Happy with the facilities, PCB media manager Nadeem Sarwar said: "We are very happy with the arrangements. We spoke the the commissioner of police (R K Pachnanda) in the morning and he has assured me of a smooth conduct.

"There are certain security protocols that we have taken. The players won't entertain any requests from friends or fans to attend private dinner parties. They have also been intimated that they can't entertain any guests in their hotel rooms," PCB spokesperson and GM (Media affairs) Nadeem Sarwar said.

Pakistan cricket chiefs have made no decision yet on disgraced former captain Salim Malik's bid to become the national side's batting coach, an official said on

Pakistan's cricket board said on Sunday it hopes to arrange a tour by Bangladesh as part of efforts to revive international cricket in the country.

Pakistan lodged a protest with cricket's governing body on Monday over the exclusion of off-spinner Saeed Ajmal from the shortlist of an annual award, saying they hope his name will be included after a review.

Pakistan cricket chiefs on Wednesday dismissed reports they had sought a share of revenues from their planned tour of India later this year -- the arch-rivals' first series in five years.

Pakistan has hired a psychologist to help in the rehabilitation of paceman Mohammad Amir who was convicted and banned in a spot-fixing scandal, an official said Saturday.

Work is being sped up to get Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium ready for the visit of Bangladesh later this month, cricket officials said, Pakistan's first home international in three years.