New DelhiThe news of former Test captain turned cricket commentator Rameez Raja being the front runner in the race to become the President of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has been doing the rounds for the past few days. Some media reports also claimed that the current PCB chairman Ehsan Mani and Rameez Raja met Prime Minister Imran Khan today.
Raja himself has not given any official statement regarding all these speculations, but news agency PTI has given this information quoting PCB sources. As per reports, World Cup winning legend and Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, who is also the patron of the board, has decided not to extend the tenure of Ehsan Mani. The final decision regarding appointments in PCB rests with Imran Khan. Mani’s three-year term ends on September 18.
A PCB source told PTI, “In the next few days, Prime Minister Imran Khan will send the names of two candidates to the PCB’s Board of Governors for the selection of the chairman and the members will have to choose one of them as the chairman.” for the prestigious position. “
The source also revealed that Rameez Raja is one of the two candidates. The board has appointed retired judge Azmat Shaikh as the selection commissioner to conduct the elections for the post of PCB chairman.
However, many fans of the Pakistan cricket team on Twitter, including sports journalists, have expressed their disappointment over the appointment of Ramiz Raja as the next PCB chief.
Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal has supported Rameez Raja. Here’s what he said:
“He was not going for commentary in the last few series and that gave us some pointers for the future. Domestic cricket will benefit from a cricketer coming in as chairman. It will bring money. “
“There was a lot of talk about bringing money by commercializing so that players get money. The players will get financial benefits due to the arrival of Ramiz (King) brother. Maybe the teams also improve. Management can also be better as he himself has been the captain,” Kamran Akmal insisted.
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