PCB accepts Mohsin Khan's request to be relieved as cricket committee head
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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) relieved former cricketer Mohsin Khan from his position as the head of PCB’s Cricket Committee upon his request, the cricketing body announced on Thursday.
He will be replaced by PCB Managing Director Wasim Khan.
According to a press statement by the board, Mohsin had "expressed his willingness to be released from his current position" during a meeting with PCB Chairman Ehsan Mani, who accepted his request.
"It is always difficult to let go someone of Mohsin's stature and calibre, but we respect his decision," Mani was quoted as saying by the PCB press release. "I am thankful to Mohsin for his contributions and wish him well in his future endeavours."
The press release also included a statement from Mohsin: "I am very thankful to PCB Chairman Ehsan Mani for honouring me with the opportunity to chair the PCB Cricket Committee. My services are always available for Pakistan cricket at a suitable position in view of my past record."
The press release added that the cricket committee will "carry out a robust review of the Pakistan cricket team’s performance over the past three years" at the end of the ongoing World Cup. The decision to carry out a review was taken in a meeting of PCB's Board of Governors on Wednesday.
The seven-member cricket committee was formed in October last year and Mohsin was appointed as its head. It comprises former captains Wasim Akram and Misbahul Haq, Director Academies Mudassar Nazar, Director Domestic Cricket Haroon Rasheed and Director International Zakir Khan besides former Pakistan women’s team captain Urooj Mumtaz.
Mohsin's successor Wasim, who was appointed as the board's managing director in December last year, is a former professional cricketer who played county cricket in England from 1995 to 2001. In a 58-match first-class career, Wasim scored 2,835 runs with five centuries and 17 half-centuries, with a highest score of 181.
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Jun 20, 2019 03:45pm
Mohsin khan is pro punjabis, he should not be given any office.
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Jun 20, 2019 03:47pm
When Imad...S.Malik and Hafiz...will be kicked out of team...they are infact main culprit behind the down fall...
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Jun 20, 2019 03:52pm
What a grave, gruesome, gross and great tragedy?
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Jun 20, 2019 03:54pm
Behind the screen, something else which forced Mohsin to release himself from the mess created by the few members of the committee.
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Jun 20, 2019 03:57pm
@Muhib E Watan, probably yes. Every bad event has a scapegoat. Maybe he is a scapegoat. Instead of placing the blame where it is actually due one guy take the fall.
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Jun 20, 2019 04:03pm
So, wasim Khan, the cousin of pm takes over. Interesting!
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Jun 20, 2019 04:16pm
Wasim khan the office boy of PCB, Wasim khan MD of PCB, Wasim Khan mentor to chief selector of PCB, all in all Wasim Khan is all in one package
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Jun 20, 2019 04:19pm
@Fi, There exists no such relationship, except perhaps in your head.
Or you may just have confused Wasim Khan with Majid Khan - Majid is the first cousin of Imran Khan, and that's why Imran is reluctant to appoint Majid Khan on any post at PCB.
Do some research.
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Jun 20, 2019 04:25pm
@Asad, "Mohsin khan is pro punjabis"
As his surname suggests, he himself is not Punjabi. Shameful to to play ethnic card like this unnecessarily.
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Jun 20, 2019 04:25pm
@Asad, Very True both Mohsin and Shoaib Akhtar will support only Punjabi's.
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Jun 20, 2019 04:26pm
left at a shameful peak
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Jun 20, 2019 04:27pm
@Asad, every year captain must be changed from all provinces, and provinces to list their districts
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Jun 20, 2019 04:29pm
For the PCB, the recruitment of Wasim Khan was something of a coup - read on.
An MBA from Warwick Business School (one of the top-10 business schools in the world), he is a former professional cricketer with a wealth of experience in cricket and cricket management. He played county cricket in England from 1995 to 2001, during which he represented Warwickshire, Sussex and Derbyshire.
He was awarded MBE (Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) in 2013 and two years later, he was appointed as the Chief Executive of the Leicestershire County Cricket Club. In 2005, he was recruited by Lord Mervyn King, former Governor of the Bank of England, to lead a £50 million community development project that operated in 11,000 state schools and engaged 2.5 million children across England and Wales.
He also served on the board of Sport England, which oversees the strategy and policy setting of 55 National Sports Governing Boards, on the Equality and Human Rights Commission Sports Group, and The Prince’s Trust Cricket Group, while he has been on the ECB’s Anti-Corruption and Integrity Unit for last seven years. He was also previously given the responsibility by ECB of chairing a working group that assessed and made recommendations on the domestic structure from 2020.
His autobiography Brim Full of Passion was voted as the Wisden Book of the Year 2006.
Due to the esteem in which Wasim is held in England circles, he remains a strong candidate to return to English cricket one day as the ECB's chief executive.
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Jun 20, 2019 04:34pm
He should not be givin any responsibilities. They should look in to a professional coach for Pakistani team. The real issue is not coach or manager, some needs to ask PCB why they sent 'B' team to play with Australia in Dubai when all teams were looking to prepare final 11 for WC. This is where the down fall started for WC at least. IK was well aware of what is going on with cricket team, he is not solution, he is part of problem. Departmental cricket is very important for Pakistan until and unless they find good sponsor of regional teams. First class cricket in Pakistan especially after 2009 is not some thing private sector will invest in.
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Jun 20, 2019 04:45pm
Mohsin Khan should be given the responsibility of coaching the Pak Team. He did this successfully earlier and can do it again.
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Jun 20, 2019 04:47pm
@bhaRAT©, Its shameful that due to Punjabis hegemony Pakistan team is well set to out of this world cup very soon.
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Jun 20, 2019 04:53pm
It's going to be Punjabis first in team and PCB from now on.
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Jun 20, 2019 05:26pm
@O Hanif, world has moved on. Every cricketing nation has changed there first class cricket structure in line with modern planning and strategy inc name and sponsorship for there regional clubs.
Please move on from the past glory that us not achieving success in currents time.
There is no competitive cricket played between departmental teams. Habib bank team does not care if Sui Gas team wins and vice versa.
You need you teams to be named after cities so for example a Karachi team will competitively want beat a Lahore side or Lahore team will want do better vs KP team etc.
Even these matches will attractive some supporters from their respective region.
If you bring a class of student to watch boring departmental game they would have no inspiration to either support a bank team or a energy sector based team. But a local kids from Lahore would want to not just support Lahore team not inspire to play for them one day enroute to Pak team.
Please change your mindset and look where the world has gone. Just look at your neighbour's success. India is completely different from 70s 80s 90s.
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Jun 20, 2019 05:37pm
Please be honest and promote Nationalism as we all love our Green team. This is our National team.
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Jun 20, 2019 05:56pm
Please remove the Mickey Arthur and Molvi Inzimam-ul-Haq from their positions. They are just enjoying their huge salaries but they literally destroyed Pakistani cricket team. We respect Mohsin Khan's decision.
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Jun 20, 2019 05:59pm
A laughable matter...
Gordon D. Walker
Canada
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Jun 20, 2019 06:00pm
@Laila, you will see the real picture very soon why Mohsin Khan excused from his position, setting up an example by keeping one thing in mind that no one leave position like this willingly. The main culprits are few members who don't want to see any player from Karachi in the Pakistan national team.
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Jun 20, 2019 06:06pm
@Asad, you are wrong, Mohsin Khan is from Karachi and is totally pro Karachi, always worked to improve and give exposure to cricket in Karachi. The cricket team was in much much better shape during his time holding the position as the manager of national team.
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Jun 20, 2019 06:07pm
He wants to become the Coach
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Jun 20, 2019 06:30pm
@Jay K, so essentially he is a British Citizen? What is he doing in Pakistan and why is he with PCB attached to one of its committees? Why cannot Pakistan at least I’m a committee have Pakistanis? I am a little confused as much as surprised.
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Jun 20, 2019 07:03pm
@mohd Azeez, saves money.
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Jun 20, 2019 07:06pm
@Asad, Actually he picked players who got the job done but were perhaps older and mature rather than youngsters.
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Jun 20, 2019 07:15pm
Everyone in team from top to bottom must be replaced.
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Jun 20, 2019 07:18pm
@Jay K, what good he has done for Pakistan cricket???
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Jun 20, 2019 07:22pm
it is sad, not good for cricket
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Jun 20, 2019 07:29pm
Mohsin Hasan Khan did not play that much cricket and has been leeching pcb for ages now
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Jun 20, 2019 07:32pm
@Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad, - What a grave, gruesome, gross and great tragedy that you continue to put a "?" at the end of each and every comment.
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Jun 20, 2019 07:38pm
@Shib, hafeez is still better player..look at his statistics and 84 against England he can bowl well too.
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Jun 20, 2019 07:55pm
Pick team from public schools who can withstand the pressure or better the education system for the common man, so they can come up to international level.
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Jun 20, 2019 08:21pm
What was his contribution?
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Jun 20, 2019 08:24pm
@Asad,
Keep playing ethnic card...good for you!
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Jun 20, 2019 08:37pm
Mohsin should have been out a long time ago. Old players like Mohsin stay as long as they can to fleece PCB.
Please get some young people in the management.
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Jun 20, 2019 09:34pm
he wants to be a coach now
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Jun 20, 2019 09:50pm
Mohsin Khan should get coach job he did excellent job as a coach
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Jun 20, 2019 11:30pm
I am not surprised by Mohsin's decision. No use of holding a key position if coaches/selectors & PCB are not taking feedback, the whole process of this committee. I think Imran Khan needs to put his foot down and revamp the entire PCB. I don't think Wasim Khan will get any respect, he has not played international cricket for any country and will be ignored. I say get rid of the committee.
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Jun 21, 2019 12:42am
So the plan is to make him a new chief selector I guess, once inzimam comes back from his lucrative trip with Pakistani team.
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Jun 21, 2019 04:00am
Mohsin Khan made the correct decision to resign from this fake committee. Can PCB please tell me what is the purpose and goal of this committee? Additionally, please tell us what has been done including action items since the committee was formed. People of Pakistan deserve accountability and transparency. Go Naya Pakistan!!
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Jun 21, 2019 08:09pm
@Javed Qamer Engineer Washington DC, Bhai experience is necessary and he is the one who resigned.
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Jun 21, 2019 08:12pm
@Mian, How comes. Any selector would select on merit if they wanted to keep their job. Your comment is childish.
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Jun 21, 2019 08:15pm
@Muhib E Watan, whats in it for these culprits you mention unless they are related or are being paid under the table.
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Jun 21, 2019 08:22pm
@iftikhar, brainless comment. The world has moved on and we are stuck on ethinicity. We simply have bad management. Last time we had Moin Khan, this time we have Inzamam interferring unnecessarily. No wonder players are confused who to listen to. Now we have Ehsan Mani visting the team and we have a PM tweeting advice. Everyone just back off and let the Captain, team and coach do their job. Personally, the bowling coach and bowlers could have done a better job as it used to be Pakistan's strength.
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