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ISLAMABAD, Nov 8 (APP): Former Pakistan skipper Javed Miandad has urged the International Cricket Council (ICC) to bind spinners to wear half-sleeve shirts in matches, claiming that this would help keep a check on suspicious bowling actions.

ISLAMABAD, Nov 7 (APP): Pakistan’s ace tennis star Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi returned home on Sunday after making a number of landmark achievements in a long and hectic ATP World Tour Circuit.

ISLAMABAD, Nov 07 (APP): Former Pakistani fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has expressed the optimism that India and Pakistan will play a cricket series this year as he hoped an improvement in relations between the two countries.

KARACHI, Nov 6 (APP): Pakistan opener Muhammad Hafeez earned career best ranking and England’s James Anderson and Mohammad Hafeez of Pakistan are the biggest movers in the latest ICC Test Player Rankings, which were released on Friday following the conclusion of the Sharjah Test.

ISLAMABAD, Nov 6 (APP): Pakistan’s Mohammad Hafeez and England’s James Anderson are the biggest movers in the latest ICC Test Player Rankings, which were released on Friday following the conclusion of the Pakistan-England Sharjah Test.

ISLAMABAD, Nov 5 (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Thursday congratulated the Pakistan cricket team on winning the test series against England.

ISLAMABAD, Nov 5 (APP): Former leg-spinner Abdul Qadir on Thursday urged the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to support Saeed Ajmal instead of taking any action against him.

ISLAMABAD, Nov 5 (APP): President Mamnoon Hussain on Thursday congratulated the Pakistan cricket team on winning the test series against England.

ISLAMABAD, Nov 5 (APP): Out of favor off-spinner Saeed Ajmal is likely to be issued a show cause notice by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday for criticizing the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) policy on bowlers with suspect bowling actions. Talking to APP, A PCB official said Ajmal might get the notice on Friday… Continue reading Ajmal likely to get a show cause notice on Friday

KARACHI, Nov 5 (APP): Inzamam ul-Haq, the former Pakistan captain who had originally agreed to coach Afghanistan on a temporary basis, is believed to have agreed to a new two-year deal period following the team’s recent success in Zimbabwe, where they clinched both the ODIs and T20Is-their first series win against a Test playing nation.

KARACHI, Nov 5 (APP): Record-breaking Test batsman Younis Khan was recalled in Pakistan’s one-day squad against England starting next week, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Thursday. Veteran batsman Younis was not considered in Pakistan’s one-day squad after the Cricket World Cup held in Australia and New Zealand in February-March this year.