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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi has become president of the Asian Cricket Council following a decision taken by the regional executive committee, sources told Geo News on Thursday. The ACC executive committee held a virtual session in which the decision for Pakistan's presidency was taken. Naqvi will now serve as the regional cricket council's president while a formal announcement will be made by the ACC soon, the sources added.
Following the development, the PCB chairman will begin his two-year term as ACC president. The regional cricketing body was chaired by India's Jay Shah, the secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The Asian cricketing body appointed Shah as its secretary in 2021 and in January 2024, his term was extended for one year.
The presidents of the ACC are enlisted on a rotation-based method among the member countries. Naqvi was appointed PCB chairman in February last year for a three-year term and apart from fulfilling the role of PCB chief, Naqvi is also the interior minister of Pakistan. It was also learnt that Naqvi made decisions to divide his duties with former captain of Pakistan cricket team Waqar Younis.
The PCB chief will focus on administrative matters within the board and the veteran pacer will act as his advisor on cricket affairs. Younis will oversee the cricket affairs including issues related to international and domestic cricket, the selection committee and the No Objection Certificates (NOCs) of the players. The Constitution of the PCB 2014 allows the chairman of the board to divide or share his power with another official.
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