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Pak govt to appoint cricket committee in PCB
Karachi, Oct 6 (PTI) The Pakistan government has accepted a suggestion by former Test players to appoint a high-powered committee in the Pakistan Cricket Board (P.C.B.) to check the country's cricketing slump.
The suggestion was put forward by former Test captains
Wasim Akram, Rameez Raja, Inzamam-ul Haq, Saeed Anwar and leg
spinner Mushtaq Ahmed when they met Federal Law Minister
Farooq A. Naek in Lahore Sunday.
The former players have suggested that the members of the
cricket committee should have an experience of at least 50
Tests.
Naek said the tenure of the cricket committee would range
from two to three years and it would have five members. The
Board is presently working under sports ministry's guidance
since the resignation of Nasim Ashraf as Chairman in August.
"The most important result of our discussion is the
formation of a high-powered cricket committee which should
have five cricketers as members, all with at least 50 Tests
behind them.
"We also discussed the domestic cricket structure which
is in need of revamping," he said.
Akram said they met the Minister because they want to
help Pakistan cricket come out of its current crisis.
"We don't want any jobs, we don't want anything we just
want to help Pakistan cricket. The minister liked our ideas
and we are hopeful that we will be able to contribute to
Pakistan cricket's revival," he said.
"We also want the best for Pakistan cricket because there
is a lot of talent in the country... and we want to make a
plan through which we can channelise it for improvement of
Pakistan cricket," he added.
Rameez Raja said they have asked the Minister to involve
cricketers of repute in decision making, people who have
played the game so that the sport gets out of the downfall.
"We have asked the Minister to include cricketers with
experience of over 50 Tests because others compromise and
that's why we have asked for a high-powered committee which
will not be influenced in its decision making," he said. PTI
COR
The suggestion was put forward by former Test captains
Wasim Akram, Rameez Raja, Inzamam-ul Haq, Saeed Anwar and leg
spinner Mushtaq Ahmed when they met Federal Law Minister
Farooq A. Naek in Lahore Sunday.
The former players have suggested that the members of the
cricket committee should have an experience of at least 50
Tests.
Naek said the tenure of the cricket committee would range
from two to three years and it would have five members. The
Board is presently working under sports ministry's guidance
since the resignation of Nasim Ashraf as Chairman in August.
"The most important result of our discussion is the
formation of a high-powered cricket committee which should
have five cricketers as members, all with at least 50 Tests
behind them.
"We also discussed the domestic cricket structure which
is in need of revamping," he said.
Akram said they met the Minister because they want to
help Pakistan cricket come out of its current crisis.
"We don't want any jobs, we don't want anything we just
want to help Pakistan cricket. The minister liked our ideas
and we are hopeful that we will be able to contribute to
Pakistan cricket's revival," he said.
"We also want the best for Pakistan cricket because there
is a lot of talent in the country... and we want to make a
plan through which we can channelise it for improvement of
Pakistan cricket," he added.
Rameez Raja said they have asked the Minister to involve
cricketers of repute in decision making, people who have
played the game so that the sport gets out of the downfall.
"We have asked the Minister to include cricketers with
experience of over 50 Tests because others compromise and
that's why we have asked for a high-powered committee which
will not be influenced in its decision making," he said. PTI
COR
