnt.

Lahore court issues contempt notice to POA

By Tasawwar Abbas

LAHORE, Pakistan (TheSportsNEXT) October 25, 2012: Justice Khalid Mahmood Khan of Lahore High Court (LHC) issued notice to President, Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) Lt Gen (Retd) Syed Arif Hassan on Thursday.

Shikhar Dhawan misses cricket on his wedding day

By Bipin Dani

Shikhar Dhawan to get married to Eesha Mukherjee on October 29

MUMBAI, India (TheSportsNEXT) October 25, 2012: India's 27-year-old top order batsman Shikhar Dhawan is "sad" on missing the match on his wedding day.

Impossible to fix matches by umpires: Daryl Harper

By Bipin Dani

Daryl Harper finds it "Impossible" for cricket umpire to fix matches

MUMBAI, India (TheSportsNEXT) October 15, 2012: Former ICC umpire, Darrell Hair was not surprised with the recent allegations of fixing against match umpires. However, according to another retired ICC umpire, Daryl Harper, the result of the match can’t be fixed in normal circumstances.

Abdul Razzaq may miss Pakistan-India series

By Nadira Mushtaque

Abdul Razzaq may also have to sit out of Pakistan-India series!

LAHORE, Pakistan (TheSportsNEXT) October 14, 2012: Pakistani cricket fans may not find veteran hard-hitting all-rounder Abdul Razzaq in action during the upcoming Pakistan-India series after the PCB decided to penalize him for his media outburst against his skipper.

PCB appoints Javed Miandad as batting consultant

By Ubaid Awan

KARACHI (TheSportsNext) September 8, 2012: Former Pakistani captain and ex-head coach Javed Miandad has been appointed as batting consultant of the national cricket team for the upcoming 2012 ICC World Twenty20, sources told TheSportsNext.com on Saturday.

PCB pays cricketers` outstanding dues

By Ubaid Awan

KARACHI (TheSportsNext), July 22, 2012: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) paid the long-standing dues of national cricketers till the start of series against Sri Lanka assuring them of no future delay in match fees and bonuses, sources told TheSportsNext.com on Saturday.