The PCB gave no cause for Wasim Khan’s resignation, however mentioned it will meet in a while Wednesday to ‘think about the matter’.
Pakistan’s cricket board mentioned on Wednesday its chief govt had resigned, two weeks after New Zealand and England deserted excursions within the nation over safety considerations.
The PCB gave no cause for Wasim Khan’s resignation 4 months earlier than the top of his contract, however mentioned it will meet in a while Wednesday to “think about the matter”.
“(The) Pakistan Cricket Board at this time confirmed Wasim Khan has tendered his resignation as chief govt,” it mentioned in an announcement.
New Zealand Cricket referred to as off their first tour of Pakistan in 18 years simply as the primary one-day worldwide was on account of begin in Rawalpindi earlier this month.
Their resolution was swiftly adopted by England’s cancellation of a deliberate tour subsequent month.
Pakistan mentioned the risk to New Zealand cricketers got here from India.
Khan’s departure comes after Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq and bowling coach Waqar Younis stepped down from their respective roles not too long ago.
The resignations have come inside two weeks of the election of former cricketer Ramiz Raja as PCB Chairman.
Raja, who performed greater than 250 worldwide matches for Pakistan from 1984 to 1997, changed Ehsan Mani who stepped down from his position final month.
Khan – who’s British with Pakistani heritage – had reported run-ins with former Mani, who he accused of stopping him from working freely.
Employed on a three-year contract in 2019, Khan had organised Pakistan’s excursions of England after which New Zealand amid extreme COVID-19 restrictions final yr.
He had made enormous efforts to revive worldwide cricket after a 2009 assault on the Sri Lankan staff despatched Pakistan into isolation for years.
Safety within the nation has improved dramatically over the previous few years however armed teams nonetheless function alongside the border with Afghanistan.
Pakistan have solely hosted South Africa, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe for the reason that 2009 assaults.