Ramiz Raja is about to be faraway from the submit of chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), based on a report by ESPNCricinfo on Wednesday. Several different media studies additionally claimed that Raja, who grew to become the PCB chairman in September 2021, has both been sacked or shall be sacked quickly. However, there was no official annuoncement relating to the identical until late Wednesday.

According to the ESPNcricinfo report, the removing of the present board has been initiated by the patron of the board and Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shehbaz Sharif. A 14-member administration committee, headed by former board head and distinguished media analyst Najam Sethi, and together with former Pakistan captains Shahid Afridi and Sana Mir is predicted to take interim cost of affairs, added the report.

Raja has until not too long ago come beneath heavy criticism after Pakistan misplaced a Test collection 0-3 towards England at residence. He additionally acquired flak for the standard of pitches in that collection. Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium’s pitch, which hosted the primary Test of that collection, acquired a second successive demerit level after the lifeless observe yielded 1,786 runs throughout 4 innings of the primary Test between Pakistan and England final week.

Raja himself referred to as the pitch “embarrassing”, including it was not an excellent advert for Test cricket

Under Raja’s tenure, Pakistan group bought two high-profile excursions from Australia and England. It reached in semifinal of 2021 T20 World Cup and closing of 2022 version of the match. It additionally reached the ultimate of Asia Cup.

With ANI inputs

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