Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman, Ramiz Raja, revealed that he wouldnot take even a single penny for the next three years as he has joined theboard out of his passion to transform the way game is played in thecountry. He said that his main aim is to fix the infrastructure of cricketin the country and make Pakistan the best team in the world.
“I have joined the cricket board at ‘zero money.’ For three years, I willnot get a single rupee,” Ramiz remarked.
Ramiz revealed the details during a meeting held at the National HighPerformance Center with club owners under the jurisdiction of the CentralPunjab Cricket Association. He also discussed shifting Pakistan’s focus tothe grass-root level in order to bring in talented cricketers in Pakistan’sdomestic circuit and how they need to be trained from a young age so thatthey can adapt to the requirements of international cricket.
The former captain further revealed that PCB would make ground-breakingefforts to support club and school cricket in the country and assured thecricket clubs that every step will be taken to improve cricket at thislevel. He added that PCB would invest in every aspect, including improvingfacilities, pitches, equipment, and any other requirements of the clubs.
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Ramiz appreciated the role these clubs have played so far and said thatextra effort would have to be made by every party involved in cricket tomake Pakistan the number one cricketing nation in the world.
