Briefly Cricket

Womens team to play England

New Delhi: The Indian womens cricket team will play five one-dayers and three Twenty20 internationals against England from February 17 to March 8. The first ODI will be played in Bangalore on February 19 and the fifth and last on March 1 in Mumbai. The ODIs will be followed by three T20 matches.

Butt to raise IPL issue in Dubai

Karachi: PCB chairman Ejaz Butt left for Dubai on Monday to attend the executive board meeting of the ICC where he will raise the issue of the snub given to the Pakistan cricketers by the Indian Premier League authorities. Yes,we want the IPL issue to be discussed because our government has also indicated that the franchises need to accept their mistake, a PCB official said.

Pak looking for foreign coach

Karachi: Nearly 14 months after firing Geoff Lawson,the Pakistan Cricket Board is again looking for a foreign coach. Greg Chappell and former Pakistan coach Richard Pybus are among those doing the rounds. We are in talks with some people, said PCB chairman Ejaz Butt. With Intikhab Alam under scrutiny of an inquiry committee,the PCB named former Test batsman Ijaz Ahmed as batting and fielding coach for the two T20 matches against England in Dubai.