A notification regarding appointment of Punjab Chief Minister Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi as Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Management Committee was issued on Tuesday, reported the 24NewsHD TV channel.

Caretaker Prime Minister and PCB Patron-in-Chief has approved the nomination of Mohsin Naqvi as member of the governing board in place of Zaka Ashraf.

The Ministry of Inter Provincial Coordination has issued the notification in connection with the appointment of Mohsin Naqvi.

A 10-member board of governor including Mohsin Naqvi and Mustafa Ramday will elect a new PCB chairman.

PCB Election Commissioner Shah Khawar will soon issue a schedule for the election of the PCB chief.

According to sources, Mohsin Naqvi who will not be caretaker Punjab chief minister after February 8 general elections, will be a nominated PCB chairman and after election he will be the new cricket chief for three years.

After showcasing unmatched performance as the Punjab Chief Minister, is all set to take on another testing role as PCB chief. 

Mohsin Naqvi, who has been serving as the interim Punjab chief minister for a year, has also confirmed his appointment while speaking to reporters in Lahore soon after the news broke out on Monday.

“I will try to fix the issues affecting Pakistan cricket. Reforms in cricket are the need of the hour,” Naqvi remarked.

Earlier, Zaka Ashraf, the Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board’s Interim Management Committee (IMC), has forwarded his resignation just two weeks before the scheduled expiry of the IMC’s tenure.

 The announcement came during the fourth meeting of the PCB’s IMC at Lahore’s National Cricket Academy.