The board of governors of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has unanimously elected former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja as the 36th Chairman of the cricket board for a three-year term. The special meeting in this regard was presided over by the PCB Election Commissioner, Justice (retd) Sheikh Azmat Saeed.
Ramiz, along with Asad Ali Khan, was nominated by the PCB Patron, Prime Minister Imran Khan, on the PCB Board of Governors on 27 August for a three-year term, where they joined Aasim Wajid Jawad, Alia Zafar, Arif Saeed, Javed Kureishi (all independent members) and Wasim Khan (PCB Chief Executive).
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Ramiz Raja is Pakistan’s 18th Test and 12th ODI captain and played 255 international matches in which he scored 8,674 runs in the period from 1984 to 1997. He has previously served the PCB as its Chief Executive from 2003-2004, has represented Pakistan on the ICC Chief Executives’ Committee, and presently sits on the MCC World Cricket Committee. He has been a successful broadcaster with the world’s leading cricket networks and is widely regarded as the voice of Pakistan cricket.
Ramiz Raja is only the fourth former Pakistan international cricketer to head the PCB after Mr. Abdul Hafeez Kardar (1972-1977), Javed Burki (1994-1995), and Mr. Ijaz Butt (2008-2011).
Addressing the BoG following his election, Ramiz said: “I am thankful to all of you for electing me as the PCB Chairman and look forward to working with you to ensure Pakistan cricket continues to thrive and grow stronger, both on and off-the-field.
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“One of my key focuses will be to help introduce in the Pakistan men’s cricket team the same culture, mindset, attitude, and approach that once made Pakistan one of the most feared cricket playing nations. As an organization, we all need to get behind the national team and provide them the desired assistance and support so that they can produce that brand of cricket, which the fans also expect from them each time they step onto the field of play.
“Obviously, as a former cricketer, my other priority will be to look into the welfare of our past and present cricketers. The game has and will always be about the cricketers and, as such, they deserve more recognition and respect from their parent institution.”
The newly-elected chairman will hold a press conference at 2:15 pm in the Bob Woolmer Indoor School, National High-Performance Centre. All PCB social media platforms will live-stream this session.
