Zaka Ashraf is set to develop into the subsequent Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) after being nominated by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for PCB’s board of governors. Ashraf’s first held the Chairman place in October 2011 until former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif dissolved the PCB governing physique in February 2014.
Najam Sethi was heading the interim administration committee to run the PCB operations for the reason that termination of Ramiz Raja’s physique by the federal government in December final yr. Sethi’s tenure was to run until June 21 however the former chairman introduced his determination to not contest the election for chairmanship by means of a Tweet on Tuesday morning (June 20).
“I don’t want to be a bone of contention between Asif Zardari and Shehbaz Sharif. Such instability and uncertainty are not good for PCB. Under the circumstances I am not a candidate for Chairmanship of PCB. Good luck to all stakeholders,” Najam Sethi wrote in his Tweet on June 20.
According to a report from ESPNcricinfo, Zaka Ashraf and Supreme Court Lawyer Mustafa Ramday have been nominated to be part of the PCB’s board of governors by the nation’s Primer Minister who can be PCB Patron. It is reported that Zaka has obtained backing from the ruling social gathering Pakistan Muslim League and a coalition ally Pakistan People’s Party.Â
Notably, Ashraf and Sethi have been concerned in a protracted authorized battle in the course of the former’s reign as chairman in 2013. Both executives shared the publish between 2013 and 2014 until Nawaz Sharif’s determination to terminate the PCB physique led by Ashraf.Â
Sethi was initially given 120 days to run the cricketing enterprise in Pakistan. His fundamental activity was to deliver again the 2014 structure and type the board of governors and chairman. Sethi lately confronted a whole lot of criticism for his lack of skill to take robust selections relating to the internet hosting of the 2023 Asia Cup and Pakistan’s involvement within the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 in India.
