Who will bring reforms in Pakistan?
The ICC's Pakistan Task Team recently released a report that recommended substantial changes to the way the PCB functions
Tariq Engineer
25-Feb-2013
The ICC's Pakistan Task Team recently released a report that recommended substantial changes to the way the PCB functions. Unsurprisingly, the report has drawn plenty of criticism from the board, which rejected the idea that there was anything wrong with its set-up. Writing for the Associated Press, Rizwan Ali says that there is no authority in Pakistan that could force the PCB to change.
Incumbent PCB chief Ijaz Butt had a modest record as an international cricketer, but his brother-in-law Ahmad Mukhtar is a defense minister in the present government of the Pakistan Peoples Party. It was no surprise when the then 70-year-old Butt got the PCB post when the government came to power in 2008 under Asif Zardari.
The governing board includes eight direct appointees of the president with six representatives of associations and departments. Even the appointment of the associations’ and departments’ representatives required Zardari’s approval.
Tariq Engineer is a former senior sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo