Pakistan stick with Malik

Shoaib Malik has been retained as Pakistan's captain for the one-day series against the West Indies in Abu Dhabi.

New PCB chairman insists all-rounder will continue in the job

Shoaib Malik has been retained as Pakistan's captain for the one-day series against the West Indies in Abu Dhabi. The all-rounder had come under pressure after the team were defeated in a four-nation Twenty20 competition last week. That disappointment followed on from the side's struggles in the Asia Cup, though they have not played a Test match so far this year. New Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Butt has now come out in support of Malik, announcing that he would carry on until his term ends in December.

Review

"Malik's performance will be reviewed when it is time in December," Butt said. "We are more concerned about the team's performance and that has to improve. "In the last 12 months, the board has distributed around Rs25 million ($302,663) as bonuses to the players but I don't think they have deserved it." Malik will now lead his country in the three-match series against the Windies which gets underway on November 12. It is also possible the same teams may play a two-match Test series at the same venue, with talks ongoing between the two cricketing boards.