A farewell ceremony was hosted in honour of the outgoing Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Shaharyar M. Khan here at Qadhafi stadium, here on Wednesday. In the ceremony, newly elected Chairman PCB Najam Sethi and other office bearers welcomed the outgoing Chairman.
Talking to the audience, Chairman PCB Najam Sethi thanked Shaharyar Khan for his illustrious contribution to Pakistan's cricket. He shed light on the illustrious career of Shaharyar Khan and mentioned his working experience with Khan. He mentioned, how he and Shaharyar Khan had worked hard to bring forward the soft image of Pakistan's cricket. Former Chairman PCB Shaharyar Khan on the occasion thanked Najam Sethi and his senior management for their support to him in the last three years. He highlighted, how he and the current Chairman PCB had worked hard together in his tenure to take Pakistan's cricket to a respectable stature.
Khan lauded Chairman PCB and credited him for the successful hosting of PSL first and second edition, and second edition's final in Lahore this year. He also lauded the coaching staff performance, the selection committee behind team's recent victory in the ICC Champions Trophy. He was all praise for Najam Sethi, and termed him the right man to take Pakistan's cricket forward in the right direction. He hoped Sethi with his vision and efforts would bring back international cricket to Pakistan.