PCB Patron Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, on Tuesday evening, endorsed the PCB's nomination of Sethi for the post.
“Sethi is a renowned international award-winning journalist who was given Pakistan's highest civil award, Hilal-i-Pakistan two years ago,” read a PCB press release.
“Last year, he served as the PCB chairman and helped fashion a new democratic constitution for the PCB, and later voluntarily stepped aside to make way for the election of Shaharyar Khan.”
It added that the BoG in its last three meetings had at various points greatly appreciated Sethi's contribution to Pakistan cricket during a difficult transition period and unanimously felt he was the best man to be nominated to represent the body of world cricket.
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Najam sethi was rewarded by Nawaz Sharif for purposely sabotaging the Election of 2013. He was given the responsibility to conduct legit elections as the head of ECP (Election Commission of Pakistan). However we all know what happened during the elections of 2013. I hope and pray that he doesn’t win any support from other boards Ameen..
Excellent Choice. Najam Sethi sb congratulations. You deserve it.
No Cricketing Nations and ICC board of Directors are fool enough to vote for Najam Sethi when the actual ICC elections take place.
@salman: Actually its a huge slap to all of Pakistan that some guy can blatantly play the system like this.
And then we complain about a lack of merit in team selection!
So wait a second. Sethi gets appointed (controversially) to the PCB as the chairman... based on absolutely nothing. He then fashions a new "democratic constitution" and steps aside, remaining on the Board of Governors. He then backs Shehryar Khan for PCB chairman under this new setup. Now Shehryar Khan and the board have unanimously decided to send his nomination as ICC chairman, once again - based on his "journalistic credentials!"
If ever there was a man who knew how to make his way up the ladder despite his limited talents...
Seriously, does nobody think there is something wrong somewhere?
Huge slap on his critics
Wow!! is he our best product?
Najam Sethi does not know about this development, even he could imagine this. Can someone please give me his cell number so that I can inform him about such a great news and congratulate him. Well, it is not reward of 35 punctures. Don't mix it with politics.