Wasim Khan resigns as PCB CEO; Ramiz Raja likely to announce new management soon
Cricket | September 29, 2021 14:54 ISTWasim Khan was brought in as CEO by the former Chairman Ehsan Mani in early 2019.
Wasim Khan was brought in as CEO by the former Chairman Ehsan Mani in early 2019.
The new PCB chief is finding it hard to settle down into his new regime with New Zealand, England and now Australia reportedly unwilling to play on Pak soil.
Former Pakistan cricketer Ramiz Raja has been formally elected unanimously as chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for a term of three years after winning an unopposed election.
PCB CEO said that the reports of captain Babar Azam being unhappy with the squad for the ICC T20 World Cup were 'factually incorrect'.
Akram, who is in Australia, tweeted that the PCB chairman's job was a specialised one and he was not up for it.
Raja said an official notification of his nomination by the Prime Minister, who's also the PCB's patron-in-chief and a former captain of the national cricket team, will be issued soon.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) will review security ahead of England's tour of Pakistan this autumn amid concerns over conflict in neighbouring Afghanistan.
Younis claimed that the revolt was not carried out because the players were unhappy with his captaincy style or strong attitude.
The former Pak captain also declined to state the exact reasons for his decision citing contractual obligations.
Ali's suspension also forced the PCB to withdraw the middle-order batsman from the tours of England and the West Indies.
Pakistan cricket board said the surprise decision was agreed upon 'reluctantly but amicably' even though no reasons were specified for it.
A source in the PCB confirmed that Akmal had deposited the fine imposed on him by the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) in February.
Keeping in mind this year's T20 World Cup, PCB and Cricket West Indies (CWI) swapped a Test match with two additional T20 Internationals to be played in the Caribbean in July-August.
Amir would be eligible to participate in the Indian Premier League (IPL) if he acquires British citizenship.
In the first phase, 57 men players, 13 officials of the men's team and 13 NHPC men and women coaches were vaccinated.
The PCB has carried out a relentless schedule of COVID-19 tests on all the players and officials selected to travel to South Africa and Zimbabwe and only Hasan had tested positive in the initial tests.
The PCB decided to adopt a safety first approach soon after the official tested positive and asked its employees to work from home.
The Pakistan Cricket Board did not identity the player but said he “will now remain in quarantine for 10 days" and will need two negative tests to reintegrate with his team.
Amir recently retired from international cricket due to his differences with team management comprising chief coach Misbah ul Haq and bowling coach Waqar Younis.
Speaking on his official YouTube channel, Amir blames the new team management led by Misbah and Waqar Younis for his sudden retirement from international cricket.
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