Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Najam Sethi resigned from his post on Monday, almost four years after he first took over the cricket board and oversaw the return of international cricket to Pakistan.

"I was waiting for the new Prime Minister to take oath before submitting my resignation as PCB Chairman, which I have done today. 

“I wish PCB all the best and hope our cricket team goes from strength to strength,” Sethi Twitted.

Sethi was nominated to the Board of Governors of the Pakistan Cricket Board (as per the Pakistan Cricket Board Constitution of 2014 approved by the ICC and Supreme Court of Pakistan) by ex-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from 2014-2017 and then again from 2017- 2020 by ex-Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi.

Prime Minister Imran Khan will make the final decision over the appointment of new PCB chairman. Rumours are making the rounds that former ICC president Ehsan Mani is being considered for the post. 

In a meeting with former cricketers on Saturday, Prime Minister Imran Khan indicated that he intends to make changes in the PCB at an administrative level.

Imran in his first address to the nation on Sunday, said that he will build more sports grounds in the country.

Source: Geo News

BDST: 1337 HRS, AUG 21, 2018
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