Imran Khan: Captain, World Cup winner, Prime Minister?

[Asim]

 

Having made a good fist of the most difficult job in Pakistan, Imran Khan is now all but set for a crack at the second-most difficult post in the country - that of its Prime Minister.

 

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His election could potentially have some impact on the workings of the PCB. For a start, as Prime Minister, he will become patron of the board, which gives him considerable sway over the composition of the governing board. He can directly nominate two members to it, according to the PCB's constitution, and he has the power to remove a chairman. That could be significant because his relationship with the incumbent Najam Sethi is an especially acrimonious one, stemming from the 2013 elections. And it has long been an unwritten rule in Pakistan politics that a change of government inevitably brings a change in PCB administration.

 

His arrival could also hold implications for domestic cricket. He is a voluble and longstanding critic of a domestic system in which department teams such as banks and airlines are the main stakeholders and in which regional sides are very much the poor cousins. Long ago he argued that domestic cricket should mirror the Australian model, made of a small number of regional-based sides, focusing on quality rather than quantity.

As it stands, he is the first international cricketer to be elected Prime Minister; George Weah, the footballer, is a notable parallel, having recently been elected President of Liberia. Imran's fiercest political rival over the last few years and Prime Minister until last year, Nawaz Sharif, has incidentally played one game of first-class cricket.

 

http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/24196234/captain-world-cup-winner-prime-minister

[Stradlater]

GREATEST Pakistani ever

(Which tells about the sad state of affairs existing in the country since it's creation).

[R!TTER]

4 minutes ago, Stradlater said:

GREATEST Pakistani ever

(Which tells about the sad state of affairs existing in the country since it's creation).

Greater than Jinnah?

[gattaca]

His choices are questionable politically. Good Pakistanis got what they wanted. He has serious decision making issues. He will be a big failure he will create more divide with Pakistan and Pakjabi divide will increase. 

[Stradlater]

16 minutes ago, R!TTER said:

Greater than Jinnah?

Definitely. (Or that's what his Bhakts would like you to believe).

 

[Asim]

(Its actually cricket-centric thread... an ex-Cricketer becoming PM... +his upcoming role to reform Pak cricket... Thread in chit-chat can be politics-oriented)

[Switchblade]

3 minutes ago, Asim said:

(Its actually cricket-centric thread... an ex-Cricketer becoming PM... +his upcoming role to reform Pak cricket... Thread in chit-chat can be politics-oriented)

He called Sethi an election fixer in the past and Sethi also said few things about IK.Do you see Sethi continuing as Pcb chairman or him resigning?

[SK_IH]

i always look forward to his hyperbole regarding pak cricketers, not commented about any recent pak cricketers

[Franco Vazquez]

He became captain because he was related to Majid Khan, He won WC due to rain against England and he won the elections through rigging

[Asim]

1 hour ago, Switchblade said:

He called Sethi an election fixer in the past and Sethi also said few things about IK.Do you see Sethi continuing as Pcb chairman or him resigning?

Despite they had massive clashes in recent years, even court cases... I somehow feel he might retain Sethi for some time... or would pick some ex-cricketer who knows management stuff too...

[rtmohanlal]

Imran Khan: Captain, World Cup winner, Prime Minister -  only those  positives .

 

 

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[sourab10forever]

Hopefully he can bring cricket back to Pakistan in full fledge

[Rasgulla]

7 minutes ago, sourab10forever said:

Hopefully he can bring cricket back to Pakistan in full fledge

New away kit for touring teams 

[velu]

3 hours ago, Asim said:

(Its actually cricket-centric thread... an ex-Cricketer becoming PM... +his upcoming role to reform Pak cricket... Thread in chit-chat can be politics-oriented)

 

do you guys have something like pakistan ratna ?

if yes then most probably imran khan will award one to gavaskar

[G_B_]

congrats Imran Khan.

 

There is now no excuse to reform pakistani cricket. His idea of there being select 6-7 teams makes sense

[Gollum]

Return to cricket diplomacy a la Vajpayee-Musharaff days? 

[G_B_]

India have an election around the corner. BJP will go hard on Pak my thinks.

[nevada]

46 minutes ago, velu said:

 

do you guys have something like pakistan ratna ?

if yes then most probably imran khan will award one to gavaskar

They do. It is called Nishaan-e-Pakistan.

[asterix]

India have an election around the corner. BJP will go hard on Pak my thinks.

Yes, not a right time to be friendly with Pakistan till next general elections. It’ll be a disaster if Govts opting for dialogue and there’s a major terror incident.
Although there’ll be lots of pressure on BJP to “talk” before next elections...

[Number]

Sanjay Manjreker will be going nuts.