Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday removed Zaka Ashraf as chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board

Aside Posted on February 10, 2014 Updated on February 10, 2014

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday removed Zaka Ashraf as chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board, appointing an 11-member ad-hoc committee to run the affairs of the PCB.  Islamabad Cricket Association president Shakil Shaikh, who is also one of the members, said Ashraf was removed because of “mishandling Pakistan’s case in the recent changes brought in the ICC.”Ashraf returned home early on Monday from Singapore after attending the ICC Board meeting. He said he had made several attempts to seek the prime minister’s views on the changes in the ICC before going to Singapore, including writing a letter, but could not succeed in meeting with Sharif.