NEWSPakistan Cricket Board Chairman Ramiz Raja has obliquely said that he wants to continue in the top post, following prolonged speculations that he was likely to be sacked by the ruling government.
There have been speculations for months that Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif will soon bring in his own nominee to replace Ramiz as PCB Chairman.
Shahbaz recently also held meetings with three former Chairman of the board, Khalid Mahmood, Zaka Ashraf and Najam Sethi, on cricket matters leading to more speculations that Ramiz would be told to go home.
"It's been two months, and we can't live on speculations. If something had to happen, it would have happened by now. Unless you give continuity a chance, nothing will improve in Pakistan cricket," Ramiz said.
"Cricket gives me excitement. I have a lot of other options. The PM is our line in charge, and I have put in a request to meet him and brief him on what we are doing and our plans for the future."
Ramiz said that his goal is to improve cricket in Pakistan, and good work should not be disregarded.
"There is no ego issue here, and we just want to improve Pakistan cricket. If the constitution allows a change, then fine, but just because of tradition, you should not undo the good work," he said.
"If we can achieve well-defined goals at the same time, why change? What I have seen is that we need to have corrections in our cricket, and we have to build our capacity for talent and wishlists."
Ramiz, however, conceded that the decision to dismiss him lies completely in the hands of PM Sharif, who is also the patron-in-chief of PCB.
"It is the Patron-in-chief's call, but I think performance speaks for itself, and if fans are with you, it becomes difficult to make decisions," he said.
It was former Prime Minister Imran Khan of the previous government who had roped in Ramiz as the PCB Chairman last September.
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