Ten reasons why Ijaz Butt should be asked to quit

Times are tough and Pakistan cricket needs a 'wartime consiglieri', who can help it come out of the current crisis, writes Khalid Hussain in the News on Sunday.

In Godfather, Don Corleoni removed Tom Hagen as his chief adviser when it was time to battle against rival mafia gangs because he was not a 'wartime consiglieri'.

President Asif Zardari -- PCB's chief patron -- should also look for a competent individual who is capable of running Pakistan cricket in a professional manner. Butt may be an ex-cricketer, an experienced administrator and a well-connected man, but he is far from the sort of PCB chief Pakistan cricket needs at the moment. In the first seven months of his stint, he has failed on so many fronts to be allowed to continue.

What the PCB needs is a chief who has the will and qualities to pick up the pieces. He should have the sort of vision needed to rejuvenate Pakistan cricket because things cannot be allowed to go on like the way they are. Our cricket is going through a serious turmoil and with Butt at helm, the future seems to be bleaker.