Pakistan Has a New PCB Chairman

Pakistan has a new PCB chairman, and the winner is, Chaudhry Zaka Ashraf.  Many fans are nervous about this decision because Ashraf has never before now been associated with the sport.  So the feeling is, what can he bring to the table that the other runner ups could not? 

Others are confident that with a money background he just the person to help the sport out of the funk it’s been in the last few years.

Ashraf wants to bring Pakistan cricket back to the top and bring the name back into households around the world.  He feels it’s important to show the world that the incident in 2009 does not define the country.  Ashraf is confident he will bring cricket back to Pakistan and make the fans proud.

How do you think this decision will affect the sport?  Are you happy with who they picked?  Or would you have wanted someone else?

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Pakistan Wins International Series with New Coach in the Horizon

On Wednesday Pakistan played Zimbabwe in a one-day international (ODI) series.  Pakistan came into the series with a relatively fresh team, which is a risky move at this point in the season.  The move seemed to pay off this time, Pakistan winning with 270/5.

Throughout the match Pakistan seemed to be the dominating side, with a five-run win in the opening match and then with the second by 10 wickets. Then with Khan pulling in an amazing last over, bowling five low tosses to win the match for Pakistan.

The PCB has put together a committee to decide who the next coach for Pakistan will be.  So far the committee consists of Zaheer Abbas, Intikhab Alam and Naushad Ali. Waqar, the current coach for Pakistan, will be leaving for medical reasons after Pakistan’s tour of Zimbabwe is complete. People are wondering whether these events are what helped to sway the decision to bring in a fresh team against Zimbabwe.

The committee only has until October to find a replacement, that’s when their next tour in the UAE begins.  Ramiz Raja, Pakistan’s former captain has agreed to help the committee come to a decision.

The committee says they are open to selecting a foreign coach.  Pakistan has not had a foreign coach since Ijaz Butt removed Geoff Lawson, of New South Wales. Geoff was appointed after Bob Woolmer’s death in 2007.

Waqar’s departure means nine coach changes in the last decade for Pakistan.  What do you think?  Does Pakistan need another foreigner or should the committee choose some from within the country?

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Rates Decrease to Pakistan! Now 58% Cheaper Than Skype!

Pakistan and the West Indies will meet in their first ever Twenty20 cricket match today, about a month after Pakistan eliminated the squad from the World Cup on route to the semifinals. Pakistan is still the favorite, but with many new faces on the teams, many consider the game to be completely up in the air. The Pakistan Cricket Board also announced last week that they were in early talks to develop an in-country Twenty20 league similar to the Indian Premier League, in order to attract foreign teams and players back to competition in the country.

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