Lahore (Web Desk): Najam Sethi on Monday night announced to pull himself out of the race to become chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
In a post on Twitter, the PCB's interim Management Committee chairman wrote that he did not want to be a bone of contention between Shehaz Sharif and Asif Zardari.
"Such instability and uncertainty is not good for PCB. Under the circumstances I am not a candidate for Chairmanship of PCB. Good luck to all stakeholders," he wrote.
Salaam everyone! I don’t want to be a bone of contention between Asif Zardari and Shehbaz Sharif. Such instability and uncertainty is not good for PCB. Under the circumstances I am not a candidate for Chairmanship of PCB. Good luck to all stakeholders.
— Najam Sethi (@najamsethi) June 19, 2023
As per the reports, the development comes as government's key ally Pakistan People Party (PPP) wanted Zaka Ashraf to return to the post.