6 January Pakistan fail to chase down 176 runs and lose the second Test against Australia at Sydney despite having had a 206 run first innings lead. Australia’s victory is especially spectacular considering that in their second innings the Aussies were only 46 runs ahead with two wickets left. Mohammad Yousuf, Pakistan’s captain, backs Kamran Akmal after the wicketkeeper dropped three catches and missed an opportunity for a run out.
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| Shahid Afridi |
5 February Pakistan’s tour of Australia comes to a close. Whitewashed, they finished having lost all 3 Test matches, all 5 One Dayers, and both T20 internationals.
10 March The Pakistan Cricket Board ban and fine seven players after an inquiry into the Australian series. Former captains Younis Khan and Mohammad Yousuf are banned from playing for Pakistan in any format indefinitely. Shoaib Malik and Rana Naved-ul-Hasan are banned for one year while Shahid Afridi and the Akmal brothers receive fines of Rs2-3 million.
16 March Although admitting a lack of concrete evidence, members of Pakistan's senate standing committee on sports announce they believe "one or more" Pakistan players to be involved in deliberately under-performing for money.
23 March Mohammad Yousuf announces his retirement from international cricket. The top order batsman – who was captain of the side one month previously – had a Test batting average in excess of 52.
5 April Opening batsman Nasir Jamshed is released on bail after being arrested for cheating in a school exam.
ICC WORLD TWENTY20
14 May After excellent performances, defending champions Pakistan are left with broken hearts after being beaten by Australia in the semi-finals of the ICC World Twenty20. Australia’s Michael Hussey stuns the world by scoring 38 runs from the final 10 balls of the game.
20 May Pakistan MPs summon players, coaches, and PCB chairman Ijaz Butt to answer questions related to the tour of Australia.
25 May Shahid Afridi is named as captain of the team for all formats of the game.
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| Mohammad Yousuf |
29 May Shoaib Malik’s fine and one year ban are both cut in half by an appeal tribunal. Younis Khan is refused his request for a hearing.
5 June Younis Khan’s indefinite ban is lifted. The Akmal brothers fines for acts of indiscipline are reduced. Shahid Afridi’s fine is revoked entirely.
ASIA CUP
19 June Harbhajan Singh’s four from the penultimate ball of the match knocks Pakistan out of the Asia Cup in a cliff-hanger. Indian celebrations were described as “explosive”.
20 June Top order batsman, former captain Younis Khan is not selected for Pakistan’s tour to England. His batting average was 50.
PAKISTAN SERIES AGAINST AUSTRALIA (IN ENGLAND)
5 July Pakistan win first T20 against Australia. With Pakistan banned from hosting cricket after the terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team’s bus in May 2009 the series is held in England.
16 July After one Test match, Pakistan’s captain Shahid Afridi retires from Test cricket. It was his first Test match in four years. Australia won the game by 150 runs.
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| Salman Butt |
24 July Pakistan series against Australia finishes. Pakistan square the series 1-1 with a thrilling win in the second Test. It is their first Test victory over the Aussies in 15 years.
PAKISTAN SERIES AGAINST ENGLAND
1 August After losing the first Test against England by 354 runs the PCB recall banned and retired former captain Mohammad Yousuf for the rest of the series.
10 August Zaheer Abbas, the former Pakistan captain, says he fears for the future of Pakistan cricket due to what he feels is its poor administration.
21 August Pakistan win a Test match against England for the first time in nine years. Captain Salman Butt dedicates the victory to the victims of massive flooding which has left one fifth of the country below water.
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