Ramiz Raja SACKED – PCB New Chairman: Najam Sethi has taken charge of Pakistan Cricket Board. With Pakistan Cricket also undergoing an overhaul, Ramiz Raja has been sacked PCB chairman. The Prime Minister of Pakistan, who is also the Patron of the board formally initiated the move to oust Raja from Chairmanship. A new 14-member committee headed by Najam Sethi has been formed. The committee includes former Pakistan cricketers Shahid Afridi and Sana Mir. The management committee is tasked to repeal the PCB Constitution of 2019: Follow Cricket News LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN
- 14-member management committee approved by PM Shehbaz.
- Committee to work on repealing PCB’s 2019 Constitution.
- Proposal of committee sent to cabinet for approval.
The cricket regime headed by Ramiz Raja @iramizraja is no more. The 2014 PCB constitution stands restored. The Management Committee will work tirelessly to revive first class cricket. Thousands of cricketers will be employed again. The famine in cricket will come to an end.
— Najam Sethi (@najamsethi) December 21, 2022
Ramiz Raja SACKED, Najam Sethi to take over as Pakistan Cricket Board chairman, Shahid Afridi to make debut in PCB Administration: Follow LIVE UPDATES
The management committee is tasked to repeal the PCB Constitution 2019 approving the proposal at para 7 of the summary.
To initiate the process, the proposal and names of those inducted into the committee will be placed before the federal cabinet.
Other committee members proposed by the premier include star all-rounder Shahid Afridi, former Pakistan women’s captain Sana Mir, ex-Test cricketer Haroon Rashid and former cricketer Shafqat Rana.
Former members of PCB’s board of governors including Shakil Sheikh, Gul Zada, Nauman Butt, Ayaz Butt and Arif Saeed are also named in the committee.
Other members include Supreme Court advocate Mustafa Ramday, former president Quetta Association Gul Muhammad, ex-president Larkana Tanvir Ahmed, and ex-director of PCB’s National High Performance Centre Aized Syed.
Mr Najam Sethi speaking with the local media shortly after assuming charge as Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board’s Management Committee. pic.twitter.com/Q1E5AliIuy
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) December 22, 2022
PCB Constitution 2019
PCB’s present Constitution, implemented by former PCB chief Ehsan Mani, does not allow the prime minister to withdraw or remove the incumbent chairman of the board, after which a vote of no-confidence by three-fourth majority of the governing board is the only way to remove the PCB chief.
While it is unclear that incumbent PCB Chairman Ramiz Raja wants to quit the board’s top-most position, reports of the premier considering a new chief are rife for the last few days.
After Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan assumed the PM office in 2018, ex-PCB chief Najam Sethi resigned and Mani took charge after his departure. After compelition of his three-year term, he refused an extension last year after which Ramiz Raja took control of the board.
If Raja refuses to step down with no possibility of a no-confidence motion, the present Constitution has no provision for such a situation.
However, clause 47 allows the ruling government to amend the Constitution to expedite the appointment of a new chairman.
Ramiz Raja SACKED, Najam Sethi to take over as Pakistan Cricket Board chairman, Shahid Afridi to make debut in PCB Administration: Follow LIVE UPDATES
