Ramiz Raja's proposal for four-nation tournament turned down

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ramiz Raja's proposal for a four-nation series was rejected in the ICC Board meeting, ending speculations of multiple India versus Pakistan matches on neutral venues.

However, the proposal was discussed among full members over the weekend at the ICC meeting, first at the chief executive level and then on Sunday's board meeting.

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In his tweet after the meeting, Ramiz disclosed that his concept was welcome and he will reveal further details very soon.

Great discussion regarding 4 Nations series today at the ICC meet. As a concept it was welcomed and debated upon and seen as promoting the interest of the game. Fingers crossed 🤞 More when I am back at the office tomorrow.

— Ramiz Raja (@iramizraja) April 10, 2022

His proposal was somehow backed by England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Cricket West Indies (CWI) at the Chief Executives Committee (CEC) meeting where ECB's Cheif Executive Tom Harrison said that that the members be allowed to organise four-nation championships at convenient windows.

 ICC's Financial and Commercial Affairs Committee (F&CA) already put forward their reservation, who are believed to be of the view that too many multilateral tournaments could dilute the value of the World Cup. The current ICC rules restrict the multi-lateral engagements to only triangular events.

"In any case, ICC's Financial and Commercial Affairs Committee (F&CA) was against this proposal. As we know that the MPA (Members Participation Agreement) doesn't allow any member nation to host more than tri-nation, organising four-nation every year would have in any case devalued ICC's own marquee events," a board member said to Press Trust of India.

On the other hand, few of the members who were not included in Ramiz's proposal were predictably not happy at not being considered.

Meanwhile, Ramiz's future as chairman is also uncertain after Imran Khan was out from power through a vote of a no-confidence motion, becoming the first prime minister in the country's history to be unseated by a parliamentary revolt.

According to sources, Najam Sethi's chances of another innings as the cricket board chairman are bright while it is likely that the current head Ramiz Raja will resign by himself very soon (claim of close circles).