Najam Sethi Replaces Ramiz Raja as PCB Chairman

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday constituted a management committee with Najam Sethi as Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman to revive the PCB 2014 Constitution.

The management is tasked “to manage the affairs of PCB with full executive powers with the aim of affecting the and restoration of Departmental Cricket Structure and other allied matters, including the nomination of a Board of Governors and election of Chairman, as stipulated in the 2014 Constitution, within a time frame of 120 days.”

Taking to Twitter, Najam Sethi said, “The cricket regime headed by Ramiz Raja is no more. The 2014 PCB Constitution stands restored. The Management Committee will work tirelessly to revive first class cricket. Thousands of cricketers will be employed again. The famine in cricket will come to an end.”

The Government constituted management committee will include Najam Sethi as Chairman, Shakil Sheikh, Gul Zada, Aized Syed, Tanvir Ahmed, Gul Muhammad Kakar, Ayaz Butt, Nauman Butt, Shahid Afridi, Shafqat Rana, Haroon Rashid, Sana Mir, Mustafa Ramday, and Chaudhry Arif Saeed.

To begin making changes, the proposals and names of those inducted into the management committee will be placed before the federal cabinet.

Furthermore, Najam Sethi said that PCB may end up making changes to the cricket team announced for the New Zealand Tests. “I just want to say that a cricket team has been announced for the series. I don’t know whether it’s appropriate or not to make changes. We will discuss and see as we haven’t made any decisions yet.” said the new PCB chairman.

Read more: Pakistan Squad For New Zealand Tests Announced.

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