PCB elections to be held on June 28 as Zaka Ashraf looks set to succeed Najam Sethi
PCB elections to be held on June 28 with Zaka Ashraf set to succeed Najam Sethi
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) elections will be held on Wednesday, June 28as the upper cricket body in the nation lookslikely to have a new head. Zaka Ashraf, appointed to the 10-member board committee by Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, is likely to succeed interim boss Najam Sethi. If things go according to the plans, Ashraf will regain control of the PCB with the Asia Cup 2023 and the ODI World Cup soon approaching.
Ashraf to succeed Sethi?
"The election of the PCB Chair will be held in a fair and transparent manner whilst adopting due process and ensuring completion of all legal formalities… on Tuesday, 27 June, at the PCB headquarters in Lahore. The election schedule will be issued after receiving nominations from the departments/service organisations,” a statement quoted by Espncricinfo read.
The board committee will have 10 members - four regional representatives, four representatives of services organisations, and the two members nominated by the patron/prime minister. The general trend in Pakistan hasthe majority of times seen PM-appointed members get elected as the chairman of the PCB. In 2021, Pakistan's then-PM Imran Khan nominated Ramiz Raja for the top post who was elected unanimously. The term of the new boss will be for three years as Ashraf is likely to take charge of the PCB during a period when Pakistan hosts the Asia Cup and the Champions Trophy in 2025.
Ashraf, 70, along with Supreme Court lawyer Mustafa Ramday, was nominated by the PM. The PCB interim head Najam Sethi was tasked to scrap the 2019 constitution of the PCB and revive the 2014 constitution. The interim term of the Sethi-led management came to an end on Tuesday, June 20.
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Ashraf to fill big shoes
As expected, if Ashraf does come to power, he will take charge of the PCB for the first time since 2014 when he was ousted by then-PM Nawaz Sharif. Sethi was handed the reins in 2014 in favour of Ashraf. The tables have now turned which will see Ashraf regain control of the board.
Ashraf has already been in the headlines after he was reported to have rejected the hybrid model of the Asia Cup, while also threatening Pakistan’s involvement in the ODI World Cup. He has some tough challenges at hand, includingthe ODI World Cup model and the Champion Trophy 2025, where India is again unlikely to travel to Pakistan.
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