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Who should be the next PCB Chairman after Zaka Ashraf?

Who should be the next PCB Chairman after Zaka Ashraf?

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As per reports, Zaka Ashraf's term will come to an end on November 4.

To be fair it is going to be merry go round for atleast another decade. Don't rate any of them but if you had choose who would be the better option. This is based on performance not political reasons.
 
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Najam Sethi is going to be appointed again.
 
Sethi was a political hack, helped with regime change and appointed an online coach in Mickey but got humiliatedby AZ, Zaka is AZs personal money man and nothing needs to be added, and RR was a WC winner with an MBA, who talked the talk about positive cricket but ordered dead wickets.
 
Bewal Express said:
Sethi was a political hack, helped with regime change and appointed an online coach in Mickey but got humiliatedby AZ, Zaka is AZs personal money man and nothing needs to be added, and RR was a WC winner with an MBA, who talked the talk about positive cricket but ordered dead wickets.
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So was rameez raja a political hack Nominated by imran khan
 
Why these familiar names again and again.

Is there dearth of people with administrative experience in Pak?
 
RyanRyan10 said:
Wasim Khan
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A professional administrator appointed by Mani under IK, hounded out by total losers looking for freebies. And the some tools wonder why PK cricket is a total basket case run by clowns who's only qualification is that rendered services to criminals.
 
Surely must be someone else outside these 3 musketeers.

3 wise men who are poor administrators.

Sad times Pak cricket going forward
 
The Establishment is favoring the PML N in the next elections especially for the Federal Govt and Punjab, Najam Sethi will be the next PCB Chairman.
 
None of these stooges should be anywhere near a leadership post.
 
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Hawkeye said:
Has to be Misbah ul Haq.

Best cricketing brain and cricket administrator in the country.
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After a 2 year tenure with nothing to show for it, he will be back on the Pavilion show complaining about how he tried to do this, that but he couldn't because of this, that but he will appear as the best cricketing brain in the country whenever he talks.
 
For me it should be najam sethi with misbah given a role in the system as well.


Baja should be no where near after the pitch fiasco he did in England series and his arrogant confrontational nature .
 
Just appoint a very weak and unknown Chairman.

Get a strong Technical Committee Head who appoints the coaches and team management. Should be a former cricketer.

A strong Director of Domestic Cricket who oversees domestic structure and changes if required. Again a former cricketer.

A strong Director of International Cricket who ensures CT 2025 takes place in Pakistan. Ideally this position should go to Wasim Khan but he will never leave his high paying job at the ICC.
 
mazkhan said:
For me it should be najam sethi with misbah given a role in the system as well.


Baja should be no where near after the pitch fiasco he did in England series and his arrogant confrontational nature .
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Sethi would have been OK but he’s too controversial now. It should be someone else.

Misbah should be the man calling the shots specially when it comes to our domestic cricket and structure. Doesn’t have to be the chairman but high enough position eg director of cricket, no. 2.

He can bring reforms and bring our cricket to modern standards. Even for this World Cup as member of the technical committee he made absolutely right calls which were rejected by Babar Azam. Like, going with proper spinners and Abrar.

He’s the odd one out from all our ex cricketers who actually has a brain and is not bitter/jealous about other cricketers.

As a captain he led a mostly mediocre team but he knew how to maximise their potential and play good cricket within our known limitations. We were a formidable Test team during his time, now at minnow level in Tests.

Even if folks disagree with his cricket, I don’t think there’s anybody who will disagree that he’s a great man manager and administrator. Educated and very very mature.
 
Savak said:
After a 2 year tenure with nothing to show for it, he will be back on the Pavilion show complaining about how he tried to do this, that but he couldn't because of this, that but he will appear as the best cricketing brain in the country whenever he talks.
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As a coach he was far better than Mickey Clueless Arthur, who has destroyed our Test team.

We started losing even at home. Guy picked an all pace attack in Pakistan for a Test.

We were unbeatable during Misbahs time.

But anyways. This thread isn’t about cricketing credentials.

Even if you disagree with him there, you’d agree that he’s the only sane cricketing voice in the country and a good man manager / administrator.
 
Whole bureaucracy is currupt you will not find one single honest person in them now we might find some in past like 30-40 years ago.
 
So many words are wasted on second order issues from homegrown vs foreign coaches, chief selectors, starting XIs, reliance on cornered tigers mythology etc.

None of them are as damaging as the politicisation of the appointment of PCB Chairman who change with the political weather. It's embarrassing Pakistan has gone through 4 Chairmen in one 50-over World Cup cycle. And people expect predictability, stability and long-term planning from this system ?

It's like wanting a Nissan Micra to accelerate like a Ferrari. The question shouldn't be Zaka Ashraf vs Najam Sethi vs Ramiz Raja. The question should be what's the right process to appoint a Chairman ?

A professional body will hire an independent headhunter who identifies the list of candidates best suited to the job specification. The board of governors, representing all the stakeholders in Pakistan cricket, will interview candidates and take a democratic vote.

The best candidate may not be someone we've heard of. It could be someone outside cricket. ECB had a Chairman called Ian MacLaurin who played a pivotal role lifting England from their late 90s gloom with his reforms. He never played a single Test. Neither did Jagmohan Dalmiya.

Until this system of jobs for the boys changes, Pakistan cricket won't change.
 
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We should bring in someone with a background in the cricketing industry who can bring about positive changes in the PCB and I believe Ehsan Mani is an ideal candidate for this role.
 
Whoever Pakistan choose, there should be a written guarantee by Government of Pakistan that they would not be removed for at least 5 years or until they resign, whichever comes first.
 
None of them. Please for the sake of our cricket can we get some foreigner running the show who won't be easily influenced by politics and can run everything objectively? I'm so ready to give some B-level coach from New Zealand or England his/her big break.
 
ahmadharis1 said:
None of them. Please for the sake of our cricket can we get some foreigner running the show who won't be easily influenced by politics and can run everything objectively? I'm so ready to give some B-level coach from New Zealand or England his/her big break.
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Why our people have this inferiority complex that only a foreigner can be competent?

Have you not learnt the lesson with Mickey Arthur yet? A complete disaster.
 
saqib.rai said:
Just appoint a very weak and unknown Chairman.

Get a strong Technical Committee Head who appoints the coaches and team management. Should be a former cricketer.

A strong Director of Domestic Cricket who oversees domestic structure and changes if required. Again a former cricketer.

A strong Director of International Cricket who ensures CT 2025 takes place in Pakistan. Ideally this position should go to Wasim Khan but he will never leave his high paying job at the ICC.
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I agree, in an ideal world, power and authority in PCB would be decentralised with heads for PSL, domestic, academies, and overall management selection. However political parties like to keep their control over cricket and they need one focal person to be their conduit. Hence i dont see decentralization happening at PCB.

The best i can hope for is to get someone else other than Najam, who is educated, media savvy, is not a loud mouth and can fight Pakistan’s case in ICC.
 
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Hawkeye said:
Why our people have this inferiority complex that only a foreigner can be competent?

Have you not learnt the lesson with Mickey Arthur yet? A complete disaster.
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Yes, just because one foreigner had a mediocre run means we should ignore all foreigners, and go back to the tried and tested Pakistan failures. As if these idiots running Pakistan cricket have shown any bit of competency... I've seen more competency from a broomstick.

Pakistani coaches have had plenty of chances to showcase any ability to professionally run a cricket board. Time to look outside the country.
 
Zaheer Abbas while speaking to a TV channel :

“The game will continue to suffer if favorites are appointed,”

“For God’s sake, give cricket to sportsmen,”

“There is no example in the world where someone resigns while the team is gone to play the World Cup.”​
 
asfandyar said:
Whoever Pakistan choose, there should be a written guarantee by Government of Pakistan that they would not be removed for at least 5 years or until they resign, whichever comes first.
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I was really happy when Ramiz was appointed

However, I was relieved and happy ×100 when he was removed. HE HAD TO GO. the guy would have messed up our cricket beyond repair if he was allowed to carry on for 5 years. He would never have resigned himself.

Conducted PJL. When everyone in the PCB advised him it's NOT financially viable and not good for our cricket in general for young boys now focusing on t20 cricket only.
BUT SPENT 90-100 CRORES ON THAT FAILED PROJECT.
This is how much power you have as a Chairman and how much access to funds you have without being questioned.

Ruined our pitches
for his false bravado threatened ACC, ICC, BCCI and we would have most likely boycotted the World Cup if he was Chairman and Imran Khan the PM. This would have literally wiped out cricket in Pakistan.
No access to ICC money for running the whole cricketing ecosystem in the country but would have satisfied Ramiz's EGO.

Now the shameless person has gone to the World Cup for commentary after all those threats
 
Umar Akmal should become the next chairman.

He fits the traditional role of PCB chairman. He’s a sycophant politically and has an axe to grind with few people. Plus he’s active on twitter, which helps.
 
Bewal Express said:
A professional administrator appointed by Mani under IK, hounded out by total losers looking for freebies. And the some tools wonder why PK cricket is a total basket case run by clowns who's only qualification is that rendered services to criminals.
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For all his administrative experience, he made elementary blunders such as allowing Misbah to influence Mickey’s future and then apply for the role.

In addition, making him the coach and the selector at the same time and then going back on this decision a year later. As a result, we never found out if Misbah was the problem or if the dual role was the problem.

I could go on. Wasim promised a lot but delivered very little. Overall he was a significant disappointment.

Sethi did a good job first time around with restoring international cricket in Pakistan and getting PSL up and running, but he was a disappointment this time around especially with the way he chased Mickey and established this completely nonsense coaching setup that we have now.

Zaka has no presence or impact. He is just there. I wouldn’t support Sethi getting reappointed because he has nothing to offer anymore. It is time for a new direction.

However, let’s not pretend that Wasim Khan did a good job, he didn’t. Overall, he failed to live up to the expectations and failed to leverage his administrative experience and exposure.
 
Mamoon said:
For all his administrative experience, he made elementary blunders such as allowing Misbah to influence Mickey’s future and then apply for the role.

In addition, making him the coach and the selector at the same time and then going back on this decision a year later. As a result, we never found out if Misbah was the problem or if the dual role was the problem.

I could go on. Wasim promised a lot but delivered very little. Overall he was a significant disappointment.

Sethi did a good job first time around with restoring international cricket in Pakistan and getting PSL up and running, but he was a disappointment this time around especially with the way he chased Mickey and established this completely nonsense coaching setup that we have now.

Zaka has no presence or impact. He is just there. I wouldn’t support Sethi getting reappointed because he has nothing to offer anymore. It is time for a new direction.

However, let’s not pretend that Wasim Khan did a good job, he didn’t. Overall, he failed to live up to the expectations and failed to leverage his administrative experience and exposure.
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Good points on all accounts but I think Wasim was interested in instituting a culture shift and has taken a markedly grassroots approach rather than the cosmetic changes we generally see in Pakistan. The kind of changes he pursued were never going to be apparent in a year or two. Given a long rope, I believe he could have done wonders.
 
Replacing the chairman is unlikely to have lasting benefits. We need a self-sustaining electoral process for the selection of chair person.
 
Mamoon said:
For all his administrative experience, he made elementary blunders such as allowing Misbah to influence Mickey’s future and then apply for the role.

In addition, making him the coach and the selector at the same time and then going back on this decision a year later. As a result, we never found out if Misbah was the problem or if the dual role was the problem.

I could go on. Wasim promised a lot but delivered very little. Overall he was a significant disappointment.

Sethi did a good job first time around with restoring international cricket in Pakistan and getting PSL up and running, but he was a disappointment this time around especially with the way he chased Mickey and established this completely nonsense coaching setup that we have now.

Zaka has no presence or impact. He is just there. I wouldn’t support Sethi getting reappointed because he has nothing to offer anymore. It is time for a new direction.

However, let’s not pretend that Wasim Khan did a good job, he didn’t. Overall, he failed to live up to the expectations and failed to leverage his administrative experience and exposure.
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Wasim changed a rotten system that is at the heart of our decline. For the 1st time, we started to get a competitive FC system together, it wasn't perfect but you could see the seeds beginning to germinate. Look at the old system coming back and the drop in standards. It's awful and the players know it. You along with viewers are easily persuaded, persuaded by people that were only after freebies to Dubai.
Wasim Khan made Misbah the DOC and that was a mistake but your making out that he destroyed an amazing team or system and he should be hauled over the coals over this. Your man Sethi paid a guy to coach the team over Zoom,and even in person has made no difference. Sethi is a political operative and is in the mindset of you scratch my back, I scratch yours. Sethi appointed others that never selected a single team and left.
Wasim was a professional administrator, sooner or later he will become the ECB CEO, because unlike the people at GEO and the simpletons they influence, he is trusted to run a business with £200mn + turnover
 
Mamoon said:
For all his administrative experience, he made elementary blunders such as allowing Misbah to influence Mickey’s future and then apply for the role.

In addition, making him the coach and the selector at the same time and then going back on this decision a year later. As a result, we never found out if Misbah was the problem or if the dual role was the problem.

I could go on. Wasim promised a lot but delivered very little. Overall he was a significant disappointment.

Sethi did a good job first time around with restoring international cricket in Pakistan and getting PSL up and running, but he was a disappointment this time around especially with the way he chased Mickey and established this completely nonsense coaching setup that we have now.

Zaka has no presence or impact. He is just there. I wouldn’t support Sethi getting reappointed because he has nothing to offer anymore. It is time for a new direction.

However, let’s not pretend that Wasim Khan did a good job, he didn’t. Overall, he failed to live up to the expectations and failed to leverage his administrative experience and exposure.
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It's extremely difficult for anyone coming from international setup to change the system in a country like Pakistan as you know PCB is heavily influenced by media lobbies and various political pressures. I believe Wasim had limited authorities as a CEO. Loud mouthed Ramiz (the Commentator turn YouTuber turn Chairman turn YouTuber turn Commentator) is more responsible for this mess. No rotation policy was implemented, bench strength is almost zilch, his focus was only to create a brand of Babar Azam without improving quality of cricket. Pakistan lost back to back test series at home because of poor pitches under his regime
 
Afridi lining himself for the big PCB role?

His name added to poll.

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As per media reports, Shahid Afridi was called by the interim Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar today.

The PM appreciated his services to the country and requested him to contribute his services to cricket, in return Afridi vowed to continue doing the best he can for Pakistan.
 
MenInG said:
Afridi lining himself for the big PCB role?

His name added to poll.

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As per media reports, Shahid Afridi was called by the interim Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar today.

The PM appreciated his services to the country and requested him to contribute his services to cricket, in return Afridi vowed to continue doing the best he can for Pakistan.
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Reporters are reporting that he has been asked to become the Chairman of the Management Committee to succeed Zaka Ashraf.
 
Wasim Khan got his dream role as General Manager of the ICC based on his experience with the PCB. There were many decisions of Ehsan Mani and Imran Khan he didn't agree with i.e. removing Sarfaraz, revamping and uprooting the domestic structure but he went about implementing the wishes of his superiors.

Midway or towards the end of his tenure he probably realized he would not really have much off an impact and then Ramiz usurping all his authority and slashing his pay drastically forced his hand at resigning.
 
We may see Shahid Afridi as the Chairman soon after his meeting with Zaka Ashraf yesterday but I am not sure if he would be the right choice. In my opinion, Misbah can be a good candidate for this job.
 
Ramiz has unfinished business.

I think we need him back.

Rambo - First Blank Cheque II. It will be a blockbuster return to the top as he seeks to once again take down the billion dollar leagues across the world.
 
The Nine Lives of Zaka Ashraf - tenure extended for another 3 months.
 
Tauseef Ahmed likely to be made chief selector on temporary basis

LAHORE: Former Test off-spinner Tauseef Ahmed is likely to be given the job of national chief selector on temporary basis after Inzamam-ul-Haq’s resigned recently after allegations of conflict of interest emerged against the former Test captain prompting the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to initiate an inquiry against him.

Inzamam, who resigned last week in the wake of his alleged affiliation with a UK-based player agency for which he is facing an inquiry initiated by the PCB, a proposal to fill the vacant post of chief selector temporarily is being considered.

In this regard, Tauseef, one member of the selection committee, is most likely to be given the temporary role just for Pakistan’s three-Test Test series in Australia scheduled for coming December-January.

Dawn learnt that the five-member investigation committee, formed to investigate the affiliation of Inzamam and national team vice-captain Mohammad Rizwan with the said player agency, had to present the report to PCB Interim Management Committee chairman Zaka Ashraf by Nov 6, Monday.

However, the committee could not complete its task within the deadline and no fresh date to complete the assignment has been set.

In view of this, the PCB is considering filling the post temporarily by elevating Tauseef as chief selector till Pakistan’s tour of Australia.

“Any emergent situation could [also arise during the ongoing ICC World Cup in India, regarding the players’ selection, plus the national Test team for the tour of Australia is to be selected after a short while. A responsible individual should be at the helm to monitor the situation in order to pick the best team for the Australia tour. Keeping this entire scenario in view, the PCB is likely to assign the duty [of chief selector] to Tauseef on temporary basis,” sources told Dawn.

“The committee investigating the allegations of conflict of interest against Inzamam could not complete its work. The committee’s report was to be submitted to the PCB chairman on Monday but neither the report could be finalised nor the chairman was in Lahore on Monday,” sources further said.

It may be mentioned here that Monday was the first day in office for Zaka as interim PCB chief after getting a three-month extension from caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar.

According to sources, the decision of giving temporary charge to Tauseef will be considered also because during the fresh three-month extension, the PM has not allowed Zaka to make any appointment, and he can manage only day-to-day affairs of the PCB.

In this present situation, hiring a chief selector does not seem possible.

Interestingly, former prime minister Shehbaz Sharif had also given the same instructions to Zaka – not to make any appointments — when he was appointed PCB Interim Management Committee for four months on July 5 this year. Still Zaka hired a good number of employees on higher posts in the PCB.
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Zaka Ashraf, will meet with ex-cricketers and captains to get their input on the team's performance during the mega event.

The head of the PCB Technical Committee Misbah-ul-Haq will give his feedback and the PCB also wants to get in contact with Mohammad Hafeez, who resigned from the committee just before the World Cup squad was announced.

Umar Gul, Azhar Ali, Saeed Ajmal, Mushtaq Ahmed, Aqib Javed, Mohsin Khan and Moin Khan will give their inputs to Ashraf.
 
Nothing more dangerous in pakistan than ex-cricketers, but then again nothing worse for pakistan cricket rn than zaka ashraf
 
Zaka sahib in Australia

Chairman PCB Management Committee Mr Zaka Ashraf meets former Australia cricketer Glenn McGrath during the PM reception at Prime Minister House, Sydney and discussed matters of mutual interest

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Wonder what matters of mutual interest can he have with McGrath?

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MenInG said:
Zaka sahib in Australia

Chairman PCB Management Committee Mr Zaka Ashraf meets former Australia cricketer Glenn McGrath during the PM reception at Prime Minister House, Sydney and discussed matters of mutual interest

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Wonder what matters of mutual interest can he have with McGrath?

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Zaka Ashraf: Hi Glenn! Tell me something about cricket because I don't know anything about it.
 
MenInG said:
Zaka sahib in Australia

Chairman PCB Management Committee Mr Zaka Ashraf meets former Australia cricketer Glenn McGrath during the PM reception at Prime Minister House, Sydney and discussed matters of mutual interest

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Wonder what matters of mutual interest can he have with McGrath?

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Two legends of the game

One ended batting supremacy in his era

The other ended Mafia control in his era
 
ahmadharis1 said:
None of them. Please for the sake of our cricket can we get some foreigner running the show who won't be easily influenced by politics and can run everything objectively? I'm so ready to give some B-level coach from New Zealand or England his/her big break.
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I stand by this, please find someone with some credentials outside of Pakistan
 
MenInG said:
Zaka sahib in Australia

Chairman PCB Management Committee Mr Zaka Ashraf meets former Australia cricketer Glenn McGrath during the PM reception at Prime Minister House, Sydney and discussed matters of mutual interest

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Wonder what matters of mutual interest can he have with McGrath?

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Some sources claiming Zaka Ashraf offered Glenn McGrath a high position at the High performance Centre. To which Glenn smiled and replied "I'm currently busy but will think about it" in a polite manner.
 
Najam Sethi has proven to be a coward who bows to player power and social media pressure

No. Just no.
 
I don't have any specific choice. I just want a chairman on a merit basis and for the long term.
 
Ramiz Raja
FearlessRoar said:
I don't have any specific choice. I just want a chairman on a merit basis and for the long term.
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my brother

Who decides the merit? The political party the candidate belongs to?

If he is appointed on merit by a particular political party in power, he automatically disqualifies for the opposition political party and their supporters.

Everyone that is appointed by PPP and PMLN are automatically written off by PTI supporters. What is the merit?
 
I think Ahsaan Mani should get a chance to serve on this position

he is the most qualified and eligible person for this job
 
gazza619 said:
Why not get a goora?
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David Gower, he seems to be ok with working in Pakistan. He is on PTV’s payroll I believe.

Not the worst option. These guys have an affection with Pakistan cricket so I’m ok with it.
 
Step 1 - Hire an independent headhunter who filters out the best candidates in sports administration/corporate sector. Take it out of the grubby hands of PCB and PM House.

Step 2 - The Board of Governors interviews the candidates and votes on their pick.

Step 3 - Chairman is appointed on MERIT not whose backs they've scratched. Give them a minimum four year tenure.
 
Markhor said:
Step 1 - Hire an independent headhunter who filters out the best candidates in sports administration/corporate sector. Take it out of the grubby hands of PCB and PM House.

Step 2 - The Board of Governors interviews the candidates and votes on their pick.

Step 3 - Chairman is appointed on MERIT not whose backs they've scratched. Give them a minimum four year tenure.
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Lol. Brother you are one of the most sensible guys here.

You are suggesting something that you know will never transpire in this jungle that is Pakistan. Never.
 
This is how Pakistan works:

If the PPP appoint Nelson Mandela as the PCB chairman, the PMLN and PTI supporters will find every reason under the sun to discredit Mandela also.

That’s how you guys function. Embrace this reality.
 
Seems Rashid Latif being mentioned as possible next chairman by some media reports!
 
ahmadharis1 said:
None of them. Please for the sake of our cricket can we get some foreigner running the show who won't be easily influenced by politics and can run everything objectively? I'm so ready to give some B-level coach from New Zealand or England his/her big break.
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Please no more Pakistani's, let's get someone good for once
 
Back to Najam Sethi again, I hope he takes over just before the PSL. Last year's PSL opening ceremony was outstanding and primarily because of his insistence that a huge amount be spent to reinvigorate and advertise the league
 
Everyone who moves into a higher level of power especially here in Pakistan will always come with his own personal agendas some more often resentment for they're time lost probobly for not being picked enough for national side ect it's a game of musical chairs
 
We need a guy who is professional and has experience in management work and policy making. These random political party backed people are of no use.
 
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