Chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Mohsin Naqvi is set to be appointed as the president of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), sources reported to Geo News on Tuesday.
The PCB Chairman will begin his two-year term as ACC president in January 2025.
The regional cricketing body is currently chaired by India’s Jay Shah, the secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
The Asian cricketing body appointed Shah as its secretary in 2021 and in January 2024, his term was extended for one year. The presidents of the ACC are enlisted on a rotation-based method among the member countries.
It is expected that Naqvi’s appointment will be made official after the next ACC meeting, which is due in October-November.
Moreover, Naqvi was appointed PCB chairman in February this year for a three-year term and apart from fulfilling the role of PCB chief, Naqvi is also the interior minister of Pakistan.
