Sources confirmed that, the general body members were informed in detail by the PCB chief about President Zardari’s decision. He clearly advised the board that the ICC should have no interference in the internal system of Pakistan and should run their own system. It may be mentioned that the ICC has set March 2013 deadline for all its affiliated cricket boards to make their system more democratic and to ensure that no kind of interference is done in their affairs by their respective governments. The maximum punishment for not following the instructions could amount to disaffiliation of the PCB from the ICC.
Years 2010 and 2011 were not a good year for PCB financialy. The balance sheets were presented to the general body members during the annual meeting, showed financial losses to the tune of Rs1.1 billion for PCB in these two years.Later, PCB chairman Zaka Ashraf invited all the regional heads to his office and held another two-hour meeting to sort out the matter.
They mentioned few changes and demands during the meeting that National Cricket Academy coaches should work under the control of the regional heads throughout the season and the regional heads should be aware to make their reports over the performance at the end of annual calendar of activities. Both biggest regions Lahore and Karachi have again repeated their demand to give them a permanent place in the Governing Board.
Pakistan Cricket Board issued an official press release on Tuesday after the meeting which clearly said that as many as 112 members including the Presidents of District Association, Regional Heads, Representatives of Departments, Chairperson Women Wing, Pakistan Blind and Deaf Cricket Associations attended the general body.Five former chairmen Khalid Mahmood, Dr Zafar Altaf, Lt.Gen. (retd.) Tauqir Zia, Sheharyar M. Khan and Ijaz Butt attended the annual meeting.
The agenda of the meeting comprised approval of the minutes of last AGM held in 2011, to consider the Annual Report 2011 and Future Programmes as devised by the Governing Board, to consider all the Audited Accounts, Budget Estimates and to make appropriate recommendations to the Governing Board for the betterment of cricket in Pakistan. “All items were discussed in a candid manner by all the members and the requisite approvals were granted after detailed deliberations on each point. The former chairmen also gave decent inputs during the meeting.
“Khalid Mahmood suggested that apart from full members of the ICC, the PCB should also try to invite the associate members.
Mr Zafar Altaf suggested that Pakistan cricket be marketed more aggressively so that it remains financially viable. Gen. Tauqir Zia promising support to the present chairman and the management, reiterated the need to invite the ICC’s associate members for short series.
Sheharyar Khan also had a word of praise for the Pakistan women’s team which has done well in recent times. He also appreciated the fact that the agenda of the meeting had been circulated in advance, helping the members to come well prepared for he important moot.
“Ijazz Butt, other than praising Zaka and his worker's efforts, acknowledged It's chief patron Asif Ali Zardari’s gesture of raising the issue of recommencing the bilateral ties between the two leading sub-continental nations at the highest level with India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on his recent visit,” the press release mentioned.
Zaka Ashraf in his address, emphasized that all Pakistanis should contribute towards bringing international cricket back to Pakistan.“I believe we have performed excellently on the cricket front, as is evident from the consistently appreciable results, especially in the Test series against England which is the world’s top-ranked side, and the recent Asia Cup triumph after 12 years. These achievements have induced self-confidence in Pakistan team and the players’ morale quite understandably is high and positive. I believe we need to keep things in perspective, some self-analysis of the situation in the not-too-distant past is in order. We have had spells of success before, but never the consistency that is the hallmark of great teams. When we are winning, we allow smugness and complacency to take over and that is where the degeneration sets in."
“We are determined to bring international cricket back to Pakistan, by guaranteeing the teams that visit us with watertight security. Afghanistan has already been here to play a match. Me and my management team have striven to convince the Bangladesh Cricket Board to visit us by reassuring them that Pakistan is a safe destination for cricket.”
He said, his top priorities are strict adherence to merit, no compromises on discipline issues and zero tolerance for corrupt practices. “The aim of the current PCB management is that Pakistan’s first-class cricket should be just that: first class, and in every sense of the word.Steps are afoot to achieve that. And this involves not just lots of endeavor but a great deal of expense too.“From the frazzle-dazzle event of our Faysal Bank Super8 Twenty20 tournament that concluded on April 1st, 2012, should be obvious that we want to get the best mileage from our local events by enhancing their value as a spectacle.
Ashraf added, “Last but not the least, we are actively engaged in launching Pakistan Premier League, on the line of such events elsewhere. The PCB is working on it and I shall soon be able to share something concrete with the General Body on this.“Let’s all work together and strive to make Pakistan the Number 1 team in all three formats. We have the potential to return with honors from wherever cricket is played. It is about time we realized that potential.”
The ICC has announced July 2011, that the boards should change their constitution to democratic one, a board that didn't change it constitution will face suspension from the council. The ICC CEO Haroon Logart said;.
“The annual conference unanimously supported a proposal to amend the ICC [constitution] to provide for the important principle of free elections and the independence of member boards,” said the ICC media release. This is a significant step towards achieving best practices.”
Years 2010 and 2011 were not a good year for PCB financialy. The balance sheets were presented to the general body members during the annual meeting, showed financial losses to the tune of Rs1.1 billion for PCB in these two years.Later, PCB chairman Zaka Ashraf invited all the regional heads to his office and held another two-hour meeting to sort out the matter.
They mentioned few changes and demands during the meeting that National Cricket Academy coaches should work under the control of the regional heads throughout the season and the regional heads should be aware to make their reports over the performance at the end of annual calendar of activities. Both biggest regions Lahore and Karachi have again repeated their demand to give them a permanent place in the Governing Board.
Pakistan Cricket Board issued an official press release on Tuesday after the meeting which clearly said that as many as 112 members including the Presidents of District Association, Regional Heads, Representatives of Departments, Chairperson Women Wing, Pakistan Blind and Deaf Cricket Associations attended the general body.Five former chairmen Khalid Mahmood, Dr Zafar Altaf, Lt.Gen. (retd.) Tauqir Zia, Sheharyar M. Khan and Ijaz Butt attended the annual meeting.
The agenda of the meeting comprised approval of the minutes of last AGM held in 2011, to consider the Annual Report 2011 and Future Programmes as devised by the Governing Board, to consider all the Audited Accounts, Budget Estimates and to make appropriate recommendations to the Governing Board for the betterment of cricket in Pakistan. “All items were discussed in a candid manner by all the members and the requisite approvals were granted after detailed deliberations on each point. The former chairmen also gave decent inputs during the meeting.
“Khalid Mahmood suggested that apart from full members of the ICC, the PCB should also try to invite the associate members.
Mr Zafar Altaf suggested that Pakistan cricket be marketed more aggressively so that it remains financially viable. Gen. Tauqir Zia promising support to the present chairman and the management, reiterated the need to invite the ICC’s associate members for short series.
Sheharyar Khan also had a word of praise for the Pakistan women’s team which has done well in recent times. He also appreciated the fact that the agenda of the meeting had been circulated in advance, helping the members to come well prepared for he important moot.
“Ijazz Butt, other than praising Zaka and his worker's efforts, acknowledged It's chief patron Asif Ali Zardari’s gesture of raising the issue of recommencing the bilateral ties between the two leading sub-continental nations at the highest level with India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on his recent visit,” the press release mentioned.
Zaka Ashraf in his address, emphasized that all Pakistanis should contribute towards bringing international cricket back to Pakistan.“I believe we have performed excellently on the cricket front, as is evident from the consistently appreciable results, especially in the Test series against England which is the world’s top-ranked side, and the recent Asia Cup triumph after 12 years. These achievements have induced self-confidence in Pakistan team and the players’ morale quite understandably is high and positive. I believe we need to keep things in perspective, some self-analysis of the situation in the not-too-distant past is in order. We have had spells of success before, but never the consistency that is the hallmark of great teams. When we are winning, we allow smugness and complacency to take over and that is where the degeneration sets in."
“We are determined to bring international cricket back to Pakistan, by guaranteeing the teams that visit us with watertight security. Afghanistan has already been here to play a match. Me and my management team have striven to convince the Bangladesh Cricket Board to visit us by reassuring them that Pakistan is a safe destination for cricket.”
He said, his top priorities are strict adherence to merit, no compromises on discipline issues and zero tolerance for corrupt practices. “The aim of the current PCB management is that Pakistan’s first-class cricket should be just that: first class, and in every sense of the word.Steps are afoot to achieve that. And this involves not just lots of endeavor but a great deal of expense too.“From the frazzle-dazzle event of our Faysal Bank Super8 Twenty20 tournament that concluded on April 1st, 2012, should be obvious that we want to get the best mileage from our local events by enhancing their value as a spectacle.
Ashraf added, “Last but not the least, we are actively engaged in launching Pakistan Premier League, on the line of such events elsewhere. The PCB is working on it and I shall soon be able to share something concrete with the General Body on this.“Let’s all work together and strive to make Pakistan the Number 1 team in all three formats. We have the potential to return with honors from wherever cricket is played. It is about time we realized that potential.”
The ICC has announced July 2011, that the boards should change their constitution to democratic one, a board that didn't change it constitution will face suspension from the council. The ICC CEO Haroon Logart said;.
“The annual conference unanimously supported a proposal to amend the ICC [constitution] to provide for the important principle of free elections and the independence of member boards,” said the ICC media release. This is a significant step towards achieving best practices.”
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