The CEO of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Wasim Khan, resigned from his post today (29 September).
The PCB, in a statement, said that the Board of Governors (BoG) will meet today to go over this matter. Sources have also confirmed that Wasim Khan resigned because his powers were abridged. Sources also claim that Wasim Khan decided to stand down due to disagreements with Ramiz Raja.
Wasim Khan resigned the day before (Tuesday) in a meeting with PCB Chairman Ramiz Raja. Wasim Khan was hired by the previous chairman Ehsan Mani to administer the board’s affairs on modern lines, under a three-year contract that was supposed to end in 2022.
When Mani gave the appointment to Wasim Khan, he said “We have started the process of revamping the PCB and under Wasim, we now have an experienced leader of the management team who will oversee the implementation of the Board decisions. His first task would be to oversee the reforms of domestic cricket structure.”
Complete overhaul
Ramiz Raja, during the first press conference of PCB, pointed towards attaining a complete overhaul of the system which was a requirement of the cricket board.
When Ramiz Raja was asked about the future of Wasim Khan, he said “First of all, this is an internal matter of the organization hence I will not share anything with you.” Furthermore, he added, “If I were to talk about scrolls, then 90% of the PCB should be sacked.”
In addition, Ramiz said that he needs people in the Cricket Board who are loyal and help him out in the execution of his plans. He said “I was having a discussion with the Board of Governors (BoG) to whom I said that I have 10,000 ideas and wishes. To accomplish them, I need a team. So, we discussed how we will go about these executions.”
Since Ramiz Raja’s appointment as the new PCB chairman, rumors of management changes have been circulating. Pakistan’s coaches, Misbah-ul-Haq and Waqar Younis were the first to resign after the team’s selection for the T20 World Cup was announced.
Ramiz Raja said “I always thought that if I got the chance [to serve] at this position then I would reset the vision a bit. I think cricket’s compass and direction need to be reset. There are some long terms and some short-term goals.”
