Leading PCB is becoming a political bribe: Former PCB chairman

Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Khalid Mehmood has criticised the board's structure and said that leading the cricketing board has become a political reward.

"If a candidate has been selected then his term should be completed before any decision can be made regarding their future. It has been only seven months and to form an opinion regarding Ramiz Raja's progress so early on is not wise," said Khalid.

While speaking exclusively to Express, Khalid expressed his disappointment and said that PCB's interests need to be protected at all times.

"It is sad to see whatever is happening. There is no assessment of the risks these hasty decisions can have but we continue to stick to our outdated model," Khalid Mehmood added.

Recalling his term as the PCB chairman, Khalid said that there are many examples of how these decisions can be counterproductive and their impact can carry into the future as well.

"In my time, the Pakistan cricket team was performing extremely well. We even made it to the final of the World Cup but despite the progress, Mujeeb-ur-Rehman was appointed. Although he did not retain the position for long - the winning pattern was broken and Pakistan subsequently got knocked out in the First Round of the next World Cup," he explained.

Khalid Mehmood termed the position of PCB chairman as "a political bribe."

"Since the decision lies with the Prime Minister of Pakistan, there were a number of people appointed as PCB chairman who were not related to cricket and they could not have possibly carried out the job properly," Khalid Mehmood slammed PCB for maintaining old norms.

He further added that disrupting the flow of the entire cricketing board time after time also does not send a good message on the international stage.