PCB forms body to strengthen governance structures

The Board of Governors (BoGs) of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in its 55th meeting held here on Friday with PCB Chairman Ehsan Mani in the chair, constituted a three-member nominations committee in a bid to strengthen governance structures of the PCB in accordance with Clause 41 of the PCB Constitution 2019. The committee will be headed by Asad Ali Khan and will comprise Shahrez Abdullah Khan and Bakhtiar Khawaja. PCB Senior Legal Counsel, Barrister Salman Naseer, will act as Secretary of the committee. The committee will be responsible for making recommendations to the BoGs on the appointment of four independent members to the BoGs, Election and Deputy election commissioners and adjudicators. Amongst the four independent directors, there will be, for the first time in the PCB's history, a female director.
The BoGs also approved the nominations committee Terms of References (ToRs). Some of the salient features of the ToRs are: access the structure and composition, including skills, knowledge, experience and diversity of the Board in the light of the PCB Constitution; evaluate the balance of knowledge, skills, experience and diversity on the Board, and, in light of this evaluation, develop the eligibility criteria; identify, interview, select and nominate, together with a brief profile, for the approval of the BoG candidates to fill the vacancies as and when they arise.
The BoGs was presented with proposed territorial regions of each Cricket Association as well as PCB domestic season 2019-20, which were approved unanimously. The details will be announced at Saturday's unveiling of the domestic cricket structure 2019-20.
The BoGs approved various recommendations of Audit Committee including the PCB's central budget for the 2019-20 financial year.
PCB Chief Executive Wasim Khan updated the Board members on the outcomes of the PCB Cricket Committee meeting, which had met on 2nd August to review the Pakistan cricket team's performance in the last three years, including the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2019. The PCB Chief Executive also briefed the Board on the ongoing recruitment process for the team's players support personnel.
The PCB Board acknowledged and appreciated the PCB's efforts in convincing Sri Lanka Cricket to send their team for the ODI and T20I series, which will be played from 27 September and 9 October. The Board advised the PCB management to put in place best arrangements, which will be a catalyst for the complete resumption of international cricket.
The Board members were informed by the chairman that Cricket Australia Chairman Earl Edings and Chief Executive Kevin Roberts will visit Pakistan from 16th-18th September, while England and Wales Cricket Board Chief Executive and a director will visit Pakistan in October.
Following constitutional changes, the Board also reviewed and approved the revised Powers and Functions of the PCB Chairman, Chief Executive, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer.