ISLAMABAD: Zaka Ashraf stepped down on Friday as head of the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) management committee, the PCB said.
Ashraf’s tenure was marked by Pakistan’s disappointing exit from the World Cup in India, followed by a whitewash in a Test series against Australia.
The national side has lost four Twenty20 Internationals as part of its ongoing five-match series against New Zealand.
Ashraf, who was appointed to the post in July last year, announced his resignation at a meeting of the PCB management committee he presided over in Lahore on Friday.
“He thanked members of the MC (management committee), the PCB management, and staff for their support during this tenure,” the PCB said in a statement.
“In his concluding remarks, Mr.Zaka Ashraf, thanked the honorable Patron PCB for the confidence and trust reposed by him and extended his best wishes and prayers for the betterment of Pakistan and Pakistan cricket.”
Ashraf replaced Najam Sethi as the interim head of the PCB management committee on July 6, 2023 for a period of four months.
However, Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, who is the patron of the PCB, in November extended his tenure by three months.
Pakistan cricket has seen frequent changes in its top management in recent years. In 2021, Ramiz Raja was appointed the PCB chief, followed by the appointment of Sethi and then Ashraf.
None of them stayed on the top post for a year, which many say is one of the reasons behind inconsistent Pakistan cricket.
