After a tumultuous tenure full of ups and downs, Zaka Ashraf formally stepped down because the Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board’s Administration Committee (MC) on Friday.
The announcement got here following the fourth assembly of the PCB Administration Committee, simply a few weeks earlier than his newest extension as the top of PCB was set to conclude within the first week of February. The successor to guide the board has not been formally declared by the PCB. In November of the earlier yr, Zaka obtained a three-month extension to proceed as the top of the PCB, granted by the patron of the board and the present Interim Prime Minister of Pakistan, Anwar ul Haq Kakar.
Initially appointed in July, Zaka’s mandate was to finalize the Board of Governors (BoG) and conduct elections for the submit of board chairman inside 4 months. Nonetheless, the committee confronted challenges in attaining this objective throughout the stipulated timeframe, resulting in an extra three months being granted. Zaka’s tenure has not been with out controversy, with accusations of ‘flagrant misdoings and unconstitutional choices’ from a committee member.
The opposite 9 members of the PCB Administration Committee embody Kalim Ullah Khan, Ashfaq Akhtar, Muhammad Mussadiq Islam, Azmat Pervez, Zaheer Abbas, Khawaja Nadeem Ahmed, Mustafa Ramday, Zulfiqar Malik, and Khurram Karim Somroo.
Throughout the assembly, complete briefings on PCB affairs and monetary issues had been introduced to the MC members. The CFO supplied periodic administration accounts and monetary projections for the present fiscal yr. Zaka highlighted the milestones achieved throughout the present MC’s tenure, together with elevated contributions from the ICC, a historic BCCI delegation go to to Pakistan, and important triumphs in worldwide competitions. Expressing gratitude for the assist obtained, Zaka introduced his choice to tender his resignation to the honorable Patron and Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar. In his concluding remarks, Zaka thanked the honorable Patron PCB for the belief reposed in him and prolonged greatest needs and prayers for the betterment of Pakistan and its cricket. The announcement marked the tip of Zaka’s troubled tenure.
Including to the tumult, a authorized hurdle emerged when questions arose about Zaka’s eligibility for the Chairman place as a result of absence of a compulsory B.A. diploma. This added hypothesis about potential disqualification, introducing one other layer of uncertainty to the PCB’s future. With Zaka’s departure, the PCB faces a crossroads, needing to nominate a brand new Chairman, guarantee the graceful functioning of the group, and revive the fortunes of the ailing nationwide group.
In the meantime, former PCB BoG member Shakil Shaikh tweeted: “Following resignation of Zaka Ashraf as member-Chairman of MC, PM patron is obliged by PCB Structure Artwork 38 to appoint new MC with new Chairman to appoint BoG and maintain elections to PCB Chairman.
“The one state of affairs wherein EC PCB can grow to be Performing Chairman is when there’s already a functioning BoG and its Chairman resigns or is eliminated. “Within the current state of affairs, there isn’t any BoG. Therefore Caretaker Patron PM ought to terminate present MC and nominate a brand new small MC with new Chairman and totally empower it to run PCB till elected govt PM- Patron nominates two new nominees to proposed BOG and new MC notifies a BoG.”