Pakistan: Zaka Ashraf was one of the top contenders for the position of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman, but after the board of governors was challenged in many courts, he was nominated as the head of the PCB's management committee.

The PCB chief is chosen by the board of governors, but the election of the PCB chief had to be delayed because the appointment of the board of governors has been contested.

A new 10-person group, led by Ashraf, has been selected by the Pakistani government to serve as the PCB Management Committee for a period of four months.

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On Thursday in Lahore, the new management committee will hold its inaugural meeting.

The government replaced Mahmood Iqbal Khakwani, a Supreme Court advocate, who had been serving as the PCB Election Commissioner with Ahmed Shehzad Farooq Rana, who had been removed of his duties.

As the Pakistan cricket team continues to get ready for the forthcoming ODI World Cup in India in 2023, the PCB's chaotic behavior persists. Fans are keen for the two teams to begin playing more games after the Pakistani team's 2012 visit to India.

After the Baluchistan High Court granted the plea of Gul Mohammad Kakar, a former member of the PCB Management Committee, the election of the PCB's new chairman was postponed on June 26. On July 17, the hearing is scheduled.

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A 10-member board of governors was constituted by the former chairman Najam Sethi before he withdrew from the race. This board included two direct nominees from PCB patron and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

Kakar filed a legal complaint when the board of governors' members were altered by the acting chairman Ahmed Shehzad Farooq Rana.

Reps from smaller places like Dera Murad Jamali, Hyderabad, Larkana, and Bahawalpur have taken the place of those from larger towns like Lahore, Karachi, Rawalpindi, and Peshawar.

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