DUBAI (Web Desk) – Najam Sethi, the head of the Pakistan Cricket Board’s executive committee, is likely to become the ICC’s interim president, filling a post left vacant by Mustafa Kamal’s resignation earlier this month, reported ESPN.
Sethi, who is also the former chairman of the PCB, was slated to take over from Kamal as the ICC president for a period of 12 months from July 1. However, he had expressed a willingness to take the role for an interim period before formally taking charge in July.
Kamal’s resignation from a largely ceremonial position came after a public falling out with the ICC stemming from the India-Bangladesh quarter-final at the World Cup, when he had strongly criticised the umpires – even questioning their motives – over a dubious no-ball call that went against Bangladesh. Kamal had also protested after he was passed over for the duty of handing out the trophy to the World Cup winners, a decision he said went against his right as ICC president.
According to the ICC’s rules, the BCB had the option of nominating a replacement for Kamal, who is a former president of the Bangladesh board. On April 5, BCB president Nazmul Hassan said the board was still undecided over a replacement.
“We discussed the matter in our meeting today. I haven’t seen anyone showing interest,” Hassan said at the time. “The person whom we nominate ultimately has to give a 10-minute speech in one meeting. We haven’t selected anyone but we still have a bit of time to make our mind. We will also look into the ICC’s constitution to find out what could be done. We will let you know soon what we decide, whether to send anyone’s name as nomination or not.”
