Trouble brews in PCB, after BoG members reject MD Wasim Khan's appointment

It seems all is not well with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) after the 53rd meeting of the PCB Board of Governors (BoG) was adjourned for a later date due to an incomplete quorum.

As per reports, majority members of the BoG rejected the appointment of Wasim Khan as managing director. In a resolution written and signed by five of the seven BoG members, they demanded that MD Wasim Khan’s “appointment and the unconstitutional post of MD PCB be declared null and void.”

The resolution further stated that “any move to abolish departments and regions in the restructuring of domestic cricket” and demanded formation of a Domestic Cricket Restructuring Committee (DCRC) to draw up proposals for domestic restructuring, to be presented at a special BoG meeting on April 30 in Lahore."

Meanwhile, PCB Chairman Ehsan Mani expressed disappointment over ‘today’s events’ and reaffirmed to ‘not get derailed by personal agendas.’

“I am hugely disappointed by today’s events as I was looking forward to an interactive, productive and constructive discussion, which was aimed at taking Pakistan cricket forward,” said PCB Chief Ehsan Mani.

“Yesterday, we called on the honourable Chief Minister of Balochistan and engaged in fruitful and enlightening discussions to promote cricket in Balochistan. It is, therefore, particularly disappointing that the representative from Balochistan also refused to return for the BoG meeting,” he said.

As per PCB, the meeting was adjourned for a brief period pursuant to five members attempting to table a resolution, which was not part of the agenda.

“We reaffirm our commitment to doing what is right for Pakistan cricket and once again becoming a strong force in the world game, and must not get derailed by personal agendas,” Mani added.