Sachin Tendulkar on Sunday congratulated South Africa's Jacques Kallis, Australia's Lisa Sthalekar and Pakistan's Zaheer Abbas after the three former players got inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame.

Zaheer Abbas said that while India captain Virat Kohli is a great batsman, his limited-overs deputy Rohit Sharma's strokeplay is very satisfying to watch.

PCB chairman Najam Sethi has said that Pakistan has reservations playing in Bangladesh - a country which has seen poll-related violence.

Pakistan will host three back-to-back home series from October 2014 to early February 2015 before the World Cup. Pakistan Cricket Board says if the security situation does not change or improve over the next 10 months then it will have to host them in the UAE.

Former Pakistan wicketkeeper Moin Khan is believed to take over as head coach for a short period after Dav Whatmore's contract expires in February.

No team has toured Pakistan since the terror attack on the Sri Lankan team bus during their tour in 2009.

Physio-cum-trainer Dale Naylor, who previously worked with Pakistan in 2010, will be hired for a period of four months with his first assignment the upcoming series against South Asian rivals Sri Lanka in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) later this month.

Former skipper Rashid Latif has filed a petition in court against the appointment of PCB chairman Najam Sethi.

A PCB official said the reason for the optimism stemmed from the decision to invite the Pakistani domestic T20 champions for the Champions League Twenty20 this year as well as last year.

Pakistan were thrashed 1-4 by South Africa in the ODIs at United Arab Emirates earlier in the month, raising doubts over Misbah's future as the skipper.