Rameez Raja: Former Test player declared favorite to become chairman after being nominated in Pakistan Cricket Board
Prime Minister Imran Khan has nominated former Test cricketers Rameez Raja and Asad Ali Khan as his representatives in the Board of Governors of the Pakistan Cricket Board. Are done
A notification issued by the Ministry of Inter-Provincial Coordination on Friday said that the Prime Minister of Pakistan, using his powers as a patron of the Pakistan Cricket Board, appointed Rameez Raja and Asad Ali Khan to the Board of Governors of the Pakistan Cricket Board. Nominated as a member.
The notification said that this would be Asad Ali Khan's second term. He is still on the Board of Governors.
The term of office of Rameez Raja and Asad Ali Khan will be three years as per the constitution of the Pakistan Cricket Board.
How will the chairman of the board be elected?
As the Patron-in-Chief of the Pakistan Cricket Board, the Prime Minister nominates two persons as government representatives to the Board of Governors, one of whom is elected Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board at a meeting of the Board of Governors.
The Board of Governors consists of ten members, including four independents, two members nominated by the Prime Minister, a Chief Executive Officer and three members of the Association. However, the seats of the three members of the associations are currently vacant.
The Government of Pakistan has already notified the appointment of Justice (Retd) Sheikh Azmat Saeed as Election Commissioner for the election of the Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board and has convened a special meeting of the Board on September 13 for this election. ۔
Any member of the Board of Governors may run for the office of Chairman and may be elected Chairman by a majority vote.
According to the constitution of the Pakistan Cricket Board, the term of the chairman is three years.
Rameez Raja close to becoming chairman
Although each member of the Board of Governors is allowed to run for the office of chairman, the chairman is usually one of the two persons nominated by the prime minister.
According to sports experts, in this regard, former Test cricketer Rameez Raja is being declared the favorite to become the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board. He has recently met Prime Minister Imran Khan and briefed him on his plans and intentions regarding cricket.
Even before the government's notification was issued, Rameez Raja had spoken to several domestic and foreign journalists yesterday and said that he wanted to improve the 'GPS' of domestic cricket.
Rameez Raja has been associated with the Pakistan Cricket Board in the past. He was a member of the Advisory Council and then Chief Executive Officer under Lieutenant General (retd) Tauqeer Zia, but had to resign after Shahriar Khan objected to the commentary.
Ehsan Mani's refusal
Pakistan cricket, which has always been known for its ups and downs, faced another dramatic situation when Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ehsan Mani on Thursday informed the Prime Minister that he did not want to extend his tenure for the next term. ۔
This situation was also astonishing because Ehsan Mani had met Prime Minister Imran Khan twice in the last few days in which he had agreed that instead of the next three-year term of the chairmanship, he would be in charge for one year. Ready to bathe, so that the cricket board can complete the ongoing projects.
But sources say he changed his mind on Thursday. According to sources, the reason for the sudden change in Ehsan Mani's decision was that he was not ready to work in the presence of Rameez Raja.