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LAHORE: Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Management Committee  Najam Sethi on Tuesday announced to clear all the outstanding payments of contracted players and in-house employees. 

“I am pleased to report that @TheRealPCB (PCB) has been ordered to immediately clear all outstanding payments of contracted players and employees pending since the last regime,” posted Sethi on his official Twitter account.

I am pleased to report that @TheRealPCB has been ordered to immediately clear all outstanding payments of contracted players and employees pending since last regime.

— Najam Sethi (@najamsethi) January 3, 2023

Reportedly, the payments of the players participating in the Pakistan Junior League were withheld by the previous administration. Similarly, many of the contracted cricketers in the domestic cricketers did not receive their due payments.

Meanwhile, Sethi-led interim PCB management, who took charge of the board only recently after the federal government scrapped the 2019 PCB constitution, on Monday formally approved the notifications for the restoration of Departments/Services Organisations, Regions and District/Zonal Cricket Associations under the PCB Constitution 2014.

The move is believed to revive the departmental structure of domestic cricket in accordance with the federal government’s decision to restore departmental sports in the country.

READ: PCB management committee formally restores departmental cricket

LAHORE: The chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) management committee Najam Sethi on Monday, formally approved the notifications for the restoration of Departments/Services Organisations, Regions and District/Zonal Cricket Associations under the PCB Constitution 2014.

According to the PCB, the approval of the notifications means that the upcoming edition of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy will feature 16 regional cricket associations, while eight departments will partake in the Patron’s Trophy during the 2023-24 season, beginning in August.

Furthermore, Grade-II, 50-over and 20-over events will also be organised for the regional and departmental sides during the 2023-24 domestic cricket season, whose details will be announced in due course.

“In pursuance of Ministry’s notifications dated 22 December 2022 regarding repealing of Constitution of the Pakistan Cricket Board notified vide SRO 1045(1)/2019 dated 19 August 2019 and Ministry’s notification dated 22 December 2022 regarding restoration of the PCB Constitution 2014, the Management Committee of the Pakistan Cricket Board hereby formally announces the restoration of all Departments/Service Organisations, Regions and District/Zonal Cricket Association as recognised by the Board under the PCB Constitution 2014,” the notification read.

The chair of the PCB management committee Sethi, on this occasion, expressed his pleasure in the development and asserted that the management committee is committed to providing cricketers with equal and fair opportunities.

“I am pleased to confirm the formal restoration of Departments/Services Organisation, Regions and District/Zonal Cricket Associations under the PCB Constitution 2014.

“It is our endeavour, resolve and commitment to all our cricketers that we will provide them equal and fair opportunities to display their talent so that they can make their careers in the sport. This can only be achieved when we will expand our cricket canvas, which was unfortunately restricted and limited to a small number of cricketers and teams in 2019.

“This approach not only affected the livelihood of hundreds of cricketers and resulted in a talent drain, but also failed to highlight and produce cricketers with exceptional skills as in the past that, in turn, adversely impacted the standards, performances and rankings of our national sides in the international arena.

“Although we cannot undo the wrong policies of the past four seasons, what we can do is to quickly revert to our tried, tested and winning cricket model and structure so that the sport and cricketers can excel and thrive. We are making good progress in this regard and more announcements that are in the best interest of Pakistan cricket and our cricketers will be made in due course.”

It is worth mentioning that the Departments/Services Organisation, Regions and District/Zonal Cricket Associations were replaced by the six Cricket and 90 City Cricket Associations in the PCB Constitution 2019, which was repealed in December 2022.

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LAHORE: Pakistan Women’s team ex-captain Sana Mir has refused to become a member of the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) newly-appointed Management committee.

Taking to Twitter on Friday, Mir said she would not be able to participate in the committee, citing her preference to contribute as an independent voice in the Federation of International Cricketers Association (FICA) and through her commentary.

“It is very humbling to be named in the PCB mgmt com.I would like to express my gratitude to all decision makers & everyone around the world who congratulated me.For now,I’ll not be able to participate as I look fwd to contribute through my independent voice in FICA & thru comm.” she wrote.

It is very humbling to be named in the PCB mgmt com🙏🏼.I would like to express my gratitude to all decision makers & everyone around the world who congratulated me.For now,I'll not be able to participate as I look fwd to contribute through my independent voice in FICA & thru comm.

— Sana Mir ثناء میر (@mir_sana05) December 23, 2022

 

Mir was part of a 14-member PCB committee constituted on Thursday by the federal government to run the affairs of the cricket board for the next 120 days. The government appointed Najam Sethi as the Chairman of the committee and interim head of the board after it repealed the 2019 PCB Consitution.

Besides Mir, the Sethi-led committee includes Shakil Sheikh (ex-PCB BoG), Gul Zada (ex-PCB BoG) Nauman Butt (ex-PCB BoG), ex-Test cricketers Haroon Rashid, Shahid Khan Afridi and Shafqat Rana Aized Syed (ex-PCB director NHPC), Tanvir Ahmed (ex-president Larkana Region), Advocate Supreme Court Mustafa Ramday and Chaudhry Arif Saeed (CEO Service Industries).

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LAHORE: The newly appointed Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Management Committee will hold its first meeting today, here at National High-Performance Centre.

According to the details, the meeting will be chaired by Najam Sethi, who took charge as interim head of the PCB yesterday, and will take important decisions relating to Pakistan cricket.

The committee will discuss the roadmap for the restoration of district, regional and departmental cricket in light of the federal government’s decision to revive departmental sports in the country.

The federal cabinet on Thursday approved repealing of PCB Constitution 2019 and revival of the PCB Constitution 2014 through a circulation summary to pave way for the departmental cricket.

The members of the fresh committee will review the affairs of the board and asses the selection of the Pakistan cricket team.

The performance of various departments of the cricket board will also be discussed during the committee meeting.

It is pertinent to mention here that the newly-constituted management committee will run the affairs of the PCB till the elections are held within the next four months.

The committee led by Sethi includes Shakil Sheikh (ex-PCB BoG), Gul Zada (ex-PCB BoG) Nauman Butt (ex-PCB BoG), ex-Test cricketers Haroon Rashid, Shahid Khan Afridi and Shafqat Rana, Sana Mir (ex-Pakistan women team’s captain), Aized Syed (ex-PCB director NHPC), Tanvir Ahmed (ex-president Larkana Region), Advocate Supreme Court Mustafa Ramday and Chaudhry Arif Saeed (CEO Service Industries).

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LAHORE: Former chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Najam Sethi has been appointed as the Chairman of PCB’s Management Committee following the approval of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

According to the details, the newly-constituted management committee will run the affairs of the PCB till the elections are held within the next four months.

The committee led by Sethi includes Shakil Sheikh (ex-PCB BoG), Gul Zada (ex-PCB BoG) Nauman Butt (ex-PCB BoG), ex-Test cricketers Haroon Rashid, Shahid Khan Afridi and Shafqat Rana, Sana Mir (ex-Pakistan women team’s captain), Aized Syed (ex-PCB director NHPC), Tanvir Ahmed (ex-president Larkana Region), Advocate Supreme Court Mustafa Ramday and Chaudhry Arif Saeed (CEO Service Industries).

“The federal government is pleased to constitute a management committee to manage the affairs of PCB with full executive powers with the aim of effecting the restoration of departmental cricket structure and other allied matters, including the nomination of Board of Governors and election of chairman, as stipulated in the 2014 Constitution, within a frame of 120 days,” the notification issued by Ministry of Inter-Provincial Coordination stated.

In another notification, the federal cabinet also approved repealing of PCB Constitution 2019 and revival of the PCB Constitution 2014 through a circulation summary. The cabinet did approval through a circulation summary.

Cabinet Approval pic.twitter.com/M59WJCh64J

— Najam Sethi (@najamsethi) December 21, 2022

Notably, the Ministry of Inter-provincial Coordination (IPC) the other day had moved a summary to include two new PCB BoG members — Sethi and Shakil — in place of incumbent PCB chairman Ramiz Raja and another member Asad Ali Khan.

Meanwhile, Sethi, soon after he was appointed the chairman of the management committee, held a press conference at the PCB headquarters here and said that Peshawar will host international cricket like other cities, ARY News reported.

Mr Najam Sethi speaking with the local media shortly after assuming charge as Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board’s Management Committee. pic.twitter.com/Q1E5AliIuy

— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) December 22, 2022

“Peshawar is not a red flag at all. If we can bring cricket to Karachi, so why can’t we bring it to Peshawar”? he said while responding to a question.

Meanwhile, Sethi also thanked PM Shehbaz for trusting the former and set his sights on revamping domestic cricket and the revival of departmental cricket.

“I am grateful to the Prime Minister for trusting me. It was his desire to restore the 2014 constitution,” said Sethi.

“The committee has been formed and we will soon start working at the ground level in four months. The first meeting of our committee is going to be held soon and we will analyse the changes needed.

“We will restore regional and departmental cricket in the domestic cricket and it is our supreme priority to fix our domestic cricket structure.”

Sethi further opined on ongoing New Zealand’s historic tour of Pakistan and indicated to consider making changes in the national team’s Test squad, announced on Wednesday.

“New Zealand tour of Pakistan is very important for us. We will go to Karachi and analyse the situation there. We will also consider making changes to the team announced for the series,” said Sethi.

It is worth mentioning here that Ramiz Raja was appointed as PCB chairman by the former prime minister of Pakistan Imran Khan on September 13, 2021.

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ISLAMABAD: The final decision to commence the opening Test of the historic three-match series between Pakistan and England has been delayed till tomorrow morning, confirmed Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday. 

The fate of the Rawalpindi Test, which is set to kick off on Thursday, will now be decided at 7:30 AM after taking into account England players’ recovery from the illness.

In case the England players are not found fit enough to take the field on Thursday, then the opening day of the first Test will be shifted to Friday and it will continue for the full five days.

The decision was taken after a high-profile meeting between the members of the PCB and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) held on Wednesday to discuss the outbreak of viral infection in the England men’s Test team camp.

“The two boards made the decision based on medical advice from the England doctors, which revolved around the players’ health and welfare, agreeing that the England cricket team are able to select an XI for the first of the three ICC World Test Championship matches, which will be played at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.” read PCB media release issued after the meeting.

“The two boards also agreed, subject to the England players not recovering well enough to take the field on Thursday morning, then the Test will commence on Friday and will be a five-day match. In this scenario, the schedule of the second Test in Multan and the third Test in Karachi will remain unaffected and will be played as per original schedule i.e. 9-13 and 17-21 December, respectively.” it added.

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LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will host Babar Azam and his team for an honorary dinner to celebrate the national team’s impressive performance over the past couple of months.

Following the national team’s impressively consistent performance, specifically in white-ball cricket, the cricket board has decided to honour the players and management for their tireless efforts.

For the upcoming home Test series against England, the Pakistan squad is anticipated to reach Islamabad tomorrow and the players will also be attending the dinner hosted by the PCB.

The dinner will be attended by not only the white-ball team but the Test-bound players will also accompany them.

It is pertinent to mention that PCB Chairman Ramiz Raja also held a surprise ceremony to honour T20 World Cup 2021 squad and rewarded the players with cash rewards.

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LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday, revealed the player draft pick for the upcoming eighth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), defending champions Lahore Qalandars will make the first pick.

According to the PCB, the Pick Order was decided through a random draw at the Pakistan Cricket Board offices and participated by representatives of the six franchises.

The winner of the 2019 edition, Quetta Gladiators and 2021 champions Multan Sultans will have second and third picks respectively.

The champions of the 2022 edition, Karachi Kings will make the fourth pick, while two-time champions Islamabad United will have the fifth pick.

The 2017 champions Peshawar Zalmi, on the other hand, will make the last pick in the draft.

🚨 HBL PSL 8 Draft pick order 🚨

Read more: https://t.co/91cu9WQyY1 #HBLPSLDraft pic.twitter.com/lsthkuE4mm

— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) October 31, 2022

 

The next 17 rounds were decided through a special statistical tool.

It is pertinent to mention that PCB renewed the local player categories on Wednesday (October 26), whereas, further details about PSL 8 draft will be announced in due course.

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LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has unveiled the commentary and presenter panel for the upcoming women’s series between Pakistan and Ireland, former captain Sana Mir included.

In a press release, PCB revealed that former Irish cricketer and renowned commentator Andrew Leonard will also be commentating in the upcoming series.

Former captain Sana will only commentate amid the WT20I series, scheduled for 12, 14 and 16 November.

Marina Iqbal, Ali Younis, Andrew Leonard, Sikander Bakht and Shah Faisal, on the other hand, will commentate through the tour from November 4 to 16.

Ireland Women’s cricket team’s tour to Pakistan also includes a three-match ODI series, scheduled from November 4 to 9. The series is a part of the ICC Women’s Championship.

Gaddafi Stadium will host all six tour matches, while entry for spectators to the stadium will be free and four enclosures namely Fazal Mahmood, Imran Khan, Rajas and Saeed Anwar will be open for fans.

Series Schedule

4 November – First ODI
6 November – Second ODI
9 November – Third ODI
12 November – First T20I
14 November – Second T20I
16 November – Third T20I

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LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has finally responded to the statement of Asian Cricket Council (ACC) president Jay Shah’s statement following the 91st BCCI Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Tuesday.

According to the statement, the cricket board expressed surprise and disappointment over Shah’s remarks regarding hosting next year’s Asia Cup at a neutral venue.

“The PCB has noted with surprise and disappointment of yesterday’s comments made by the ACC President Mr Jay Shah with regards to shifting of next year’s Asia Cup to a neutral venue. The comments were made without any discussion or consultation with the Board of the Asian Cricket Council or the Pakistan Cricket Board (event host) and without any thoughts towards their long-term consequences and implications,” the statement read.

The PCB further termed Shah’s statement unilateral and against the philosophy and spirit for which the Asian Cricket Council was formed in September 1983.

“After having presided over the ACC meeting during which Pakistan was awarded the ACC Asia Cup with an overwhelming support and response from the ACC Board Members, Mr Shah’s statement of shifting of the ACC Asia Cup has clearly been made unilaterally. This is contrary to the philosophy and spirit for which the Asian Cricket Council was formed in September 1983 – a united Asian cricket body to safeguard the interests of its Members and organise, develop, and promote the game of cricket in Asia,” PCB stated.

The PCB also bluntly warned that shifting of venue may result in splitting Asian and international cricketing communities, and can impact Pakistan’s visit to India.

“The overall impact of such statements has the potential to split the Asian and international cricketing communities and can impact Pakistan’s visit to India for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 and future ICC Events in India in the 2024-2031 cycle.

“The PCB has to date not received any official communication or clarification from the ACC on the statement of the ACC President. As such, the PCB has now requested the Asian Cricket Council to convene an emergency meeting of its Board as soon as practically possible to discuss this important and sensitive matter,” the statement concluded.

It is pertinent to mention that following the 91st BCCI Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Tuesday, Shah, in his statement, announced that the Indian cricket team will not travel to Pakistan for Asia Cup 2023, while also hinting to host the continental event at a neutral venue.