PCB Chairman Zaka Ashraf Gets Extension Till End Of Cricket World Cup 2023

04.11.2023 - 15:35 sports.ndtv.com

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Zaka Ashraf's tenure, which was about to come to an end, has been extended at least till the end of the ongoing World Cup, according to ESPNcricinfo.

His extension was confirmed by Pakistan's interim Prime Minister Anwar ul Haq Kakar in a television interview on Friday. Ashraf's tenure was rife with criticism as well as scrutiny and was set to end on November 5.

Triggering a tectonic shift in Pakistan's cricket management after chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq resigned stepped down from his post in the wake of the team's underwhelming performance in the ongoing ODI World Cup, accusations of "flagrant misdoings and unconstitutional decisions" against Ashraf surfaced along with the leaked chat of skipper Babar Azam and a senior PCB official.

Under such circumstances, Kakar came forward to reveal that they are not going to make any big decisions amid the ongoing World Cup. "At this time, you know there is a tournament going on.

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