Karachi, Jan 21 : Pakistan has accepted the request of Bangladesh to add one more Twenty20 match to their tour starting in the middle of next month, PCB's Chief Operating Officer Saleem Altaf has said.

The PCB official said that Pakistan would play two T20 matches and five ODI on the Bangladesh tour. The team will leave for Dhaka on March 11, and the details of the tour would be finalised soon, he added.

Altaf also disclosed that he would soon be visiting Dubai to inspect facilities at Dubai Sports City which is one of the neutral venues being discussed between Pakistan and Australia to play at an off shore series against Pakistan.

Melbourne, Jan. 21: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has asked Cricket Australia to hand back USD 100,000trophy given to the No. 1-ranked team.

Though Ricky Ponting''s side is still topping the list, Cricket Australia has been forced to return the ICC Test Champion trophy to Dubai after holding it for all eight years of its existence - apart from four months in 2003 when South Africa briefly claimed it.

Australia''s coming Test series in South Africa will decide which team has the No. 1 ranking and instead of waiting until the conclusion, the ICC has decided to take back the trophy now in anticipation that it could change hands.

Karachi, Jan 21 : To avoid cancellation of tours that dogged Pakistani cricket in 2008, the PCB's Chief Operating Officer, Saleem Altaf, has said the Board is only considering neutral venues.

Altaf said Pakistan lost the opportunity to host the ICC Champions Trophy last September mainly because of a rigid stance adopted by the previous PCB top brass.

London, Jan. 21: If former England fast bowler Derek Pringle is to be believed, current skipper Andrew Strauss has placed his trust in his players to decide how they will go forward on the issue of making themselves available for the Indian Premier League (IPL) in its second season.

Karachi, Jan 21 : The Pakistan Cricket Board has assured suspended fast bowler Mohammad Asif of a fair trial over his Dubai misadventure, but he will be dealt with according to strict PCB anti-doping regulations.

"The Board made it clear that Asif will be dealt according to strict PCB anti-doping regulations which he said are now compliant with the guidelines given by the World Anti-doping Agency (WADA)," a senior official said.

Lahore, Jan 21: The Pakistan Cricket Board will not be seeking any compensation from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for canceling their India's tour of Pakistan in wake of the Mumbai terror strikes.

The Nation quoted a senior PCB official as saying that since the BCCI only followed the policy decision of its government not to tour Pakistan in the wake of Mumbai attacks, there was nothing the PCB could do.