A blueprint to overhaul the operations of Pakistan cricket, including the resumption of series against neighbor India, will be submitted to the International Cricket Council within a week, the PCB said on Thursday.
A wire agency quoted Pakistan Cricket Board’s chief operating officer Subhan Ahmed as saying that the board members would be consulted on the contents of the submission before it was sent to the ICC. He said it may include all or none of 63 recommendations put forward by the Pakistan Task Team which examined the country’s cricket operations. “We have already been told by the ICC that it is not binding on us to implement all the PTT recommendations,” Ahmed said.
Among its suggestions, the Task Team urged resumption of the Pakistan-India series, removal of the PCB chairman’s right to veto team selection, and an end to government’s strong role in cricket matters. The Task Team, headed by England’s Giles Clarke, was formed in 2009 to ensure Pakistan retained and developed international cricket after the deadly attack on the Sri Lanka team bus in Lahore in March that year ended all major visits, and prevented Pakistan from co-hosting this year’s World Cup.
The PTT’s term of reference was revised last year after three Pakistan players were charged of spot-fixing for bowling predetermined no-balls during the Lord’s test against England. The PTT helped PCB implement integrity-related actions that included players’ education program on anti-corruption.
