London: Pakistan test captain Salman Butt and pace bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif will meet their country’s High Commissioner later on Thursday to discuss corruption allegations levelled against the team.

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt will also attend the meeting which follows British newspaper allegations Amir and Asif were bribed to bowl deliberate no-balls in the fourth test against England at Lord’s which finished on Sunday.
Shahid Afridi will lead the one-day side in a warmup match against Somerset at Taunton on Thursday.
The 50-over match precedes a seven-game, one-day …

London: The three Pakistan players embroiled in betting scam allegations were to leave the squad Wednesday to face cricket and government authorities, de facto sidelining them from the team.

Test captain Salman Butt, plus bowlers Mohammad Aamer and Mohammad Asif, were to leave Pakistan’s training camp in Taunton, southwest England, and head to London for a meeting with officials.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has said it will not suspend them while the allegations are being investigated, though their date in London means they are set to miss the next match, effectively …

Lahore: Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Butt has insisted none of the players at the centre of spot-fixing allegations will be suspended until the police investigation comes up with some solid evidence. That throws open the possibility that they could appear in the Twenty20 internationals, which begin next week in Cardiff, despite the severe controversy hanging over them., spokesman for the board told.

“Chairman Ijaz Butt just told me that since there is a case going on with the Scotland Yard we are not going to suspend any player,” Pakistan Cricket …

London: ICC Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat said that “The International Cricket Council (ICC), England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) are committed to a zero-tolerance approach to corruption in cricket. All allegations of betting irregularities or fixing of matches or incidents within matches are investigated thoroughly by the ICC’s internationally respected Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) and this case is no different.

“Currently, senior ACSU investigators are in the United Kingdom conducting enquiries into the allegations directed at some Pakistan players during the recently concluded Test …

Colombo: Sri Lanka is facing India today in the Micromax tri-series final at the Dambulla International Stadium. The match is scheduled to start at 2:30 p.m. local time.

India beat New Zealand by 105 runs on Wednesday (25) to secure a place in the final against Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka despite playing well against India during the series has lost the final match to India in five consecutive series.
In an interview to CricInfo, Sri Lanka Captain Kumar Sangakkara has said the Sri Lankan team need to improve on mental toughness, which would …

Lords: The fourth and final cricket test of the series between Pakistan and England begins at Lords today.

The British team leads this four test match series by 2-1, and this fourth test match is very crucial for Pakistani team to equalize the series.
Pakistan captain Salman Butt said it would be “the most wonderful thing” for his largely youthful side if they could draw their Test series with England.
Few would have predicted Pakistan would have held both Ashes contenders to drawn series when they arrived in England, especially when they …