PCB restores Sarfaraz Nawaz’s long-pending pension
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has restored the pension of former Test tempo bowler Sarfraz Nawaz, who had all his funds suspended since January 2017 after making unsubstantiated defamatory statements towards former chairman Najam Sethi.
The ex-gratia funds have been discontinued because of disciplinary proceedings initiated towards Nawaz by the earlier set-ups of the PCB over his violation of the code of conduct beneath the Players’ Welfare Policy.
Nawaz, who just isn’t retaining effectively after a well being scare in London final 12 months, met with the PCB chief Zaka Ashraf – who can be the top of the board’s cricket administration committee – in Lahore on Tuesday in a bid to resolve the suspended ex-gratia funds.
Nawaz assured the PCB of his compliance with the code of conduct. Ashraf handed over a cheque to Nawaz to settle the excellent funds within the presence of the top of the technical committee, Misbah-ul-Haq, and member Mohammad Hafeez. The fee was made to Nawaz beneath the PCB’s gamers’ welfare coverage, and the PCB chief assured unconditional assist for former gamers.
Ashraf stated he determined to satisfy with Nawaz and listen to him about, as he was upset to be taught {that a} former Test cricketer was in a nasty situation and was being disadvantaged of his pension, which was his proper.
“It is disappointing that the previous administrations have used the PCB’s coffers to settle personal scores,” Ashraf stated. “No cricketer should have to go through what Nawaz had to face, and I want to reassure every former and current cricketer – international or domestic – that the PCB considers them as its asset, and will look after them at every stage of their life, and in every possible way. They deserve to be loved and respected by their cricket board.”
Sethi, as chairman of the board, had filed a libel go well with towards Nawaz for making unsubstantiated allegations towards him. Nawaz had, a couple of months again, appealed to the board to finish the matter.
Nawaz stated he was pleased to see the matter resolved as a consequence of his well being issues. “I have visited the National Cricket Academy after almost six years and received a warm welcome from the PCB officials,” he stated. “I am pleased that Mr Zaka Ashraf has reinstated my pension.
“In a voluntary capability, I provide honourary providers to the board to boost quick bowlers’ abilities for cricket’s development.”
Nawaz performed 55 Tests and 45 ODIs for Pakistan from 1969 to 1984, and is legendary for his beautiful figures of 9 for 86 against Australia in Melbourne in 1979, when at one stage he took seven wickets for only one run to arrange a well-known victory.