ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Management Committee Chairman Zaka Ashraf has resigned, Geo News reported on Friday.
According to sources, the 72-year-old announced his resignation during the Management Committee meeting.
Ashraf became part of PCB's Board of Governors on July 6, he assumed his role as the Chairman by replacing Najam Sethi on the same day.
"I was working for the betterment of cricket but it is not possible for us to work in this way," he said as per the people present at an ongoing committee meeting.
“Now it is up to Prime Minister [Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar], whomever he nominates [will take my place],” he added.
Earlier this week, the PCB Management Committee meeting in Karachi was postponed at the behest of the Ministry of Inter-Provincial Coordination.
The agenda of the meeting included other matters including the formation of BOG.
As per sources, the IPC Ministry later called the top PCB officials for a meeting on Wednesday.
Remember, Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq had extended the term of the Ashraf-led Management Committee for three months in November 2023. The term was ending in the first week of February.
During the tenure of Ashraf, Pakistan played two major competitions - Asia Cup and the ODI World Cup.
The Men in Green failed to qualify in the final of the continental tournament while they also couldn't qualify for the semi-finals of the World Cup.
After the World Cup, Babar Azam resigned as the side's captain and was replaced by Shan Masood (Test) and Shaheen Afridi (T20I).
Management Committee also removed the coaching staff led by then-Director Mickey Arthur. They were moved to the National Cricket Academy, however, they submitted their resignations later.
Former captain Mohammad Hafeez was appointed as the Team Director while ex-pacer Wahab Riaz was named head of the selection committee.
The side has failed to win a single game under the new leadership. They were whitewashed 3-0 in the Test series against Australia while they have lost the first four games of the T20I series in New Zealand with one match to go.
Ayaz Akbar Yousafzai Ayaz Akbar Yousafzai is a senior reporter for Geo News.