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{{short description|Governing body for cricket in Pakistan}}
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{{Use Pakistani English|date=January 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{Infobox sport governing body
|name = Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)
|native name = پاکستان کرکٹ بورڈ
|abbrev = PCB
|logo = PakistancricketBoard-logo.svg
|logosize = 160px
|sport = [[Cricket]]
|category =
|image =
|caption =
|jurisdiction = {{Flag|Pakistan}}
|membership =
|founded = {{Start date and age|1949|5|1|df=yes}}
|aff = [[International Cricket Council]]
|affdate = {{Start date|df=y|1952|07|28}}
|region = [[Asian Cricket Council]]
|regionyear = {{Start date and age|df=y|1983|09|19}}
|headquarters = [[Gaddafi Stadium]], [[Ferozepur Road]]
|location = [[Lahore]], [[Pakistan]]
|chairman = [[Zaka Ashraf]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Zaka Ashraf appointed as chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board management committee |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/zaka-ashraf-appointed-as-chairman-of-pcb-management-committee-2402557-2023-07-06 |work=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
|chairperson =
|chiefexec = Faisal Hasnain
|key staff = Salman Naseer (COO) <ref>{{cite web |title=Corporate Structure {{!}} Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Official Website |url=https://www.pcb.com.pk/corporate-structure.html |website=www.pcb.com.pk |date=23 July 2023}}</ref>
|vicepresident =
|secretary =
|coach = [[Saqlain Mushtaq]]
|womenscoach = [[David Hemp]]
|operating income = {{PKRConvert|19.32|b}} (2020-21)<ref>{{cite web |title=Pakistan Cricket Board Financial Report for 2021 |url=https://www.pcb.com.pk/downloads/Financial%20Statement%20for%20the%20year%20ended%2030th%20June%202019.pdf |website=pcb.com.pk |access-date=5 May 2021}}</ref>
|sponsor = {{bulleted list|[[Pepsi]]<ref name=":3">{{cite web|url=https://pcb.com.pk|title=Commercial Partners {{!}} Pakistan Cricket Board|website=pcb.com.pk|access-date=4 March 2022}}</ref>|[[Gatorade]]<ref name=":3"/>|Park View City<ref name=":3"/>|[[Shahid Afridi Foundation]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/790363/pcb-renews-charity-partnership-with-shahid-afridi-foundation/|title=PCB renews charity partnership with Shahid Afridi Foundation|date=13 July 2021|access-date=4 March 2022|work=[[Daily Times (Pakistan)|Daily Times]] (newspaper)}}</ref>|[[TCL Technology|TCL]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thefridaytimes.com/tcl-teams-up-with-pcb-as-associate-partner-of-pakistan-vs-australia-series/|title=TCL Teams Up With PCB As Associate Partner Of Pakistan vs Australia Series|date=3 March 2022|access-date=4 March 2022|work=[[The Friday Times]] (newspaper)}}</ref>}}
|year closed =
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replaced = Board of Control for Cricket in Pakistan
|prevfounded =
|url = https://pcb.com.pk
|countryflag = PAK
}}

The '''Pakistan Cricket Board''' ('''PCB''') formerly known as '''Board of Control for Cricket in Pakistan''', is a [[sports governing body]] for cricket in Pakistan responsible for controlling and organising all tours and matches undertaken by the [[Pakistan national cricket team]]. A [[List of International Cricket Council members|member of the International Cricket Council]] since 1952, it represents the country's [[Pakistan national cricket team|men's]] and [[Pakistan women's national cricket team|women's]] national teams in [[international cricket]] tournaments played under the ICC.<ref name="Live Cricket Scores & News International Cricket Council 2017">{{cite web | title=International Cricket Council | website=Live Cricket Scores & News International Cricket Council | date=2017-01-31 | url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/about/members/asia/full/20 | access-date=2020-12-17}}</ref>

Following the establishment of Pakistan as an independent [[dominion]] of the [[British 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 the [[British Raj]]. Cricket matches were arranged informally until 1948, when a Board of Control was formally instituted. Pakistan was admitted to the [[Imperial 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 place [[Pakistani cricket team in India in 1952–53|in India between October and December 1952]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-22 |title=A look at the first meetings of Pakistan vs India cricket rivalry |url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2021/10/22/a-look-at-the-first-meetings-of-pak-vs-india-cricket-rivalry/ |access-date=2022-06-11 |website=Pakistan Today |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Inaugural Board of Control ==
The Pakistan Cricket Board was inaugurated on 1 May 1949 as the Board of Control for Cricket in Pakistan (BCCP).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bowen |first=Rowland |title=Some dates in Pakistan cricket history |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/152363.html |access-date=2022-06-11 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]]}}</ref> The first meeting, held in the committee rooms of Lahore Gymkhana, saw HE [[Iftikhar Hussain Khan Mamdot]], the [[Nawab of Mamdot]], made president and chairman, with Justice [[Alvin Robert Cornelius|A. 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Latif |first=Najum |date=2020-11-14 |title=Justice Cornelius, Father of Pakistan Cricket |url=https://www.scoreline.org/justice-cornelius-father-of-pakistan-cricket/ |access-date=2022-06-11 |website=ScoreLine |language=en}}</ref>

The working chairman was always one of the three vice-presidents. In April 1957, [[Ayub Khan (Field Marshal)|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.

==Committees==
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.<ref name=":0" /> 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.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.pakistaneconomist.com/2019/02/18/pcb-making-all-out-support-to-bring-international-cricket-back-into-the-country/|title=PCB making all out support to bring international cricket back into the country|date=2019-02-18|agency=Pakistan & Gulf Economist|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-11}}</ref> There is no province-based official team type organisation of domestic cricket in Pakistan and [[Lahore]] and [[Karachi]] cities are the two top tiers of all cricket, including reservoirs of fresh talent.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://apnews.com/ae43deb8b7604039a18957d1eee23a8b|title=PSL: A pathway to revive international cricket in Pakistan|last=Ali|first=Rizwan|date=2019-02-12|agency=AP NEWS|access-date=2019-03-11}}</ref><ref name=":0" />

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.<ref name=":0" /> The chairman and team captain Asif Iqbal had to step down.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EHxABAAAQBAJ&q=The+chairman+and+team+captain+Asif+Iqbal+had+to+step+down.&pg=PT112|title=Master Laster: What They Don't Tell You about Sachin Tendulkar|last=Chakraberty|first=Sumit|date=2014-04-14|publisher=Hay House, Inc|isbn=9789381398593|language=en}}</ref> 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 rivals [[India cricket team|India]]. The Pakistan Cricket Board has competed and has associated itself with the [[Twenty20 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 later [[Dr. 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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/banker-ashraf-replaces-butt-as-pcb-chief-577662.html|title=Banker Ashraf replaces Butt as PCB chief|date=2011-10-11|agency=News18|access-date=2019-03-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/536483.html|title=A litany of lows|date=2011-10-14|agency=Cricinfo|language=en|access-date=2019-03-11}}</ref>

On 28 May 2013, Zaka Ashraf was suspended as PCB Chairman by [[Islamabad High Court]] due to a dubious election. The newly sworn in Government of [[Nawaz Sharif]] named [[Najam Sethi]] as acting PCB Chairman.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/644507.html|title=Najam Sethi named PCB's interim chairman|date=2013-06-23|website=Cricinfo|language=en|access-date=2019-03-11}}</ref> 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 chairman [[Najam Sethi]]‚ [[Shahryar Khan]], two former players ([[Zaheer Abbas]] and [[Haroon Rasheed]], and former team manager Naveed Cheema.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/679671.html|title=PCB's governing board dissolved|publisher=[[ESPN]]|work=cricinfo|date=15 October 2013|first=Umar |last=Farooq|access-date=31 December 2013}}</ref>

On 15 January 2014, Zaka Ashraf was reinstated as PCB Chairman. The PML-N Government was unhappy with the reinstatement (since Ashraf was a [[Pakistan People's Party|PPP]] 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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-02-10 |title=Najam Sethi named as new PCB chairperson |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/669863/pm-nawaz-removes-zaka-ashraf-from-pcb-head-post |access-date=2022-06-11 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref>

==Domestic cricket==
{{main|Cricket in Pakistan}}
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.<ref name="auto">{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27504448/pcb-unveils-new-domestic-set-stay-top-mantra |title=PCB unveils new domestic set-up with 'stay at the top' mantra |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=15 September 2019 |archive-date=31 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831140727/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27504448/pcb-unveils-new-domestic-set-stay-top-mantra |url-status=live }}</ref> Previously [[Quaid-e-Azam Trophy|domestic cricket]] operated with departmental, city and regional teams - a set up encouraged by [[Abdul Hafeez Kardar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/464050-dept-cricket-s-abolition-ex-cricketers-split-over-imran-s-decision|title=Dept cricket's abolition: Ex-cricketers split over Imran's decision|website=www.thenews.com.pk|access-date=2021-02-20|archive-date=2019-04-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428165432/https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/464050-dept-cricket-s-abolition-ex-cricketers-split-over-imran-s-decision|url-status=live}}</ref> Since 1947, the [[Quaid-e-Azam Trophy|domestic 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 domestic [[List A cricket|List A]] and [[Twenty20|T20]] forms of cricket in the 1970s and 2000s, there has been no consistent set up (as has been noted for [[first-class cricket|first 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 [[Quaid-e-Azam Trophy]] ([[first-class cricket|First Class]]), [[Pakistan Cup]] ([[List A cricket|List A]]) and [[National T20 Cup]] (Domestic [[Twenty20|T20]]). 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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cricketworld.com/pcb-confirms-schedule-of-266-match-2021-22-domestic-season/72223.htm |title=PCB confirms schedule of 266-match 2021-22 domestic season |access-date=2021-08-10 |archive-date=2021-08-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810190913/https://www.cricketworld.com/pcb-confirms-schedule-of-266-match-2021-22-domestic-season/72223.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> 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.<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=http://tribune.com.pk/article/94127/pcbs-new-domestic-structure-improvement-at-the-price-of-unemployment|title=PCB's new domestic structure: Improvement at the price of unemployment?|date=February 25, 2020|website=The Express Tribune|access-date=March 4, 2021|archive-date=December 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201230094732/https://tribune.com.pk/article/94127/pcbs-new-domestic-structure-improvement-at-the-price-of-unemployment|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="autogenerated1">{{Cite web |url=https://www.pcb.com.pk/press-release-detail/city-cricket-association-tournament-schedule-announced.html |title=City Cricket Association tournament schedule announced |access-date=2021-08-10 |archive-date=2021-08-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810190912/https://www.pcb.com.pk/press-release-detail/city-cricket-association-tournament-schedule-announced.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

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.<ref name="auto1"/> This tiered structure has been enshrined in the PCB constitution.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/pcb-s-new-constitution-confirms-overhaul-of-domestic-structure-1197126|title=PCB's new constitution confirms overhaul of domestic structure|website=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=2021-02-20|archive-date=2021-02-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226205845/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/pcb-s-new-constitution-confirms-overhaul-of-domestic-structure-1197126|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Governance of Pakistan cricket==

===Presidents and chairmen===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! No.
! Name
! Took office
! Left office
|-
|1
|[[Iftikhar Hussain Khan]], [[Nawab of Mamdot]]
|May 1949
|March 1950
|-
|2
|Chaudhry Nazir Ahmad Khan
|March 1950
|September 1951
|-
|3
|[[Abdul Sattar Pirzada|Abdus Sattar Pirzada]]
|September 1951
|May 1953
|-
|4
|[[Mian Aminuddin]]
|March 1953
|July 1954
|-
|5
|[[Muhammad Ali Bogra]]
|July 1954
|September 1955
|-
|6
|Maj. Gen [[Iskander Mirza]]
|September 1955
|December 1958
|-
|7
|Field Marshal [[Muhammad Ayub Khan]]
|Dec 1958
|June 1960
|-
|8
|Justice [[A.R.Cornelius]]
|1960
|May 1963
|-
|9
|[[Syed Fida Hassan]]
|June 1963
|May 1969
|-
|10
|[[I.A. Khan|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) [[K. M. Azhar|Khwaja Muhammad Azhar]]
|August 1978
|February 1980
|-
|14
|Air Marshal (Retd) [[Malik Nur Khan]]
|February 1980
|February 1984
|-
|15
|Lt Gen. (Retd) [[Safdar Butt|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 (administrator)|Khalid Mahmood]]
|January 1998
|July 1999
|-
|21
|Mujeeb ur Rehman<ref>{{Cite web|date=1999-09-09|title=Induction of Mr. Mujeeb ur Rehman Khan as the Chairman Ad-Hoc Committee|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/induction-of-mr-mujeeb-ur-rehman-khan-as-the-chairman-ad-hoc-committee-84065|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-13|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>
|September 1999
|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]]
|2008
|October 2011
|-
|27
|[[Zaka Ashraf]]
|October 2011
|28 May 2013 (suspended by [[Islamabad High Court|IHC]])
|-
|28
|[[Najam Sethi]]
|June 2013
|January 2014
|-
|29
|[[Zaka Ashraf]]
|January 2014
|February 2014 (Reinstated as chairman by IHC)
|-
|30
|[[Najam Sethi]]
|February 2014
|16 May 2014
|-
|31
|Justice (R) Jamshed Ali Shah<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-07-10|title=Justice (R) Jamshed Ali replaces Sethi as PCB chief|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1118325|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-13|website=Dawn (newspaper)|language=en}}</ref> (Acting)
|July 2014
|May 2014
|-
|32
|[[Shaharyar Khan]]
|May 2014
|August 2017
|-
|33
|[[Najam Sethi]]
|August 2017
|August 2018<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://pakistansuperleaguepsl.com/psl-chairman-pcb-chairman-resigned-from-his-post-today/|title=PSL Chairman & PCB Chairman Najam Sethi Resigned from his Post, Today|date=2018-08-20|work=Live Cricket Streaming Online|access-date=2018-08-20|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|34
|[[Ehsan Mani]]
|August 2018<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-09-04 |title=Ehsan Mani elected new PCB chairman |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/1794857/ehsan-mani-elected-new-pcb-chairman |access-date=2022-07-11 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref>
|August 2021
|-
|35
|[[Ramiz Raja]]
|September 2021<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2021-09-13 |title=Ramiz Raja elected new PCB chairman 'unanimously and unopposed' |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1646154 |access-date=2021-09-13 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref>
|December 2022
|-
|36
|[[Najam Sethi]]
|23 December 2022
|20 June 2023
|-
|37
|Ahmad Shahzad Farooq Rana (Acting)
|20 June 2023
|Present
|}

===Secretary===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! No.
! Name
! Took office
! Left office
|-
|1
|Bashir Ahmad<ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-01-05|title=Ex-Ranji Trophy player Bashir Basti dies|url=https://www.dawn.com/2013/01/05/ex-ranji-trophy-player-bashir-basti-dies/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-13|website=Dawn (newspaper)|language=en}}</ref>
|1965
|1971
|-
|2
|Dr [[Zafar Altaf]]
|1972
|1975
|-
|3
|[[Khalid Mahmood (administrator)|Khalid Mahmood]]
|1975
|1976
|-
|4
|Lt Col Zafar Ahmad<ref>{{Cite web|date=1999-10-01|title=Death of Col. Zafar Ahmad condoled|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/death-of-col-zafar-ahmad-condoled-83808|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-13|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>
|1977
|1978
|-
|5
|Lt Col (Retd) Rafi Nasim<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-11|title=Former BCCP secretary Rafi Nasim passes away|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1595063|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-13|website=Dawn (newspaper)|language=en}}</ref>
|1978
|1980
|-
|6
|Zulfiqar Ahmad
|1986
|1986
|-
|7
|[[Ijaz Butt|Muhammad Ijaz Butt]]
|1986
|1988
|-
|8
|Arif Ali Khan Abbasi<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2017-12-09|title=Arif Ali Khan Abbasi's 'Not a Gentleman's Game' launched|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/253914-arif-ali-khan-abbasi-s-not-a-gentleman-s-game-launched|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-13|website=The News International (newspaper)|language=en}}</ref>
|1988
|1991
|-
|9
|Shahid Rafi<ref>{{Cite web|date=17 July 1999|title=Shahid Rafi may be named secretary|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/print/story/80722|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-13|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>
|1991
|1994
|-
|10
|[[Ghulam Mustafa Khan (statistician)|Ghulam Mustafa Khan]]
|1995
|1997
|-
|11
|[[Waqar Ahmed (cricketer, born 1947)|Waqar Ahmad]]
|1997
|1999
|-
|12
|[[Shafqat Rana]]
|1999
|2000
|-
!colspan=4|Position Abolished
|}

===Chief executive officers===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! No.
! Name
! Took office
! Left office
|-
|1
|Arif Ali Khan Abbasi<ref name=":1" />
|1995
|1996
|-
|2
|[[Majid Khan (cricketer)|Majid Khan]]
|1996
|1997
|-
|3
|[[Yawar Saeed]]
|1998
|2000
|-
|4
|Brig Munawar Ahmad Rana<ref>{{Cite web|date=2001-11-03|title=PCB to curtail officials' tours|url=http://beta.dawn.com/news/4700/pcb-to-curtail-officials-tours|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-13|website=Dawn (newspaper)|language=en}}</ref>
|2000
|2002
|-
|5
|[[Chishty Mujahid|Chishti Mujahid]]
|2002
|2003
|-
|6
|[[Rameez Raja|Ramiz Hasan Raja]]
|2003
|2004
|-
|7
|Abbas Zaidi<ref>{{Cite news|date=2006-10-09|title=Abbas Zaidi resigns PCB position|language=en-GB|work=[[BBC Sport]]|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/other_international/pakistan/6035453.stm|access-date=2021-09-13}}</ref>
|2004
|2006
|-
|8
|Shafqat Hussain Naghmi<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-12-29|title=Ex-COO Shafqat Naghmi likely to rejoin PCB|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1454147|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-13|website=Dawn (newspaper)|language=en}}</ref>
|2006
|2008
|-
|9
|[[Saleem Altaf|Salim Altaf]]
|2008
|2009
|-
|10
|[[Wasim Bari]]
|2009
|2010
|-
|11
|Subhan Ahmed<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-11-23|title=Subhan Ahmad, PCB COO: The modest lynchpin|url=https://nation.com.pk/23-Nov-2014/subhan-ahmad-pcb-coo-the-modest-lynchpin|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-13|website=The Nation (newspaper)|language=en}}</ref>
|2010
|2018
|-
|12
|[[Wasim Khan]]
|2018
|2021
|-
|13
|Faisal Husnain<ref name="pcb">{{cite news|url=https://www.pcb.com.pk/press-release-detail/faisal-hasnain-appointed-pcb-chief-executive.html|title=Faisal Hasnain appointed PCB Chief Executive|date=13 December 2021|access-date=13 December 2021|work=Pakistan Cricket Board}}</ref>
|2022<ref name="pcb"/>
|''Incumbent''
|}

== Headquarters ==
The PCB headquarters are located near the [[Gaddafi Stadium]], Lahore. All PCB Officials sit there during the weekdays from 9AM to 5PM.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Pakistan+Cricket+Board,+Hafeez+Kardar+Rd,+Block+E+2+Gulberg+III,+Lahore,+Punjab,+Pakistan/@31.5121613,74.3314483,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x39190460c90a6d41:0xcc112a44f0445044!8m2!3d31.5121514!4d74.3336819?hl=en&shorturl=1|title=Pakistan Cricket Board|website=Pakistan Cricket Board|language=en|access-date=2019-11-10}}</ref>

==PCB annual awards==
Pakistan Cricket Board for the first time held inaugural awards in 2012. This new PCB initiative is meant to recognize, acknowledge and honour Pakistan's prime cricketing talent that has consistently stood out on the field of play.

{| class="wikitable"
! Category
|-
| 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
|}

== PCB initiative to revive cricket in Pakistan ==

===Australian envoy visits PCB headquarters===

The Australian Higher Commissioner to Pakistan, Peter Heyward, visited the PCB headquarters at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore on 3 September 2012. He appreciated the board's efforts to bring cricket back in Pakistan. He further said he always love to see the Australian team playing against Pakistan in front of Pakistani people and on their home grounds.<ref>{{cite web |title=Aussie HC wants his team to play in Pakistan |url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/81570 |website=geo.tv |access-date=18 March 2020}}</ref>

===Asian Cricket Council Development Committee===

The [[Asian Cricket Council]] Development Committee meeting was held in [[Islamabad]] on 24 September 2012 and was chaired by Zaka Ashraf. The Chairman PCB called on the members to come over to Pakistan to play cricket. ACC members assured the then Chairman of their support 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=No security issue in Pakistan: ACC |url=https://nation.com.pk/26-Sep-2012/no-security-issue-in-pakistan-acc |website=The Nation|location=Pakistan|access-date=18 March 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

===ICC CEO visits NCA===

David Richardson, the chief executive of the International Cricket Council, visited National Cricket Academy on 12 January 2013. He said that Pakistan Cricket Board is working very hard to bring International Cricket back to Pakistan and it is our role to support Pakistan Cricket Board in its efforts to revive international cricket whenever it is possible.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cricingif.com/blogs/41047/Cricket-Comes-Home-A-trip-down-the-memory-lane-on-international-crickets-resumption|title=Cricket Comes Home: A trip down the memory lane on international cricket's resumption|website=cricingif.com|language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Pakistan Blind Cricket Council]]
* [[Pakistan Super League]]
* [[Pakistan Junior League]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.pcb.com.pk/ Official website]
{{Full Members of the International Cricket Council}}
{{Asian Cricket Council}}
{{Cricket in Pakistan}}
{{Sports governing bodies in Pakistan |state=collapsed}}
{{Chairman of PCB}}

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