PCB approves first boards of six cricket associations

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has given approval to the eagerlyawaited First Boards of the six cricket associations at its 61st Board of Governors (BoG) meeting while empowering the interim bodies, appointed for oneyear term, to carry out functions assigned to respective management committees.

According to the discussions which took place here on Saturday, the BoG also decided that the registration of clubs across the country will start in March with more details to be shared later.

The formation of the First Boards of the associations is in line with Clause 16 of the 2019 PCB Constitution is limited for a 12-month period with its functioning as per mentioned in Model Constitutions City Cricket and Cricket Associations, who will manage and run day-to-day affairs, supervising the first registration of cricket clubs under each CCA as per applicable regulations/by laws and monitoring and organising cricket events and activities within its jurisdiction.

"We have been trying for long time how to roll out a proper structure for domestic cricket and the formation of these [six] first boards of cricket associations the

for is a step in the right direction. The people who will run them are high-quality individuals with excellent reputation in their respective fields," PCB chairman Ehsan Mani told a media conference on Sunday.

"Our aim has been to bring in those people who have no political affiliations as such and who are willing to work for the interest of cricket. The first task for each of these interim associations is to appoint their chief executive, head of cricket operations and chief accountant.