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[ad_1] Najam Sethi has withdrawn from the race to become the next head of the Pakistan Cricket Board.  Sethi was favorite to continue as PCB chairman after he headed the interim management committee, appointed by Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif last December. The interim committee's tenure was due to expire Wednesday. The prime minister is patron of the cricket board in Pakistan and directly appoints two members on the PCB board of governors — and one of them is elected as the chairman. The Pakistan Peoples Party, headed by Asif Ali Zardari, is Sharif’s coalition partner in the government and over recent weeks has demanded that its candidate should get be the new PCB chairman because it holds the sports ministry in the coalition. Salaam everyone! I don’t want to be a bone of contention between Asif Zardari and Shehbaz Sharif. Such instability and uncertainty is not good for PCB. Under the circumstances I am not a candidate for Chairmanship of PCB. Good luck to a...

[ad_1] The fiasco might not end for quite a few days, as the final venue for this year's Asia Cup hangs in the balance. While giving an interview with an Indian media outlet, Najam Sethi suggested England serve as a neutral ground. "England could be a possibility as a venue for the Asia Cup," Sethi said. Responding to the statement, the former chairman of PCB, Ramiz Raja, probed about the mental capacity of the current PCB chief. According to him, the foremost purpose of the Asia Cup, especially when held before the World Cup, is to allow teams to accustom themselves to the Asian conditions. However, even this statement wasn't perceived well by former cricketer, Salman Butt. He slammed Raja and was surprised with former PCB chairman suggesting that even Asian teams need to acclimatize to Asian conditions. "I came across former PCB's chair statement where he stated that the Asia Cup should have taken place in Pakistan because the teams would get u...

[ad_1] In December last year, the government dismissed Ramiz Raja and formed a management committee headed by Najam Sethi to take over the affairs of the PCB.  The committee was given 120 days to restore regional and departmental cricket and the 2014 constitution. It was also given the task of forming a 10-member governing board and appointing a chairman. Its term was to be completed on April 21. However, things seemed to be simple at first. However, the Ministry of Inter-Provincial Affairs objected to the appointment of the Election Commissioner. Then only a two to four-week summary was sent to the Prime Minister's House to extend the committee's tenure.  Minister Ehsan ur Rehman Mazari belongs to PPP. Interestingly, the committee got a two-month extension, likely ending on June 22. Zaka Ashraf was PCB's chairman in the previous regime of PPP. He remained the head and was removed from office after the change of government; later, he had a legal battle with Naja...

[ad_1] The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is displeased with Sri Lanka Cricket expressing their interest in hosting the entire Asia Cup 2023 and, as a result, has rejected their proposal for an ODI series in the Lankan home soil. The relationship between the PCB and SLC intensified when the latter voiced their preference to host the Asian tournament instead of following Najam Sethi's proposed 'Hybrid Model'. This model suggested holding four matches in Pakistan initially and then moving the second phase to UAE. ALSO READ:  Rashid Latif points out three young batters for Sri Lanka Test tour According to a report by Press Trust of India (PTI), the strained relations between the two boards is the reason why PCB rejected Sri Lanka's proposal to play a few ODI matches alongside their two-Test series in July this year, which is part of the World Test Championship (WTC).  "It is a clear indication that the PCB is not happy with the Sri Lankan board stepping in to ...

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