PCB Chief On “Issues” As Jay Shah Turns into ICC Chairman

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi acknowledged that there are not any considerations about BCCI secretary Jay Shah changing into the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) chairman. On the finish of the final month, Jay Shah was elected unopposed because the ICC Chairman. Shah was the only real nominee for the chairmanship after present chair Greg Barclay determined to not search a 3rd time period. Naqvi opened up about Shah changing into the ICC chairman and the subsequent Asian Cricket Council assembly.

“We’re in contact with Jay Shah; there are not any considerations about his changing into ICC Chairman. The ACC assembly is on September 8 and 9,” Naqvi advised reporters, as quoted from Geo Information.

Naqvi went on to verify that he will not be current within the assembly and mentioned, “I won’t be able to attend the assembly, and Salman Nasir will attend. The assembly will finalise issues associated to the brand new president.”

Shah will assume this prestigious function on December 1, 2024. He’s the youngest particular person to guide the ICC. He additionally joins the likes of Jagmohan Dalmiya, Sharad Pawar, N Srinivasan, and Shashank Manohar as Indians who’ve led the ICC previously.

Pakistan will play host to subsequent yr’s ICC Champions Trophy. Karachi Nationwide Stadium, Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium, and the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium are underneath renovation work for the marquee occasion.

Earlier than the marquee occasion, Pakistan is struggling to search out the shape and produce optimistic outcomes. In Jason Gillespie’s first project as Check head coach of Pakistan, the Shan Masood-led staff hit all-time low after enduring a whitewash towards Bangladesh on their house soil.

Following the defeat, Pakistan dropped to eighth place within the ICC Check rankings, their lowest rating within the format since 1965, barring the interval the place they didn’t have a spot within the rankings attributable to an inadequate variety of matches.

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