In a shocking twist of occasions, Najam Sethi has determined to step down because the Pakistan Cricket Board’s chief, opting out of the race to turn out to be the brand new PCB chairman.

Sethi had been spearheading an interim administration committee that had been in command of the board’s affairs since final December, however their tenure was scheduled to conclude on June 21.

Sethi took to Twitter to make the announcement, stating:

“I don’t wish to be a bone of rivalry between Asif Zardari and Shehbaz Sharif,” Sethi tweeted.

“Such instability and uncertainty is just not good for PCB. Below the circumstances I’m not a candidate for Chairmanship of PCB. Good luck to all stakeholders.”

Notably, Sethi had been thought-about because the favorite to take over as chairman as soon as the interim setup ended. Nevertheless, up to now few weeks, hypothesis had been mounting in regards to the attainable return of the previous board chairman, Zaka Ashraf.