Najam Sethi’s departure from his role as PCB chairman is all but confirmed after he formally submitted his resignation on Monday.
There had been intense speculation surrounding Sethi’s future in the PCB ever since Imran Khan was elected Pakistan’s prime minister; the former Pakistan captain and Sethi had a famously poor relationship. With the prime minister allowed – according to the PCB constitution – to change the PCB chairman if he so desired, it seemed unlikely Sethi would be able to stay on beyond Imran formally taking charge.
Along with his resignation letter, Sethi tweeted that he had been “waiting for the new Prime Minister to take oath” before deciding to hand in his resignation – which Imran did on Saturday. Sethi was appointed PCB chairman for his last, unbroken stint in 2014, following a power struggle between him and former PCB chairman Zaka Ashraf; the pair swapped positions several times before Sethi finally consolidated his position at the helm of the PCB.
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