New chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board Najam Sethi.© AFP
Najam Sethi took over because the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board in December after Ramiz Raja was sacked from the highest put up. Being on the helm of affairs below the brand new administration, Sethi stated that he intends to advertise and enhance the Pakistan cricket construction. While he appears to be working in the direction of his aim, the brand new PCB chief has requested his “friends and the senior persons in the organisation not to do “sifarish” for the selection of any player or coach.
Sethi wrote a series of tweets on Friday. While in his first post, Sethi requested his “mates and high-ups” not to ask for free Pakistan Super League tickets and passes, he talked about a more serious issue in his second tweet.
“I’m additionally requesting mates and high-ups to not do sifarish for collection of any participant or coach, and so on, or to provide employment or facilitation to any undeserving particular person. PCB competes with prime skilled organisations on this planet and can’t afford to be inefficient,” wrote Sethi.
2) I am also requesting friends and high-ups not to do sifarish for selection of any player or coach, etc, or to give employment or facilitation to any undeserving person. PCB competes with top professional organisations in the world and cannot afford to be inefficient.
— Najam Sethi (@najamsethi) January 20, 2023
PCB chairman Sethi had recently met officials of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) in UAE, as per an ANI report. Citing sources, the news agency also stated that Sethi wants to meet the ACC president Jay Shah, who is also Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary, over Asia Cup 2023. It added that Sethi has all of his focus on making sure that the 2023 edition of the tournament, to be hosted by Pakistan, is not moved out of his country. Last year, Jay Shah said that the tournament will be held at a neutral venue.
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