Ramiz Raja Sacked: Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ramiz Raja sacked, Najam Sethi will be the next chief
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Pakistan had lost the three Test series against England. After that it was being discussed that Rameez Raja's chair could go.
Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Rameez Raja has been sacked. Najam Sethi will now take over the chair in his place. Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has approved the name of Najam Sethi. Had lost the three test match series against England. After that it was being discussed that Rameez Raja's chair could go.
It was during the England series that a group led by former board members started a campaign to remove Rameez from the post of PCB chairman. This group claimed that some game was being played behind the scenes. The Law Ministry of the country had also met the Prime Minister, the patron of the board, for changes in the PCB. Talking about Najam Sethi, he was the PCB chairman from June 2013 to January 2014, February 2014 to May 2014, August 2017 to August 2018. This will be his fourth term.
Imran Khan made Rameez Raja the chairman
Najam Sethi resigned as PCB chairman when Imran Khan's party won a majority of seats in the 2018 general elections. As per the constitution of the PCB Board, it is the Prime Minister who nominates the candidates for the post of Chairman. After this, the 'Board of Governors' chooses one of them as the president. Rameez Raja was made PCB chairman in 2021.
When Shahbaz Sharif became the Prime Minister of the country after Imran Khan, it was believed that Rameez Raja's chair could go. However, Rameez managed to retain his chair for a long time. Now he was removed after the team's poor performance in the series against England and many allegations.
Rameez Raja, who was in controversies regarding his statements, a few days ago, Asian Cricket Council President Jai Shah had also talked about snatching the hosting of the 2023 Asia Cup from Pakistan. Jai Shah had said that the Indian team will not go to Pakistan to play the 2023 Asia Cup. A neutral venue will be decided for this tournament. After this, Rameez Raja also threatened to withdraw the name of the team from the World Cup to be held in India next year. However, he later said that people wanted a similar answer.
