Insiders reveal http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ijaz-Butt-c64128’s resignation pending with President Asif Ali Zardari – Cricket News Update
According to unconfirmed reports, the Pakistan Cricket Board chairman, Ijaz Butt had resigned from the coveted role in April this year, after the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Asif-Ali-c46457 Zardari, to
continue working until further instructions.
The 73-year-old took over as PCB chief in October 2008, after former PCB chief, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nasim-Ashraf-c78712, stepped down from the coveted role.
Butt’s three year tenure is due to end in October this year but sources claimed that he wants to take an early release and had sent a resignation to the Board Patron after World Cup, citing health issues.
The resignation is still pending with the President of Pakistan as he has not yet decided on Butt’s successor.
"At the moment Butt wants to step down but the chief patron is still to decide on his successor and they are likely to meet in August to decide the future course of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 cricket," the source said.
It has also been reported that Butt wanted to go on a health leave after Pakistan cricket team’s tour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760, but the chairman was forced to postpone his leave plans due to the Shahid Afridi issue.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Waqar-Younis-Maitla-c96193, on team selection, during the one-day series against the Caribbean hosts.
The media outburst not only earned Afridi a show cause notice but also cost him his captaincy position. The row ended in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahid-c89347 Afridi’s retirement from all cricket, though the all-rounder opened up a new front with the board as he held Ijaz Butt and his
regime responsible for his retirement decision.
Since the PCB-Afridi row has reached some settlement, following government’s intervention, Butt is once again all set to go on a one month leave.
It was revealed on Saturday that Butt will go on leave after attending the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the International Cricket Council, scheduled to be held in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hong-Kong-c2919 next week.
In the absence of Ijaz Butt, the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of PCB, Subhan Ahmad, will take over as acting http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Malachy-Bernard-Loye-c73963.
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