Ehsan Mani set to take over as PCB chairman after Najam Sethiās resignation
After Imran Khan took oath as the prime minister of Pakistan, Najam Sethi resigned from the post of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman and Ehsan Mani is all set to replace him. After spending a year in the office, Sethi, whose term was to expire in 2020, resigned from the post.
Pakistan prime minister, who is also the Patron of the cricket board, took to Twitter and announced former ICC president - Mani as the next chairman of the PCB. According to the PCB constitution, Khan has the power to nominate the Board of Governors (BoG) after which a special meeting will be called to elect the new chairman.Ā
"I have appointed Ehsan Mani as Chairman PCB. He brings vast and valuable experience to the job. He represented PCB in the ICC; was Treasurer ICC for 3 yrs and then headed the ICC for another 3 yrs," Khan tweeted.
"I will have to understand the issues that persist in the cricket board. I will work to enhance the domestic cricket according to Khan's vision and bring its strength back," Mani told Dunya News after his nomination to the BoG.
Mani was elected as the ICC President in 2003 and represented the Pakistan board from 1989 till 1996 and then was unanimously elected as the chairman of ICC Finance and Marketing committee.
It has been the norm in Pakistan cricket that with a new government in power, there is always a change in the top position of the PCB. In this case, the history shared between Khan and Sethi was in discussion ever since the results were out and Sethiās resignation was something expected.
Sethi was appointed as the chief minister of Punjab after 2013 general elections and Khan had alleged that he rigged the elections in theĀ
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āYou have said on many occasions that you have a vision for Pakistan Cricket. Therefore it is only proper that you should assume charge and responsibility for assembling a management team for PCB that enjoys your full confidence and trust. In order to facilitate your objectives in the interest of Pakistan cricket, I hereby submit my resignation as Chairman of PCB and Member of its BoG (Board of Governors)... I believe I have served the cause of cricket diligently," Sethi wrote in his resignation letter to the Prime Minister.
Sethi was nominated to the BoG in 2014 for a three-year term by Sharif and then till 2020 by former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi.
Sethi will be remembered in Pakistanās cricket history for his contribution in theĀ launching of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) and
