What does the future hold for Wasim Khan after the appointment of Ramiz Raja as Chairman of PCB?

[MenInG]

It appears that Wasim Khan was Ehsan Mani's man as in he was brought in by the previous PCB Chairman.
But with Mani's departure, how tenable is Wasim Khan's position? Will he be replaced by a candidate preferred by Ramiz Raja?

Personally speaking, I feel that Ramiz Raja himself is Imran Khan's choice and unless the PM has something against Wasim Khan, there is no reason for Wasim to leave.

Whether he should leave vs will he leave or be asked to leave are all topics to be discussed here.

 

[Bewal Express]

For PK cricket WK is more important than Rameez or whoever is chairman because its he who will run the board and create the culture for CEOs. He will create the system others can use, and as we know, good, well run institutions create good results.

 

[Barragan]

The death of pak cricket under ramiz raja!

Unless ramiz decides to take a back seat and let Wasim do his work.

 

[UzmanBeast]

Wasim Khan's role is going to be under scrutiny, as it should.

There are hardly many positive results to speak about during his tenure, and nothing to solidify the notion that he should remain as CEO.

It would be very interesting, and possibly rewarding for Pakistan Cricket, if Wasim Khan is placed under the pump, if even for a temporary duration.

What does not bode well for Wasim Khan is the fact that the PSL franchises are bound to bring the issue of the financial structure to Ramiz Raja as soon as he is appointed.

Surprisingly, I haven't seen any action by Wasim Khan on that front, most franchise owners are unhappy, and even more so with the talk of the inaugural KPL, which has swept some viewership away from the PSL.

I hope that Ramiz Raja questions Wasim Khan about what he has achieved. After all, Wasim Khan will have to implement Ramiz Raja's vision, which I hope is something that brings the best out of Pakistan Cricket.

 

[Mamoon]

Wasim is probably on his way out anyway. He has been digging his heels over renewing his contract because he doesn’t have the capacity to cope with criticism.

He was expecting royal treatment from all quarters because of his background but that did not happen and rightly so.

Hopefully, the appointment of Ramiz as Chairman will finally push him out of the door.

He has been a disaster and getting rid of him should be PCB’s number one priority.

 

[Shoaibbtt]

Wasim Khan's role is going to be under scrutiny, as it should.

There are hardly many positive results to speak about during his tenure, and nothing to solidify the notion that he should remain as CEO.

It would be very interesting, and possibly rewarding for Pakistan Cricket, if Wasim Khan is placed under the pump, if even for a temporary duration.

What does not bode well for Wasim Khan is the fact that the PSL franchises are bound to bring the issue of the financial structure to Ramiz Raja as soon as he is appointed.

Surprisingly, I haven't seen any action by Wasim Khan on that front, most franchise owners are unhappy, and even more so with the talk of the inaugural KPL, which has swept some viewership away from the PSL.

I hope that Ramiz Raja questions Wasim Khan about what he has achieved. After all, Wasim Khan will have to implement Ramiz Raja's vision, which I hope is something that brings the best out of Pakistan Cricket.

Biggest problem is with Ramiz is that he doesn't get along with some people, so will he act professional or out of spite put people out on their back side? Just to name a couple from memory:

M. Yousaf (more of less the acting batting coach and NHPC batting coach) doesn't like him and they've had rifts on shows if you remember

M. Hafeez recently said "my son understands more about cricket than Ramiz bhai"

My biggest concern is for M. Waseem not being shown the door, i think as chief selector he's done a fine job and he's given ample chances to certain players to see how they cope.

 

[Bewal Express]

Wasim Khan's role is going to be under scrutiny, as it should.

There are hardly many positive results to speak about during his tenure, and nothing to solidify the notion that he should remain as CEO.

It would be very interesting, and possibly rewarding for Pakistan Cricket, if Wasim Khan is placed under the pump, if even for a temporary duration.

What does not bode well for Wasim Khan is the fact that the PSL franchises are bound to bring the issue of the financial structure to Ramiz Raja as soon as he is appointed.

Surprisingly, I haven't seen any action by Wasim Khan on that front, most franchise owners are unhappy, and even more so with the talk of the inaugural KPL, which has swept some viewership away from the PSL.

I hope that Ramiz Raja questions Wasim Khan about what he has achieved. After all, Wasim Khan will have to implement Ramiz Raja's vision, which I hope is something that brings the best out of Pakistan Cricket.

The job of WK is admin, he has reformed the domestic scene, he has got PSL back to PK, he has brought full tours to PK and IA there will be more in the future. What was you expecting?

 

[UzmanBeast]

Biggest problem is with Ramiz is that he doesn't get along with some people, so will he act professional or out of spite put people out on their back side? Just to name a couple from memory:

M. Yousaf (more of less the acting batting coach and NHPC batting coach) doesn't like him and they've had rifts on shows if you remember

M. Hafeez recently said "my son understands more about cricket than Ramiz bhai"

My biggest concern is for M. Waseem not being shown the door, i think as chief selector he's done a fine job and he's given ample chances to certain players to see how they cope.

I doubt Ramiz Raja will be as petty as to deal with Hafeez at the moment. The squad will be announced before he assumes the role, so it is impossible.

If he has issues with M. Yousuf, he should deal with them privately.

Mohammad Wasim should be criticized for some of his selections, absolutely ridiculous.

 

[Markhor]

Biggest problem is with Ramiz is that he doesn't get along with some people, so will he act professional or out of spite put people out on their back side? Just to name a couple from memory:

M. Yousaf (more of less the acting batting coach and NHPC batting coach) doesn't like him and they've had rifts on shows if you remember

M. Hafeez recently said "my son understands more about cricket than Ramiz bhai"

My biggest concern is for M. Waseem not being shown the door, i think as chief selector he's done a fine job and he's given ample chances to certain players to see how they cope.

That's not the biggest concern about Ramiz. Read up on some of his ideas - then go find a bucket to vomit in.

The best thing Rambo can do is stay out of everyone's way and sit in the background, which is what a Chairman should be doing anyway.

Anyway I can't believe I'm discussing this, what a laughing stock we've become.

 

[Shoaibbtt]

That's not the biggest concern about Ramiz. Read up on some of his ideas - then go find a bucket to vomit in.

The best thing Rambo can do is stay out of everyone's way and sit in the background, which is what a Chairman should be doing anyway.

Anyway I can't believe I'm discussing this, what a laughing stock we've become.

Look not saying he's got bad ideas. If he delivers on the promises of drop in pitches alone, i will consider his tenure a success in my view.

Just keep within your boundary and as The Rock from WWF would say "know your role".

 

[Shoaibbtt]

I doubt Ramiz Raja will be as petty as to deal with Hafeez at the moment. The squad will be announced before he assumes the role, so it is impossible.

If he has issues with M. Yousuf, he should deal with them privately.

Mohammad Wasim should be criticized for some of his selections, absolutely ridiculous.

I thought his test selection has been right, apart from the continuation of Abid/Imran you can't fault it, you also can't fault not picking more middle order batsmen with the squad being settled.

White ball cricket - who hasn't been selected and who hasn't failed???

 

[Shoaibbtt]

The job of WK is admin, he has reformed the domestic scene, he has got PSL back to PK, he has brought full tours to PK and IA there will be more in the future. What was you expecting?

I mean in terms of Wasim Khan i still think the work he's done with domestic has been good i.e. replacing the dukes with kookaburra, broadcasting of domestic has been nice, bringing more recognized cricketing nations to Pak such as South Africa and now NZ. Although the PSL was a disaster with the postponement he done well in bringing it to a halt, however Eshan Mani was nowhere to be seen when this disaster occurred whereas Wasim faced the music, something our seasoned posters on here failed to notice.

 

[UzmanBeast]

I thought his test selection has been right, apart from the continuation of Abid/Imran you can't fault it, you also can't fault not picking more middle order batsmen with the squad being settled.

White ball cricket - who hasn't been selected and who hasn't failed???

A lot of questionable choices and also players being dropped without being given chances.

Backing players who have constantly been dead weight on the team.

 

[ahmedzee]

Wasim Khan is the man behind the full revival of Pakistan cricket at home, and for the PSL to be held 100% in Pakistan. He is PCBs guy to deal with the English, Australian and NZ board on how Pakistan is one of the premier destinations to visit. He did a great job so far and I feel he should continue. He is someone who brought professionalism to the set up, which is great. I hope Rameez keeps him for another 2 years.

 

[Shoaibbtt]

A lot of questionable choices and also players being dropped without being given chances.

Backing players who have constantly been dead weight on the team.

Not saying that's wrong it certainly is, but in terms of white ball cricket dropping the likes of Khushdil, Ifti, Talat, Danish Aziz, Haider was the right choice in my view and their poor performances justified a drop.

In terms of our test team the competition to get into that playing XI is quite high, i mean the test team is more or less settled and for that Waseem must be credited although with that said making a test team for Pak is so easy. Drops i can understand are unwarranted, however what's the point of sitting on the bench when you know you aren't gonna get the nod in the playing XI?

It's a very long discussion and i wish we could talk through it together bro on Skype/Lync etc but unfortunately that's not feasible.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Rambo is another fool who has a very poor understanding of Pakistan cricket or cricket administration for that matter. His last tenure as CEO was considered disappointing and I don't expect anything from him this time around either.

I have to question the wisdom of Imran Khan though. In what world was Ramiz even the 50th best option, just among ex-cricketers?

 

[rockyboy2018]

Well, he can not create talent in Pakistan out of thin air. Just bringing back the same tried and tested players and hoping for a miracle. The reality is, the talent in Pakistan is dried up and Ramiz Raja is not going to fix it. Just easy money for him as it is for Misbah and Waqar.

 

[KingKhanWC]

Having enduared 20 years of torture via his commentary, at least we can watch cricket in peace now.

Rameez will prob spend most of his time on the phone to Ravi Shastri talking of IPL/PSL combined league. He has no clue.

 

[UzmanBeast]

The job of WK is admin, he has reformed the domestic scene, he has got PSL back to PK, he has brought full tours to PK and IA there will be more in the future. What was you expecting?

Wasim Khan only implemented Imran Khan's vision to change the domestic system, so I don't give him credit for it.

The international image of Pakistan actually got better before Wasim Khan came, as there was a tour from the World XI and West Indies which inevitably prompted Sri Lanka to tour.

PSL coming to Pakistan was a follow-up to all the hard work that had been done before his arrival, though I am not discrediting the fact that he didn't work hard to bring international teams and the PSL back to Pakistan.

The bottom line is that as a CV, that isn't as impressive as we are making it to be.

 

[Savak]

Media is making too much out of this. There were reports that WK was getting frustrated by EM's slow reactive leadership and decision making and had even threatened to resign or not seek an extension if his powers were not enhanced.

He might actually get along even better with Ramiz given that they are in the same age gap and highly energetic individuals. All depends on how WK and Ramiz get along in the next 4-5 months.

 

[Bewal Express]

Wasim Khan only implemented Imran Khan's vision to change the domestic system, so I don't give him credit for it.

The international image of Pakistan actually got better before Wasim Khan came, as there was a tour from the World XI and West Indies which inevitably prompted Sri Lanka to tour.

PSL coming to Pakistan was a follow-up to all the hard work that had been done before his arrival, though I am not discrediting the fact that he didn't work hard to bring international teams and the PSL back to Pakistan.

The bottom line is that as a CV, that isn't as impressive as we are making it to be.

But that was his brief, its like saying a teacher only teaches the curriculum.
Exhibition matches don't bring back the likes of SA, hard work and persuasion has to be done and if Eng come, then that would huge for PK cricket because the likes of Australia and NZ will have no excuses.
His CV is more impressive than you think, he was almost certainly on to be a future CEO of the ECB, can you name any PKs that would be hired by the ECB in any admin capacity

 

[UzmanBeast]

But that was his brief, its like saying a teacher only teaches the curriculum.
Exhibition matches don't bring back the likes of SA, hard work and persuasion has to be done and if Eng come, then that would huge for PK cricket because the likes of Australia and NZ will have no excuses.
His CV is more impressive than you think, he was almost certainly on to be a future CEO of the ECB, can you name any PKs that would be hired by the ECB in any admin capacity

South Africa was persuaded by the presidential level of security that was offered, and all countries send security delegations to Pakistan to see what will be in place.

Convincing teams is already part of his role. You act as if you should praise a teacher for having markers to use on a whiteboard, it comes with the job.

A good CV means that you also go beyond the role of your job to some extent.

Where are the Pakistan A tours? Where is the improvement to the grassroots structure? Why hasn't the financial spat between the PSL franchises and PCB been resolved? Why were PSL franchises upset about the KPL starting, and why weren't their concerns addressed?

There's a lot of stuff that is left unanswered, but to Wasim's credit, he has a few years left to prove me wrong.

Until then, I stand by the fact that he still has a lot more work to do. Let's not forget that the PSL bio-bubble breach was an utter embarrassment that happened under his tenure as well.

 

[mastimasti]

What exactly are Rameez Raja's qualifications to be a chairman of anything?

 

[Savak]

According to reports WK will not be offered an extension by the new PCB hierarchy

 

[Bewal Express]

What exactly are Rameez Raja's qualifications to be a chairman of anything?

Whats anyones qualification to be anything?

 

[Saj]

I've heard that Wasim is prepared to work with Ramiz Raja, but ultimately if Ramiz wants a clear-out which it looks like he does, then he will move the likes of Wasim Khan on and bring in his own people.

Personally I'd rather see Wasim Khan continue in the role.

 

[Shoaibbtt]

I've heard that Wasim is prepared to work with Ramiz Raja, but ultimately if Ramiz wants a clear-out which it looks like he does, then he will move the likes of Wasim Khan on and bring in his own people.

Personally I'd rather see Wasim Khan continue in the role.

Yep Wasim gets a lot of flak but he stood tall during the PSL Covid situations something Mani ran away from both times.

I have to say though i am liking Ramiz's take on match fixers and whether previously tainted cricketers should be returned to the fold with open arms.

 

[MenInG]

Why would Ramiz get rid of the golden goose?

He need Wasim to be there and to help him out with better ideas if he has any.

 

[mazkhan]

Mark my words Ramiz Raja will be a massive disaster as a chairman.

A player who used his connections to get a spot in pakistan team a big time parchi , a mediocre batsmen all his life I.loved how yusuf pulled his pants down on TV.

Had issues with other players yusuf , hafeez and doesn't like fawad and has a negative attitude towards karachi players.

 

[Mamoon]

According to reports WK will not be offered an extension by the new PCB hierarchy

Wonderful news.

 

[Savak]

I've heard that Wasim is prepared to work with Ramiz Raja, but ultimately if Ramiz wants a clear-out which it looks like he does, then he will move the likes of Wasim Khan on and bring in his own people.

Personally I'd rather see Wasim Khan continue in the role.

Lol, who is a better candidate inside Pakistan than WK? Intikhab Alam, Wasim Bari, Iqbal Qasim?

 

[Savak]

I've heard that Wasim is prepared to work with Ramiz Raja, but ultimately if Ramiz wants a clear-out which it looks like he does, then he will move the likes of Wasim Khan on and bring in his own people.

Personally I'd rather see Wasim Khan continue in the role.

There has to be a formal performance appraisal while deciding whether to let a person continue in a role or not.

 

[MenInG]

Very quiet on the Wasim Khan front at the moment - Ramiz doing all the talking!

 

[Major]

Biggest problem is with Ramiz is that he doesn't get along with some people, so will he act professional or out of spite put people out on their back side? Just to name a couple from memory:

M. Yousaf (more of less the acting batting coach and NHPC batting coach) doesn't like him and they've had rifts on shows if you remember

M. Hafeez recently said "my son understands more about cricket than Ramiz bhai"

My biggest concern is for M. Waseem not being shown the door, i think as chief selector he's done a fine job and he's given ample chances to certain players to see how they cope.

Rameez seems to have problem with the religious people. He needs to keep his personal dislikes away.

Thus, inzamam, Yousuf and Misbah might not be his cup of tea

 

[Shoaibbtt]

Rameez seems to have problem with the religious people. He needs to keep his personal dislikes away.

Thus, inzamam, Yousuf and Misbah might not be his cup of tea

Inzi he is mates with, Misbah not sure about him.

Whatever they do don't make Inzi chief selector again.

 

[Golden arm]

Inzi he is mates with, Misbah not sure about him.

Whatever they do don't make Inzi chief selector again.

He has problems with hyperreligiosity

Since Saeed Anwar, hyper religiosity has penetrator inside Pakistani cricket circles to the extent that you are not considered even human until unless you look like and dress like MTJ. I am sure if ever allowed they would enforce shalwar qameez instead of cricket kit inside the ground especially Mushtaq, saqlain, inzi, mo yusaf

 

[Shoaibbtt]

He has problems with hyperreligiosity

Since Saeed Anwar, hyper religiosity has penetrator inside Pakistani cricket circles to the extent that you are not considered even human until unless you look like and dress like MTJ. I am sure if ever allowed they would enforce shalwar qameez instead of cricket kit inside the ground especially Mushtaq, saqlain, inzi, mo yusaf

I mean this has been the problem with Inzi which is grouping, i.e. not associating himself with someone who thinks like him.

Nothing wrong with being Islami, just keep your basics right as a Muslim i.e. follow 5 pillars of Islam and special emphasis on the belief of Allah.

 

[Shafi]

Wasim Khan has no one but himself to blame. He should not act like puppet of IK and accept Misbah and Waqar to take over Micky and Azhar. Now most likely Wasim K, M Wasim, M Yousuf will be scapegoat for World Cup disaster to save both coaches.

 

[shamaan]

Inzi he is mates with, Misbah not sure about him.

Whatever they do don't make Inzi chief selector again.

If it was upto ramiz he would get rid of misbah

 

[hoshiarpurexpress]

Inzi as a selector, Ramiz Chairman, Misbah and Waqar coaches.
So much of talent and legendary names handling Pakistan cricket.
Congrats Pakistan fans, good times ahead.

 

[HappyWarsFan]

Rameez seems to have problem with the religious people. He needs to keep his personal dislikes away.

Thus, inzamam, Yousuf and Misbah might not be his cup of tea

Good, we need to remove the overly religious maulvis from the setup if they are going to cause groupings and divisions. I'm all for religion but some of the people like Inzamam are so over the top.

 

[Savak]

Won't be surprised to see WK take the approach "Why try to help people, a nation who have zero interest, desire to help themselves? Why should I continue to stay away from my family?"

Won't be surprised to see him pack his bags up and leave

 

[hoshiarpurexpress]

Will Rameez fire Wasim Khan next?

As per Shoaib, he seems to say Rameez will bring his own team as PCB Chairman ? So will he sack Wasim Khan as well ?

 

[PakLFC]

Wasim is doing a good job. Don't know why he should be sacked. Pak chairmanship is a very thankless job as one Amir Sohail said a few days back. No matter what you do Ramiz will always be under attack from here on in. Even if we win the T2O WC all he will receive is criticism. Yesterday on the Mubashar Luqman youtube channel Mohsin Khan was sitting there with a long face having a go at Ramiz.

 

[Savak]

Why is Wasim Khan silent given that he is acting PCB Chairman?

He is the acting Chairman of the PCB in Mani's departure. I am just shocked and surprised that he is just staying silent and out of the media galore with so many controversies around where the media is having a field day

- Misbah and Waqar's cowardly resignations and their objections to the T20 Squad Selections

- Reports of Babar Azam being unhappy with the team selected for the T20 WC

- Rumours of Ramiz excercising his authority and influencing things even before his formal appointment as PCB Chairman

- Reports of Babar Azam being replaced as test captain with Rizwan

- Reports of additional upcoming cullings in the PCB

- PSL issues i.e. no PSL Project Head

- Foreign Coaches Appointment, Hiring e.t.c

Why is he silent? Does this testify that he has no leadership qualities? More importantly, is this a reflection that he has decided to see out his tenure and move on after February 2022?

 

[Mamoon]

Wasim Khan knows he is done here. He is just waiting for his contract to expire or for Ramiz to fire him, hopefully the latter.

He has been a complete disaster. Getting him out of the door should be Ramiz’s number one priority at this point.

 

[shaz619]

He is the acting Chairman of the PCB in Mani's departure. I am just shocked and surprised that he is just staying silent and out of the media galore with so many controversies around where the media is having a field day

- Misbah and Waqar's cowardly resignations and their objections to the T20 Squad Selections

- Reports of Babar Azam being unhappy with the team selected for the T20 WC

- Rumours of Ramiz excercising his authority and influencing things even before his formal appointment as PCB Chairman

- Reports of Babar Azam being replaced as test captain with Rizwan

- Reports of additional upcoming cullings in the PCB

- PSL issues i.e. no PSL Project Head

- Foreign Coaches Appointment, Hiring e.t.c

Why is he silent? Does this testify that he has no leadership qualities? More importantly, is this a reflection that he has decided to see out his tenure and move on after February 2022?

He has addressed these with the recent media statement, in any case it is futile engaging with a bi-polar / ignorant media. But it does look as though he could be moving on, I think his charitable services are coming to an end.

 

[Saj]

It can't be an easy situation for him at the moment and he must be feeling uncomfortable.

Chief Executive, Acting Chairman, but someone else is making the key decisions.

This is so weird.

 

[Abu_Hamza]

It can't be an easy situation for him at the moment and he must be feeling uncomfortable.

Chief Executive, Acting Chairman, but someone else is making the key decisions.

This is so weird.

CHAOS all over, RESIGNATIONS, INTERFERENCE IN TEAM SELECTIONS. Captain is not happy. Someone else taking all the decisions behind the stage. PCB at its best. Welcome to PAKISTAN CRICKET MR. WASIM KHAN.

 

[MenInG]

So what happens to Wasim Khan?

This is him today whilst Ramiz Raja spoke.

 

[fitCricFan]

He probably started with good intentions hoping to revive the fortunes of Pak Cricket and restore some credibility but now seems to have been caught in the web of politics and bearucratic wranglings. You can only serene one master and with the current state, the poor bloke is probably working hard to keep his job. Honesy, he never had a chance.

 

[Hasan123]

Looks likely he will leave which is a shame.

 

[Omar]

Ramiz Raja today: "The matter of the PCB Chief Executive Wasim Khan is an internal matter of PCB. I will not disclose what decision will be taken regarding extension of tenure of PCB CEO."

You're fired

 

[Mamoon]

^ fantastic news. This is all about confirms that his contract will not be renewed.

Getting rid of Wasim Khan and his incompetence and weak leadership is the best thing that can happen to PCB right now.

 

[ExpressPacer]

^ fantastic news. This is all about confirms that his contract will not be renewed.

Getting rid of Wasim Khan and his incompetence and weak leadership is the best thing that can happen to PCB right now.

Are you being for real right now or are you just trolling?

We did not foresee international teams like NZ and England touring us for at least another decade and he has been successful in getting them to come here. Getting PSL teams and stuff is easy work but NZ who didn’t even tour before 2009 is a huge achievement.

I pray with all my heart that WK stays because he is worth more than 10 Rameez Rajas.

 

[Shafi]

Looks like either of Moin/Aaqib will be the CEO of PCB. One step forward 20 steps backward. W Khan has no one but himself to be blamed for not opposing IK appointing Misbah and Waqar.

 

[Mamoon]

Are you being for real right now or are you just trolling?

We did not foresee international teams like NZ and England touring us for at least another decade and he has been successful in getting them to come here. Getting PSL teams and stuff is easy work but NZ who didn’t even tour before 2009 is a huge achievement.

I pray with all my heart that WK stays because he is worth more than 10 Rameez Rajas.

Wasim Khan has nothing to do with the tours of foreign teams. He has only capitalized on the hard work of Sethi & Shahryar Khan.

They deserve credit for the restoration of international cricket. Without the baby steps that PCB took from 2015 onwards by bringing in the likes of Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka, West Indies, World XI, hosting a few PSL matches etc., Wasim would not have been able to convince teams like England and New Zealand to tour.

These big teams used the other sides as “guinea pigs” to test Pakistan’s security measures. It has nothing to do with Wasim Khan.

If Wasim was PCB CEO in 2015-16, he would not have managed to convince these big teams at the time. If Sethi and Shahryar were around today, we would see this big teams touring today anyway.

It is just natural progression and PCB and Wasim finds himself at the right place at the right time.

 

[ExpressPacer]

Wasim Khan has nothing to do with the tours of foreign teams. He has only capitalized on the hard work of Sethi & Shahryar Khan.

They deserve credit for the restoration of international cricket. Without the baby steps that PCB took from 2015 onwards by bringing in the likes of Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka, West Indies, World XI, hosting a few PSL matches etc., Wasim would not have been able to convince teams like England and New Zealand to tour.

These big teams used the other sides as “guinea pigs” to test Pakistan’s security measures. It has nothing to do with Wasim Khan.

If Wasim was PCB CEO in 2015-16, he would not have managed to convince these big teams at the time. If Sethi and Shahryar were around today, we would see this big teams touring today anyway.

It is just natural progression and PCB and Wasim finds himself at the right place at the right time.

I disagree. Big boards such as the ECB and NZ don’t really care about the decisions that smaller boards make. They see it as smaller boards risking the lives of their players for the sake of some dole. While those tours by smaller boards did provide extra assurance, I seriously doubt that NZ and England would have toured if not for WK.

Bear in mind that NZ is a country that has been locked down, borders closed, economy shut for nearly 2 years so that not even a SINGLE person loses their life due to COVID-19. They give a SERIOUS amount of importance to the lives of every single Kiwi. I seriously doubt that they would’ve sent their cricketers to Pakistan if WK had not used his references.

In addition to this, Pakistan has had some bombings lately in Balochistan. However, this tour STILL went through. This speaks to the credibility of WK rather than boards who financially struggle from 3rd world countries who need to make bucks.

 

[ExpressPacer]

PCB will have shot it’s own foot if it lets go of WK. We’ll be going back to the days of playing in the UAE in front of empty stadiums and on dirt pitches. Unfortunately, our overly-critical, armchair expert fans and population will only realise the worth of WK after it is too late.

If Ramiz Raja removes WK then it will certainly be the worst thing to have happened to Pakistan cricket since the attack on Sri Lankan team.

 

[b.lesner]

PCB will have shot it’s own foot if it lets go of WK. We’ll be going back to the days of playing in the UAE in front of empty stadiums and on dirt pitches. Unfortunately, our overly-critical, armchair expert fans and population will only realise the worth of WK after it is too late.

If Ramiz Raja removes WK then it will certainly be the worst thing to have happened to Pakistan cricket since the attack on Sri Lankan team.

All unprepared journalists were asking Ramiz is Wasim Khan going to stay in other words when are you removing him and put our favorites there.

 

[Shafi]

Wasim Khan has nothing to do with the tours of foreign teams. He has only capitalized on the hard work of Sethi & Shahryar Khan.

They deserve credit for the restoration of international cricket. Without the baby steps that PCB took from 2015 onwards by bringing in the likes of Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka, West Indies, World XI, hosting a few PSL matches etc., Wasim would not have been able to convince teams like England and New Zealand to tour.

These big teams used the other sides as “guinea pigs” to test Pakistan’s security measures. It has nothing to do with Wasim Khan.

If Wasim was PCB CEO in 2015-16, he would not have managed to convince these big teams at the time. If Sethi and Shahryar were around today, we would see this big teams touring today anyway.

It is just natural progression and PCB and Wasim finds himself at the right place at the right time.

Still Wasim Khan is far better than any of these leeches like Miandad, Aaqaib, Moin, Latif, inti, Misbah, Waqar.......

 

[Barragan]

I disagree. Big boards such as the ECB and NZ don’t really care about the decisions that smaller boards make. They see it as smaller boards risking the lives of their players for the sake of some dole. While those tours by smaller boards did provide extra assurance, I seriously doubt that NZ and England would have toured if not for WK.

Bear in mind that NZ is a country that has been locked down, borders closed, economy shut for nearly 2 years so that not even a SINGLE person loses their life due to COVID-19. They give a SERIOUS amount of importance to the lives of every single Kiwi. I seriously doubt that they would’ve sent their cricketers to Pakistan if WK had not used his references.

In addition to this, Pakistan has had some bombings lately in Balochistan. However, this tour STILL went through. This speaks to the credibility of WK rather than boards who financially struggle from 3rd world countries who need to make bucks.

100% agree.

These teams would never tour without WK and his professional approach.

 

[MenInG]

LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)’s newly elected chairman, Ramiz Raja has reviewed CEO Wasim Khan’s performance so far.

According to the sources, Wasim met Ramiz on Tuesday where the new PCB chairman reviewed the latter’s performance. Ramiz asked for two months’ time to decide Wasim’s future.

Meanwhile, the CEO leaves the decision on Ramiz who shared his plans in his first press conference on Monday.

It must be noted here that Wasim’s contract is expiring in 2022.

ARY

 

[Shafi]

LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)’s newly elected chairman, Ramiz Raja has reviewed CEO Wasim Khan’s performance so far.

According to the sources, Wasim met Ramiz on Tuesday where the new PCB chairman reviewed the latter’s performance. Ramiz asked for two months’ time to decide Wasim’s future.

Meanwhile, the CEO leaves the decision on Ramiz who shared his plans in his first press conference on Monday.

It must be noted here that Wasim’s contract is expiring in 2022.

ARY

Looks like his contract will not be renewed. Pathetic from Ramiz. There is no alternative of Wasim K in Pakistan. Our formers are nothing but lazy bums and blood sucking leeches.

 

[Cryin Out Loud]

Ramiz Raja today: "The matter of the PCB Chief Executive Wasim Khan is an internal matter of PCB. I will not disclose what decision will be taken regarding extension of tenure of PCB CEO."

You're fired

At the least he’s walking on a very thin line.

 

[Shafi]

Wasim Khan's contract will not be renewed as per Dawn report.

PCB chief executive Wasim Khan may continue to complete his contract expiring in February next year. After his departure Ramiz will not appoint any new CEO, rather will prefer to also enjoy his powers.

But how Ramiz will manage to control Wasim’s powers — given to him by Mani — till February 2022 will be a test case for the former Test opener as approval of the Board of Governors is required for determining the powers of every key PCB official like chairman, CEO and others.

Source: PCB likely to create post of director cricket
https://www.dawn.com/news/1646626/pcb-likely-to-create-post-of-director-cricket

 

[Majid Khan]

Wasim Khan's contract will not be renewed as per Dawn report.

PCB chief executive Wasim Khan may continue to complete his contract expiring in February next year. After his departure Ramiz will not appoint any new CEO, rather will prefer to also enjoy his powers.

But how Ramiz will manage to control Wasim’s powers — given to him by Mani — till February 2022 will be a test case for the former Test opener as approval of the Board of Governors is required for determining the powers of every key PCB official like chairman, CEO and others.

Source: PCB likely to create post of director cricket
https://www.dawn.com/news/1646626/pcb-likely-to-create-post-of-director-cricket

Sounds like a good plan , get rid of CEO position and give full executive authority to PCB chairman. And create a Director of Cricket position .. and you know what , I can think of just the man for the job - Mohammed Hafeez. He has the cricketing credentials given his proven track record as one of Pakistan’s finest ever batsmen, a proven all rounder at the world level, and a cricketing icon who can inspire the next generation of cricketers.

 

[Savak]

Had a feeling there would be an ego tussle with Ramiz and Wasim Khan.

 

[Majid Khan]

Had a feeling there would be an ego tussle with Ramiz and Wasim Khan.

It’s not necessarily ego, it’s a conflict of interest between the two positions - the issue is everyone expects PCB chairman to be the man in charge , and he’s appointed to run the affairs of Pakistan cricket. And then the CEO thinks he’s there for the same reason too.

For that to work you either need a quiet guy like Ehsan Mani who carries on dealing with accounting and budgeting , leaving cricket decision making to the CEO. In the case of Rameez, he’s a former cricketer and you can’t have him there just to do spreadsheets and negotiating with third party contractors on doing the painting and decorating at Gaddafi Stadium, or attending sales pitches for upgrading the gym equipment at the Lahore academy.

 

[Savak]

It’s not necessarily ego, it’s a conflict of interest between the two positions - the issue is everyone expects PCB chairman to be the man in charge , and he’s appointed to run the affairs of Pakistan cricket. And then the CEO thinks he’s there for the same reason too.

For that to work you either need a quiet guy like Ehsan Mani who carries on dealing with accounting and budgeting , leaving cricket decision making to the CEO. In the case of Rameez, he’s a former cricketer and you can’t have him there just to do spreadsheets and negotiating with third party contractors on doing the painting and decorating at Gaddafi Stadium, or attending sales pitches for upgrading the gym equipment at the Lahore academy.

WK can add value to the PCB with his international contacts, it was not easy to convince teams like England, Australia, NZ, South Africa to come to Pakistan and him being on board definately played a factor.

However there were mishaps in the PCB in the Ehsan Mani Wasim Khan tenure

- The PSL Bio Secure Bubble Fiasco
- Decision to appoint Misbah and Waqar as coaches
- The DRS issue

If WK was asked to highlight his achievements, he will pinpoint the following

- Getting teams like Australia, England, South Africa, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Zimbabwe to come to Pakistan

- Revamping the Domestic Structure

- Successfully hosting the Domestic Season when Covid was a problem

- Successfully finishing PSL 7 after the initial fiasco

- Successfully Finishing PSL 6 after the Covid crisis in 2020

But it also depends on whether WK will accept any post other than CEO or a lower pay. His family also returned back home to the UK and that might be an issue as well. I ideally would have liked him to serve for atleast another 3 years with the PCB under a more energetic dynamic PCB Chairman. Ehsan Mani still had the final power and authority on decisions in the PCB and there were reports WK was frustrated by his slow decision making

 

[Saj]

If Wasim's powers are curtailed I'm sure he'll ask PCB to pay up his contract and walk away. I don't think he's the sort of guy who would just hang around for the sake of it.

 

[Savak]

If Wasim's powers are curtailed I'm sure he'll ask PCB to pay up his contract and walk away. I don't think he's the sort of guy who would just hang around for the sake of it.

If the PCB does away with the CEO's position, what sort of role can be a good fit for him? Director of Cricket? Heading the PCB's Marketing and Commercial team?

 

[MenInG]

Picture being put on social media of Wasim Khan with tears in his eyes - will this episode be the end for him?

 

[Shafi]

Wasim Khan should not take it personally. Apart from few mistakes (Appointed Misbah, Waqar and Majed) etc. he did good job. No one can do anything when people are fake, dishonest and pre-staged things. The tour was never on. NZ was way to rude with us since 2020 tour, where we had right to cancel the tour. Then all those fake security issues they raise, blame new government and fake threat. In life we have to avoid dishonest/deceptive people like these. You will loose plenty and gain nothing.

 

[Mamoon]

Picture being put on social media of Wasim Khan with tears in his eyes - will this episode be the end for him?

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The face of a defeated man.

Ramiz needs to put him out of his misery and terminate his contract with immediate effect.

He is clearly not up to the task. His supporters justified his tenure and supported an extension because he convinced the top teams to tour Pakistan thanks to his so-called unrivaled negotiation skills.

However, that narrative is now a busted flush as well. New Zealand walked on him and his negotiation skills were clearly not enough.

 

[Bewal Express]

The face of a defeated man.

Ramiz needs to put him out of his misery and terminate his contract with immediate effect.

He is clearly not up to the task. His supporters justified his tenure and supported an extension because he convinced the top teams to tour Pakistan thanks to his so-called unrivaled negotiation skills.

However, that narrative is now a busted flush as well. New Zealand walked on him and his negotiation skills were clearly not enough.

Your bitterness towards a man who has achieved more than you or your ilk will ever achieve, must wrankle with you every day.
He has brought teams to PK and its shows your badniyaati to try to put the blame on him, when we know no one in the PK govt or board is to blame for this. Remember AZ and SS were in charge when the SL team was attacked for an hr and you support both. So put a sock in it.

 

[Shafi]

Ramiz should retain Wasim Khan. Don't think England will given him any chance after his stand for Pakistan board. Apart from some mistakes he did pretty good job.

 

[MenInG]

As expected, Wasim has walked - was the writing on the wall for him or was he pushed?

 

[Savak]

As expected, Wasim has walked - was the writing on the wall for him or was he pushed?

Obv pushed or even fired. I am just shocked at how blatantly obvious RR made it that WK was no longer welcome in the PCB. The DRS debacle and NZCB, ECB pulling out made WK position untenable

 

[RyanRyan10]

Wasim is probably on his way out anyway. He has been digging his heels over renewing his contract because he doesn’t have the capacity to cope with criticism.

He was expecting royal treatment from all quarters because of his background but that did not happen and rightly so.

Hopefully, the appointment of Ramiz as Chairman will finally push him out of the door.

He has been a disaster and getting rid of him should be PCB’s number one priority.

Got it right again!