Pakistan’s caretaker authorities has stopped the PCB from promoting media rights of worldwide matches and the Pakistan Super League, forcing the Cricket Management Committee (CMC) head Zaka Ashraf to postpone his deliberate go to to Australia and search a gathering with Prime Minister Anwar ul Haq Kakaar, who can also be the chief patron of the board. The authorities’s directive got here simply because the CMC, managing the affairs of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), had began the method of inviting bids for the sale of PSL and worldwide cricket media rights.

“The government’s Ministry of Inter Provincial Coordination (sports) has issued a notification to the board making it clear that from now on, the CMC/PCB has to seek permission from the government before signing any major deal,” a dependable supply stated on Sunday.

He added the notification had even led Ashraf to postpone his deliberate go to to Australia and search a gathering with caretaker Prime Minister, Anwar ul Haq Kakaar.

The authorities’s notification, mandating approval for each main choice by the board, is seen as a vote of no-confidence towards the CMC, headed by Ashraf.

Ashraf, who took over as CMC head in July, was given a three-month extension in November, which ends on February 4.

The major mandate given to the CMC was to carry the regional associations’ elections and kind a board of governors to elect a brand new PCB chairman.

The notification restricts the PCB to only day-to-day features. The PCB is anticipating to earn round 8-9 billion rupees from the sale of PSL and worldwide media rights for residence matches, and the delay in negotiations is a matter of concern.

The supply stated that the notification had already resulted within the suspension of approvals of 7-8 tenders associated to the league’s operations.

He added that the uncertainty had additionally raised issues that the board may not be capable to promote the media rights at “good rates”.

The improvement has additionally prevented the discharge of the PSL 9 schedule, because the PCB insists it could possibly solely be finalised after the profitable sale of media rights.

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