Zaka Ashraf resigns as PCB managing committee chief

Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Zaka Ashraf has stepped down from his office.

He announced his decision to resign after chairing a managing committee meeting in Lahore on Friday.

"At the end of the meeting, Mr Zaka Ashraf announced that he had decided to tender his resignation as chairman and member of the MC to the honourable Patron Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar. In his concluding remarks, Mr Zaka Ashraf, thanked the honourable 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," a PCB statement said quoting him.

Caretaker PM Kakar extended the term of the Ashraf-led Management Committee in November 2023.

During the tenure of Ashraf, Pakistan played two major competitions — the Asia Cup and the ODI World Cup — but came up short in both tournaments.

The Men in Green failed to qualify in the final of the continental tournament while they also couldn't qualify for the semi-finals of the World Cup.

After the World Cup, Babar Azam resigned as the captain from all formats and was replaced by Shan Masood (Test) and Shaheen Afridi (T20I).

Management Committee also removed the coaching staff led by then-director Mickey Arthur. They were moved to the National Cricket Academy, however, they submitted their resignations later.