The freshly formed coalition government led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has decided to restore the departmental cricket structure, which has been dysfunctional as a result of the implementation of the 2019 constitution.
The departmental cricket was banished in 2019 under the then patron-in-chief of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Imran Khan, leaving thousands of players and officials jobless.
The new government has also decided to restore first-class cricketers fired from government departments under Mani’s tenure as a result of the new PCB constitution.
According to the new domestic structure, only six teams are eligible to play the First Class Cricket in the country, two from Punjab and one each from Sindh, Balochistan, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces and the federal territory.
On the other hand, reports are circulating regarding the resignation of the current chairman of the PCB – Ramiz Raja, who was nominated by the ex-PM Imran Khan. Reports further suggest that former PCB Chairman Najam Sethi is a strong candidate for the position.
