ISLAMABAD: Ehsan Mani on Thursday resigned as Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) ?Chairman?.
Ehsan Mani said that he has informed Prime Minister Imran Khan that he can no longer continue as the chairman.
It merits mention that Ehsan Mani held two meetings with PM Imran Khan and was considered a strong candidate for a second term as Chairman PCB.
As per rules, PM Imran Khan, who is also the Patron-in-chief of the board, has sent names of Rameez Raja and Asad Ali for the post of the PCB chairman to the governing board.
The ten-member governing board includes four independent members, three provisional cricket association heads, and the chief executive officer.
The patron’s office has also named former Supreme Court judge, Justice (retired) Sheikh Azmat, as the commissioner to carry out the election of the PCB chairperson.
Earlier this week, former skipper and renowned commentator Ramiz Raja and Ehsan Mani had called on PM Imran Khan at PM House in connection with appointment of the next chairman of the PCB.
Ehsan Mani briefed PM Khan on the matters of the board and the structure of the domestic cricket.
Mani was previously the only candidate to have submitted his nomination papers for the post, and all members of the Board of Governors unanimously voted for him to head the PCB. He had replaced Najam Sethi, who had resigned when Imran s party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), came to power in the federal government.
During his term, Mani revamped the functioning of the PCB, redrafting the board s constitution to bring it in line with the practices of corporate governance.
Former Pakistan cricketer and renowned commentator Ramiz Raja has accepted the post of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman, as per Cricbuzz.
“The aim is to reset Pakistan cricket’s GPS and will be in pursuit of excellence,” Ramiz Raja was quoted by the website as saying.
Cricbuzz reported that the decision was made today. Three days earlier, he had told the website, after meeting the prime minister, “I have given him (Imran Khan) my plans. He will make a call.”
Speaking to Media, Raja said he had been informed of becoming the new chairman of the board through a communique from the PM’s Office. “After being elected — as the new chairman — by the board of governors, I will address a press conference,” he said and expressed he had many plans for PCB. —agencies
