“I am deeply honoured and humbled to have been unanimously elected as the Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board. I am thankful for the trust and confidence reposed in me and I am fully committed to upgrading the standard of the game in the country," Mohsin Naqvi said.
Pakistan cricket witnessed another drama as Zaka Ashraf resigned from his post as PCB Management Committee Chairman a day after a shocking resignation spree from former coaches and NCA members Mickey Arthur and Andrew Puttick.
In complete contrast to Najam Sethi's approach which saw the appointment of foreign coaches, the Zaka Ashraf-led PCB prefers former Pakistan players in the coaching management.
“These players have served us at the highest stage and have a treasure of experience under their belts. We hope to utilise their expertise to help ensure our players are developed well in all aspects of the game," Zaka Ashraf told reporters after Pakistan's defeat against Afghanistan on Monday.
Najam Sethi-led management committee released a 25-player central contracts list but the newly elected chairman Zaka Ashraf decided to review the list and added five new players with some big shuffles. Former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed was promoted to category B after the review on Friday.
The PCB on Saturday wrote to the ICC to expedite the visa process for journalists and fans who want to travel to India for the Cricket World Cup.
"The reception held at the airport in Hyderabad was proof of this devotion. Zaka Ashraf personally commended the Indians for planning such a celebration," PCB statement said ahead of the team's World Cup warm-up game against New Zealand on Friday.
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BCCI president Roger Binny and vice-president Rajiv Shukla have gone to Pakistan for a couple of days after being invited by PCB Chairman Zaka Ashraf for a gala dinner in Lahore and then to attend a couple of matches of the ongoing Asia Cup.
The opening game of such a big tournament should bring a lot of crowd into the stadium but to no avail. What is even more surprising is that Pakistan being the host of the tournament has failed to draw crowd to the stadium
Zaka Ashraf, who was appointed as the Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in July, is likely to be removed as the country's election commission has urged the government to withdraw all political appointments.
Pakistan Cricket Board's newly appointed chair Zaka Ashraf has confirmed that the apex cricketing governing in Pakistan is yet to take a "concrete decision" on coaching changes.
Zaka also lashed out at the PCB and said the board's mishandling of players have ruined many cricketers' careers.
Karachi: Former PCB Chairman Zaka Ashraf today alleged that India conspired to get Pakistani off-spinners Saeed Ajmal and Muhammad Hafeez suspended and suggested that the two bowlers should not be sent to Chennai for bio-mechanics
Karachi: In a new twist to the ongoing saga of litigations in Pakistan cricket, the Islamabad High Court has imposed fines on four petitioners for misguiding the court and concealing facts.The four petitioners Nadeem Sudal,
ISLAMABAD : The turmoil in Pakistan cricket deepened Saturday when the Islamabad High Court invalidated a government decision to form its own management committee of the Pakistan Cricket Board. The court decision means Zaka Ashraf
Lahore: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today dissolved the Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) constitution and removed PCB chairman Zaka Ashraf from his post. The present board has been charged of presenting a weak stand before
Karachi, Jan 24: Pakistan Cricket Board president Zaka Ashraf has offered to give $ 2 million insurance to visiting players in a bid to remove seuciryt concerns in the minds of foreign players coming to
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