The Pakistan cricket could up being in more trouble than before as the investigating committee over their debacle in Australia has recommended some really harsh penalties and fines for some of the players. The recommendations have been sent to the PCB chief Ejaz Butt, who has now to take decision for the same.
The Pakistan Cricket Board has appointed Waqar Younis as the coach of the Pakistani national team. This was after there were many speculations about the same for the last one week about Younis Khan being offered the contract. Younis finally accepted the contract yesterday.
The New Zealand and the Australian cricket board have been asked to stay on a stand-by to host the 2011 edition of the World Cup, after it has been deemed that the security threat in India is for real. The CEO of the New Zealand Cricket (NZC), Justin Vaughan has said that that the ICC had asked them to remain on the stand-by but also added that the situation would be resolved and the tournament could be held as planned in the Asian nations of India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
Pakistan cricket continues to shock and awe. Just when they were getting a little overly fidgety about the IPL exclusion, has come another blow. On the Australian tour, Pakistani captain for the T20Is as well as the last ODI of the series, Shahid Afridi, has been suspended by the ICC for the next two international games.
The Kotla controversy refuses to die down. Only a couple of days after the game at the Feroz Shah Kotla was abandoned due to an unfit pitch, there have been contrasting views that have come out from the different stakeholders of the game.
David Morgan, the president of the ICC has said the concept of day and night test matches would be around the corner, sooner rather later. He said that he would be very surprised and disappointed if something like that did not happen in the next two years.
After the test matches series and the two T20Is between India and Sri Lanka, the sides will now battle it out for the five ODIs. The first of the five games will be played at Rajkot on Tuesday, and will be followed by games on Friday, Monday, Thursday and Sunday.