Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Monday nominated Ehsan Mani for the post of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman after former PCB chairman Najam Sethi resigned from the post.
“I have appointed Ehsan Mani as PCB Chairman. He brings vast and valuable experience to the job. He represented PCB in the ICC; was Treasurer ICC for three years and then headed the ICC for another three years,” the PM tweeted.
“We will follow the set procedure which entails my nominating him on the PCB Board of Governors. He may then contest elections for the position of Chairman PCB,” Imran Khan later announced on his official Twitter account.
Earlier, Najam Sethi also took to Twitter to announce his resignation. Sethi, along with a message had posted a picture of the resignation letter that he had sent to the PM.
“I was waiting for the new Prime Minister to take oath before submitting my resignation as PCB Chairman, which I have done today,” the now former PCB chairman said, adding, “I wish PCB all the best and hope our cricket team goes from strength to strength. Eid Mubarak, Pakistan Zindabad.”