The Australian Cricketers' Association (ACA) may have told its players not to tour Pakistan for the Champions Trophy in September, but concerns are growing in Pakistan that the decision was made based on hasty, possibly inaccurate security assessments.

The Pakistan government is set to install an ad-hoc committee to run national cricket affairs following the resignation of Pakistan board chairman Nasim Ashraf. Najmuddin Khan, Pakistan's sports minister, told reporters that an ad-hoc committee will be

The Pakistan Cricket Board is adamant the Champions Trophy will not be moved despite the real threat of teams pulling out of next month's tournament. The ICC said in London on Tuesday the safety and security situation in the country was "satisfactory

Doubts lingered over the fate of the Champions Trophy with the Australian Cricketers' Association telling its members not to travel to Pakistan even as the ICC said the tournament would proceed as planned. While Haroon Lorgat, the ICC chief executive

The B sample of Mohammad Asif, the Pakistan fast bowler, taken during the Indian Premier League has tested positive for a banned substance, AFP has reported. Last month the IPL had revealed that Asif had tested positive in random testing conducted during

On the day Pervez Musharraf resigned as president of the country, one of his main beneficiaries and closest allies, Nasim Ashraf, offered his resignation as chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). His resignation has been sent to the presidency

Salahuddin Ahmed, the chairman of Pakistan's selection committee, has said that Shoaib Malik, the captain, and coach Geoff Lawson were consulted before the 15-man squad for the Champions Trophy in September was announced.

Just three days after completing a remarkable comeback into the Pakistan squad for the Champions Trophy, Shoaib Akhtar's participation in the tournament was again in doubt after the Pakistan board served him an ultimatum saying