| پاکستان کرکٹ بورڈ | |
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| Sport | Cricket |
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| Jurisdiction |  Pakistan |
| Abbreviation | PCB |
| Founded | May 1, 1949; 76 years ago (1949-05-01) |
| Affiliation | International Cricket Council |
| Affiliation date | July 28, 1952; 73 years ago (1952-07-28) |
| Regional affiliation | Asian Cricket Council |
| Affiliation date | September 19, 1983; 42 years ago (1983-09-19) |
| Headquarters | Gaddafi Stadium |
| Location | Lahore,Punjab, Pakistan |
| Chairman | Mohsin Naqvi |
| Men's coach | Mike Hesson Azhar Mehmood |
| Women's coach | Vacant |
| Operating income | Rs. 19.32 billion (US$67 million) (2020-21)[1] |
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| Replaced | Board of Control for Cricket in Pakistan |
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ThePakistan Cricket Board (PCB), formerly known asBoard of Control for Cricket in Pakistan (BCCP), is asports governing body for cricket in Pakistan responsible for controlling and organising all tours and matches undertaken by thePakistan national cricket team. Amember of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 1952, it represents the country'smen's andwomen's national teams ininternational cricket tournaments played under theICC.[4]
Following the establishment of Pakistan as an independentdominion of theBritish Empire in 1947, professional and amateur cricket commenced in the same year, seeing as local infrastructure had already been established when the country was part of theBritish Raj. Cricket matches were arranged informally until 1948, when a Board of Control was formally instituted. Pakistan was admitted to theImperial Cricket Conference (currently known as International Cricket Council) in July 1952, and has since been a full member, playing Test cricket. The team's first Test series took placein India between October and December 1952.[5]
The Pakistan Cricket Board was inaugurated on 1 May 1949 as the Board of Control for Cricket inPakistan (BCCP).[6] The first meeting, held in the committee rooms ofLahore Gymkhana, saw HEIftikhar Hussain Khan Mamdot, theNawab of Mamdot, made president and chairman, with JusticeA. R. Cornelius as one of three vice-presidents. The following year, Cornelius became chairman of the working committee, until he relinquished his connection with the board in early 1953.[7]
The working chairman was always one of the three vice-presidents. In April 1957,Ayub Khan imposed three more new vice-presidents (himself being one of them). Then between December 1958 and September 1969 the post of vice-president disappeared.
The response to turmoil within the board has on four occasions been to suspend the rules and appoint an ad hoc committee. The first ad hoc committee was appointed in September 1960 and did not disband until May 1963 having created a new constitution. The President of Pakistan would now nominate the board president who would in turn nominate the other members of the executive committee to sit for a period of three years. Representatives of the four provincial cricket associations and Government departments formed the executive committee.
The BCCP was re-organised in the 1970s and was headed by former cricketers, professional administrators and trustees, who were often businessmen.[8] In November 1976 players' demands for increased salaries reached a crisis and the Pakistan Sports Board took over running the B.C.C.P.'s affairs. Long-serving president, the formidable Kardar, was in the thick of the dispute. The revolt against Kardar forced him to resign in May 1977 and led to a new Ad Hoc Committee replacing the Board Council in 1978 running Pakistan cricket and again changing the constitution. Provincial Cricket Associations were eliminated and divisional and city CAs became members, giving most of the influence to the city Cricket Association of Lahore and Karachi.
The Board now governed a network of teams sponsored by corporations and banks, city associations and clubs.[8] There is no province-based official team type organisation of domestic cricket in Pakistan andLahore andKarachi cities are the two top tiers of all cricket, including reservoirs of fresh talent.[9][8]
Pakistan cricket was involved by dissension and controversies over the national team's poor performance during the tour of India and a public uproar forced the end of the Ad Hoc Committee.[8] The chairman and team captain Asif Iqbal had to step down.[10] Air Marshal Nur Khan now became chairman and he saw the banks and other organisations increase their participation on the Board Council in the face of protests from the zonal organisations.
A third ad hoc committee under Javed Burki took charge of BCCP affairs in January 1994 and made a new constitution including giving a new name, the Pakistan Cricket Board (P.C.B.) It introduced a chairman and chief executive.
After taking heavy criticism on the grounds of corruption and match fixing, the Board was taken over by a fourth Ad Hoc Committee formed on 17 July 1999 which remains in place despite undertakings from Musharraf to bring it to an end. The Pakistan Cricket Board re-emerged by taking the initiative to sponsor the hugely successful 2004 tour of Pakistan by their rivalsIndia. The Pakistan Cricket Board has competed and has associated itself with theTwenty20 cricket form and has also proven popular and hopes to similarly revive popular interest in domestic games. However, Pakistan's early exit from the 2007 World Cup cast a shadow and laterDr. Nasim Ashraf's resigned at the end of 2008.
Ejaz Butt was named the PCB Chairman in October 2008. Zaka Ashraf took over from Butt in October 2011.[11][12]
On 28 May 2013, Zaka Ashraf was suspended as PCB Chairman byIslamabad High Court due to a dubious election. The newly sworn in Government ofNawaz Sharif namedNajam Sethi as acting PCB Chairman.[13] On 15 October 2013, the governing council of the Pakistan Cricket Board was dissolved by the Prime Minister of Pakistan,Nawaz Sharif, and an interim five man management committee was named consisting of acting chairmanNajam Sethi‚Shahryar Khan, two former players (Zaheer Abbas andHaroon Rasheed, and former team manager Naveed Cheema.[14]
On 15 January 2014, Zaka Ashraf was reinstated as PCB Chairman. The PML-N Government was unhappy with the reinstatement (since Ashraf was aPPP appointee), and this led to Ashraf's sacking. In February, PCB Governing Board was dissolved and an eight-member management committee (comprising Shakil Sheikh, Shaharyar Khan, Zaheer Abbas, Iqbal Qasim, Naveed Akram Cheema, Yusaf Naseem Khokar and Faridullah Khan, the secretary IPC). Najam Sethi was elected as chairman by the management committee.[15]
The structure of domestic cricket in Pakistan at the highest level has changed many times since 1947 with the latest restructure being enforced in 2019.[16] Previouslydomestic cricket operated with departmental, city and regional teams - a set up encouraged byAbdul Hafeez Kardar.[17] Since 1947, thedomestic first class cricket system has varied considerably per year with teams ranging from 7 to 26 and tournament matches operating under different formats (often changes occurred every year). With the advent of domesticList A andT20 forms of cricket in the 1970s and 2000s, there has been no consistent set up (as has been noted forfirst class cricket in Pakistan). Historically, school and club cricket has also suffered due to inconsistencies in top tier domestic cricket. The consistent changes in the domestic structure and the gradual introduction of departmental teams was encouraged as it provided permanent jobs to players. Matches were rarely televised due to lack of quality cricket and lack of interest in departmental cricket. This inconsistent system was widely criticised on the basis of low quality cricket and reduced competition.
In 2019, six regional teams were created on provincial lines. The teams would compete in the principal competitions in all three formats of the game. The competitions are:
The PCB's rationale in reducing the number of teams in domestic cricket was to concentrate talent in order to increase competition and improve the quality of cricket. The new structure also consisted of corresponding second XI, under-19, under-16 and under-13 competitions, and live television coverage of top level matches.[18] The restructuring also reorganised district level cricket into a three tier bottom-up system, with 90 city cricket associations supervising school and club cricket at grassroots level, and inter-city tournaments providing a stepping-stone to the six elite regional teams.[19][20]
The six regional teams (operated by respective six cricket associations) ensure that the affairs of the associations at city level are regulated. They frame policies that will develop cricket at the grassroots, manage club cricket in collaboration with the 90 city associations and also oversee intra-city competitions. The teams are responsible for revenue generation through sponsorship, marketing and strategic collaborations with business conglomerates. Each of the six regional teams have a chief executive officer and a management committee that has been tasked with supervising all cricketing activities. These changes have been made by the PCB in order to decentralise the administrative body so that it can limit itself to a supervisory role by delegating responsibilities related to the development of the sport to the provincial associations.[19] This tiered structure has been enshrined in the PCB constitution.[21]
| No. | Name | Took office | Left office | Notes |
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| 1 | Iftikhar Hussain Khan, | May 1949 | March 1950 | |
| 2 | Chaudhry Nazir Ahmad Khan | March 1950 | September 1951 | |
| 3 | Abdus Sattar Pirzada | September 1951 | May 1953 | |
| 4 | Mian Aminuddin | March 1953 | July 1954 | |
| 5 | Muhammad Ali Bogra | July 1954 | September 1955 | |
| 6 | Maj. GenIskander Mirza | September 1955 | December 1958 | |
| 7 | Field MarshalMuhammad Ayub Khan | Dec 1958 | June 1960 | |
| 8 | JusticeA.R.Cornelius | June 1960 | May 1963 | |
| 9 | Syed Fida Hassan | June 1963 | May 1969 | |
| 10 | Ikram Ahmed Khan (President) | May 1969 | May 1972 | |
| 11 | Abdul Hafeez Kardar | May 1972 | April 1977 | |
| 12 | Chaudhry Muhammad Hussain | April 1977 | July 1978 | |
| 13 | Lt Gen. (Retd)Khwaja Muhammad Azhar | August 1978 | February 1980 | |
| 14 | Air Marshal (Retd)Malik Nur Khan | February 1980 | February 1984 | |
| 15 | Lt Gen. (Retd)Ghulam Safdar Butt | February 1984 | February 1988 | |
| 16 | Lt Gen. (Retd)Zahid Ali Akbar Khan | February 1988 | September 1992 | |
| 17 | Justice Dr.Nasim Hasan Shah | October 1992 | December 1994 | |
| 18 | Javed Burki | January 1994 | March 1995 | |
| 19 | Syed Zulfiqar Bokhari | March 1995 | January 1998 | |
| 20 | Khalid Mahmood | January 1998 | July 1999 | |
| 21 | Mujeeb ur Rehman | September 1999[22] | October 1999 | |
| 22 | Dr.Zafar Altaf | October 1999 | December 1999 | |
| 23 | Lt. Gen.Tauqir Zia | December 1999 | December 2003 | |
| 24 | Shaharyar Khan | December 2003 | October 2006 | |
| 25 | Nasim Ashraf | October 2006 | August 2008 | |
| 26 | Ijaz Butt | August 2008 | October 2011 | |
| 27 | Zaka Ashraf | October 2011 | May 2013 | (suspended byIHC) |
| 28 | Najam Sethi | June 2013 | January 2014 | |
| 29 | Zaka Ashraf | January 2014 | February 2014 | (Reinstated byIHC) |
| 30 | Najam Sethi | February 2014 | 16 May 2014 | |
| 31 | Shaharyar Khan | May 2014 | August 2017 | |
| 32 | Najam Sethi | August 2017 | August 2018 | |
| 33 | Ehsan Mani | August 2018[23] | August 2021 | |
| 34 | Ramiz Raja | September 2021[24] | December 2022 | |
| 35 | Najam Sethi | December 2022 | June 2023 | Chairman Management Committee |
| 36 | Zaka Ashraf | July 2023[25] | January 2024 | Chairman Management Committee |
| 37 | Mohsin Raza Naqvi | February 2024 | Incumbent |
| No. | Name | Took office | Left office |
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| 1 | Bashir Ahmad[26] | 1965 | 1971 |
| 2 | DrZafar Altaf | 1972 | 1975 |
| 3 | Khalid Mahmood | 1975 | 1976 |
| 4 | Lt Col Zafar Ahmad[27] | 1977 | 1978 |
| 5 | Lt Col (Retd) Rafi Nasim[28] | 1978 | 1980 |
| 6 | Zulfiqar Ahmad | 1986 | 1986 |
| 7 | Muhammad Ijaz Butt | 1986 | 1988 |
| 8 | Arif Ali Khan Abbasi[29] | 1988 | 1991 |
| 9 | Shahid Rafi[30] | 1991 | 1994 |
| 10 | Ghulam Mustafa Khan | 1995 | 1997 |
| 11 | Waqar Ahmad | 1997 | 1999 |
| 12 | Shafqat Rana | 1999 | 2000 |
| Position Abolished | |||
| No. | Name | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arif Ali Khan Abbasi[29] | 1995 | 1996 |
| 2 | Majid Khan | 1996 | 1997 |
| 3 | Yawar Saeed | 1998 | 2000 |
| 4 | Brig Munawar Ahmad Rana[31] | 2000 | 2002 |
| 5 | Chishti Mujahid | 2002 | 2003 |
| 6 | Ramiz Hasan Raja | 2003 | 2004 |
| 7 | Abbas Zaidi[32] | 2004 | 2006 |
| 8 | Shafqat Hussain Naghmi[33] | 2006 | 2008 |
| 9 | Salim Altaf | 2008 | 2009 |
| 10 | Wasim Bari | 2009 | 2010 |
| 11 | Subhan Ahmed[34] | 2010 | 2018 |
| 12 | Wasim Khan | 2018 | 2021 |
| 13 | Faisal Husnain[35] | 2022[35] | 2023 |
| Position Abolished[36] | |||
The PCB headquarters are located near theGaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan. All PCB Officials sit there during the weekdays from 9AM to 5PM.[37]
Pakistan Cricket Board for the first time held inaugural awards in 2012 to recognize, acknowledge and honour Pakistan's prime cricketing talent that has consistently stood out on the field of play.[38]
| Category |
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| PCB Curator of the year |
| PCB Umpire of the year |
| PCB Deaf Cricketer of the year |
| PCB Blind Cricketer of the year |
| PCB Woman Cricketer of the Year |
| PCB Most Valuable Domestic Bowler |
| PCB Most Valuable Domestic Batsman |
| PCB Emerging Player of the Year |
| PCB T20I Bowler of the Year |
| PCB T20I Batter of the Year |
| PCB ODI Bowler of the Year |
| PCB ODI Batter of the Year |
| PCB Test Bowler of the Year |
| PCB Test Batter of the Year |
| PCB Player of the Year |
| PCB Life Time Achievement Award |
| Special Prize for Best Bowler of the Year |
Following years of limited international exposure after the2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team, the Pakistan Cricket Board launched sustained efforts to restore full-scale international cricket in Pakistan.
TheAustralian Higher Commissioner to Pakistan, Peter Heyward, visited the PCB headquarters atGaddafi Stadium,Lahore on 3 September 2012. He praised the board's efforts to bring international cricket back to Pakistan and expressed his desire to see theAustralian team playing in front of Pakistani spectators on home soil.[39]
TheAsian Cricket Council (ACC) Development Committee met inIslamabad on 24 September 2012, chaired by then-PCB ChairmanZaka Ashraf. He called on member nations to return to Pakistan for tours, and Chief Executive of ACC Syed Ashraful Haq said they felt no security concern in Pakistan and considered playing cricket here to be safe as anywhere in the world.[40]
The then ICC Chief Executive, David Richardson, visited the National Cricket Academy on 12 January 2013 and pledged support to Pakistan's efforts to restore international cricket in the country.[41]
The revival began in 2015, whenZimbabwe became the first major international side to tour Pakistan in six years, playing threeODIs and twoT20Is inLahore.[42]
This was followed by theICC World XI's visit in Lahore in 2017 for the three-match Independence Cup under tight security, marking the return of multiple international players from several countries.[43] The same year, the final of thePakistan Super League was successfully staged in Lahore featuring many international players.[44]
Following years saw the gradual relocation of all PSL matches to Pakistan. By 2020, thePakistan Super League had been fully shifted from theUnited Arab Emirates to multiple Pakistani cities includingKarachi,Lahore,Multan, andRawalpindi, reflecting growing international confidence in security and infrastructure.[45]
To support these developments, the PCB invested heavily in upgrading major cricket venues such asGaddafi Stadium,National Stadium,Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, andMultan Cricket Stadium to meet international broadcasting and security standards.[46]
Between 2019 and 2023, Pakistan hosted full international series involvingSri Lanka,Bangladesh,West Indies,South Africa,Australia,England, and theNew Zealand, marking a complete restoration of bilateral cricket on home soil.[47][48]
In 2025, Pakistan successfully hosted the2025 ICC Champions Trophy, marking the country's first majorICC tournament in nearly three decades.[49] ThePakistan Super League is now held entirely in Pakistan, with matches played across Karachi, Lahore, Multan and Rawalpindi.[50] By 2025, almost all ICC Full Member nations had toured Pakistan for bilateral series, PCB completed the full revival of international cricket in Pakistan.[51]
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