Najam Sethi pulls out of PCB chairman race
Najam Sethi
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18 Mar 25
Najam Sethi, interim chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has withdrawn from the race to become the PCB's next chairman.
Sethi took over as the interim chairman of PCB by replacing Ramiz Raja last year. The 75-year-old declared he didn’t wish to be the ”bone of contention” between the country top political leaders — Pakistan Peoples Party president Asif Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
”Salaam everyone! I don’t want to be a bone of contention between Asif Zardari and Shehbaz Sharif. Such instability and uncertainty is not good for PCB. Under the circumstances I am not a candidate for chairmanship of PCB. Good luck to all stakeholders.”
According to ESPNcricinfo, Sethi was the chairman of an interim management committee that had been in charge of the board since December but whose term was set to expire on June 21.
He appeared to be the favourite to continue and be appointed chairman once the interim set-up ended, but speculation about Zaka Ashraf's return had grown in recent weeks.
