Najam Sethi, the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Management Committee (MC), has voluntarily withdrawn from the race of becoming the board’s chairman.
In a late-night tweet, he said, “Salaam everyone! I don’t want to be a bone of contention between Asif Zardari and Shehbaz Sharif. Such instability and uncertainty is not good for PCB. Under the circumstances I am not a candidate for Chairmanship of PCB. Good luck to all stakeholders.”
After Sethi’s withdrawal, Zaka Ashraf – who is backed by Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) – will become the next PCB chairman.
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In December of last year, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who also serves as the patron of the PCB, appointed a 14-member MC led by Sethi to strengthen the 2014 constitution and revive departmental cricket.
Initially, a period of 120 days was allocated to the MC for the restoration of the 2014 constitution. However, a four-week extension was granted to Sethi and the committee, which is set to conclude on June 20.