Mohsin Khan steps down from special PCB cricket committee
June 20, 2019
LAHORE: Former Test cricketer Mohsin Khan has stepped down as Chair of the Pakistan Cricket Board's Cricket Committee, which was tasked to carry out a thorough review of the national team's performance following the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2019.
In a press statement on Thursday, the PCB said Mohsin Khan expressed his willingness to be released from his current position during a recent meeting with PCB Chairman Ehsan Mani, who accepted his request.
"It is always difficult to let go someone of Mohsin's stature and caliber, but we respect his decision. I am thankful to Mohsin for his contributions and wish him well in his future endeavors," PCB chairman Ehsan Mani was quoted as saying.
Mohsin Khan said he was thankful to PCB and the chairman for the opportunity to chair the committee. "My services are always available for Pakistan cricket at a suitable position in view of my past record," he said.
The Board said its managing Director, Wasim Khan, would now act as the Chair of the PCB Cricket Committee.
According to the PCB, the special committee will carry out a robust review of the Pakistan cricket team’s performance over the past three years. The committee will start its review at the end of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2019, and submit its recommendations to the PCB Chairman and the Board of Governors.
Other members of the committee include former Pakistan captains Wasim Akram and Misbah-ul-Haq, and former cricketer and head of the women's selection committee Urooj Mumtaz.
The special committee was originally constituted by PCB chairman Ehsan Mani in October last year to oversee all cricketing matters in the country.
The development came about after the Board's chiefs discussed the team's performance during the 54th PCB' Board of Governors meeting in Lahore on Wednesday presided over by Chairman Ehsan Mani.
According to a press release from the PCB, the Board had a discussion on the Pakistan cricket team’s recent performance across all formats.
"The members agreed the team's performance in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2019 to date has been below expectation, but expressed faith, support and confidence in the side, and hoped they will utilise all their talent and potential in the remaining matches to bounce back strongly and finish on a high," the Board said in a press release following the meeting.
