KARACHI: Pakistan’s legendary former captain Imran Khan on Thursday welcomed a decision from cricket’s governing body to ban political appointments, calling for a total revamp of the national board.
Khan, one of Pakistan’s most vocal opposition politicians and who founded the Tehrik-e-Insaaf (Movement for Justice) after retiring from cricket in 1992, welcomed the amendment.
He said that the PCB now had a chance to become a real institution if the system was overhauled. “The amendment will help Pakistan as there is no transparency and accountability in the current set-up,” Khan said.
“But to gain full benefit, Pakistan must fix the cricket structure with a new constitution on regional grounds where officials are elected.”
Khan said the changes could allow Pakistan to perform better. “If we have our cricket structure right, Pakistan has more talent than anywhere in the world, and we will dominate the world,” said Khan. Former PCB chairman Arif Abassi said reform had long been needed. “I resigned in 1996 because there was uncalled for government interference when I wanted to make the PCB a private company with shares,” said Abassi.

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