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The ICC has succumbed to pressure from the Pakistan Cricket Board, and agreed “in principle” to change the result of the controversial 2006 Test against England.
Umpire Darrell Hair awarded the match to England when Pakistan refused to take the field after tea on the fourth day, amid accusations of ball tampering.  The charge was later [...]

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India beat Bangladesh by 7 wickets to go through to the final of the tri-nations series. They will play Pakistan on Saturday in Mirpur to decide the tournament.
The hosts batted first and struggled to score with any freedom against the Indian bowling. Their innings closed on 222, one ball short of the [...]

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Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Asif has been dropped for the tri-nations tournament due to start in Bangladesh on June 8th. He was detained at Dubai airport on Sunday on his way back from the IPL after an “alleged illegal substance” was found in his wallet.
The PCB believes Asif is innocent, but named Sohail Khan [...]

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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has today placed a five year ban on pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar due to what it describes as “repeated disciplinary violations.”
Akhtar is unable to play for Pakistan, or anywhere in Pakistan, whilst the ban is in force. Interestingly it does not prevent him from joining the IPL.
The 32 year [...]

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Cricket Australia have made the decision to postpone their upcoming tour of Pakistan in the aftermath of the recent bomb blasts in the country.
Australia were due to play a three Test series, with the tour commencing on March 29th.
The Pakistan Cricket Board are hoping to reschedule the series in Pakistan, rather than looking for alternative [...]

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