The race for Pakistan Cricket Board’s chairmanship became wide open for all aspirants on Monday as key Pakistan Peoples Party figure Aitzaz Ahsan declined the offer personally made by President Asif Ali Zardari.
Reports from President’s House say that President Zardari, who is also chief patron of the PCB, asked Ahsan to take the post of chairman at the PCB but he declined the offer.
President’s House sources said that Zardari wanted someone close to the party to hold the coveted position because cricket was a very important platform that could inevitably unite the nation and made a significant impact on the party’s image.
However, sources close to Ahsan revealed that he declined the offer citing his numerous personal, political and professional engagements.
“It’s an office of profit and would keep him away from contesting the National Assembly or the Senate elections. It’s a full-time job and he won’t be able to get fully involved in politics. And then on top of it, he runs an extremely busy law chamber that goes along with his involvement with bar councils,” the source close to Ahsan said.
The source said further: “He is a leading lawyer and a full-time politician who has a spiraling chamber and is actively involved in bar associations, so all that would get compromised if he takes the PCB chairmanship.”
Incidentally, his wife Bushra Aitzaz is the chairperson of PCB women’s wing and is actively running women’s cricket in the country.
On Monday, Aitzaz left for a tour of the US, Canada and the UK.
Former Test cricketers Zaheer Abbas, Javed Miandad and Majid Khan may appear very good candidates on paper, but lack the administrative experience. Candidates such as Zaka Ashraf and Ali Raza might emerge as top names out of the blue. But none of these candidates seem to posses the magic wand needed to lift Pakistan cricket, which is sadly at its lowest ebb in history right now.
Pakistan cricket needs a very firm hand at the helm and ironically missing is the name of former ICC chief Ehsan Mani — a man with ideal professional and administrative expertise. He is already held in high esteem in international cricket circles.
I think he was such a right choice if you look at ijaz butt. What evr we say I know one thing. The person who will come to replace. Ijaz butt he will be the lover of zardari
Give it to meera……khusron ko nachna bhee sikha day gee
Wat do v think it dosent mttr ask zardari. Wat does he think
Aitzaz ko PCB ka chairman ban jana chahiye kam say kam PCB to theek ho jaye ga
Aitzaz sey kaun behtar chor hoga , when the rulers r criminals then y not another one ,another one who would sell his honour for money
GUD one for the Pcb
suker karo kahin zardari sahab captain nahee bana
When Bhutto sahib appointed Kardar as head of BCCP, there were many others who wanted this prestigious slot.Kardar got the nod due to being an ex-cricketer and and a very successful administrator.So,after Kardar's appointment cricket was a sport alright,but it also became an industry in the country.Like other countries crickets affairs were expanded and cricketers got lucarative rewards.It turned into a money mania for people who started playing cricket in 70's and the ones who were active in cricket during the 70 decade.After the intorduction of Sharjah in cricket it went to next level and from all over the world cricketers came there to put their skills on display for extra ordinary financial returns.So,later Nur Khan and recently Tauqir Zia worked on the same lines.I will take this opportunity to thank Ijaz Butt for his contribution during the most turbulent time in country's cricket.Hopefully,Zaka will continue to take the cricket to the next level and postively move on.
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