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How to watch England vs Ukraine in the Euro 2024 qualification stage from the US as well as kick-off time and team news.

England take on Ukraine in their second match of EURO 2024 qualification at Wembley Stadium on Sunday.

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England kicked off their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign on a high as they beat reigning European champions Italy 2-1, with Harry Kane and Declan Rice finding the back of the net.

Ukraine, on the other hand, will begin their qualifying campaign against the Three Lions. Having failed to qualify for the 2022 World Cup, this will be the team's first international match since Nations League clash against Scotland in September 2022.

GOAL brings you everything you need to know about how to watch the Euro 2024 qualifier fixture England vs Ukraine, plus team news, recent form and more.

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Date:

March 26, 2023

Kick-off time:

12pm ET

Venue:

Wembley Stadium

The game is scheduled for March 26, 2023 at Wembley Stadium. It will kick off at 12 pm ET in the US.

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In the U.S., the match can be streamed on Fuboand VIX+.

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For Ukraine, Bournemouth centre-back Ilya Zabarnyi will be unavailable for selection alongside midfielder Oleksandr Zubkov as they are both out injured.

Former West Ham man Andriy Yarmolenko is also out with an injury.

Position Players

Goalkeepers:Andriy Lunin, Anatoly Trubin, Nikita ShevchenkoDefenders:Oleksandr Karavaev, Denys Popov, Mykola Matvienko, Vitaly Mykolenko, Eduard Sobol, Oleksandr Svatok, Eduard Sarapiy, Denis MiroshnichenkoMidfielders:Taras Stepanenko, Georgy Sudakov, Artem Bondarenko, Serhiy Sydorchuk, Vitaly Buyalskyi, Oleksandr Pikhalyonok, KrakowForwards:Roman Yaremchuk, Artem DovbykEngland team news

Marcus Rashford, Mason Mount and Nick Pope pulled out from the England camp due to injuries and will play no part against Ukraine.

Luke Shaw was shown a red card in the game against Italy and will miss the game on Sunday while Reece James is ruled out of the clash due to an injury.

Position Players

Goalkeepers:Jordan Pickford, Aaron RamsdaleDefenders:Ben Chilwell, Eric Dier, Marc Guehi, Harry Maguire, John Stones, Kieran Trippier, Kyle WalkerMidfielders:Jude Bellingham, Conor Gallagher, Jordan Henderson, James Maddison, Kalvin Phillips, Declan RiceForwards:Phil Foden, Jack Grealish, Harry Kane, Bukayo Saka, Ivan ToneyHead-to-head record

Date Result Competition

July 4, 2021Ukraine 0-4 EnglandEuro 2020September 11, 2013Ukraine 0-0 EnglandWorld Cup QualifiersSeptember 12, 2012England 1-1 UkraineWorld Cup QualifiersJune 20, 2012England 1-0 UkraineEuro 2012October 10, 2009Ukraine 1-0 EnglandWorld Cup Qualifiers

England are unbeaten against Ukraine in their last four meetings, which includes a 4-0 win in the quarter-final of Euro 2020. The last time Ukraine beat the Three Lions was back in 2009 in a World Cup qualifying game.

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Bangladesh held their collective nerve against Pakistan, as Mahmudullah’s cameo secured a five-wicket win and a place in the Asia Cup final

The Report by Mohammad Isam02-Mar-2016
Scorecard and ball-by-ball details5:29

Bazid Khan: Sharjeel, Hafeez never deliver when it matters

Those who watch cricket regularly will tell you that in a tight contest, the winning side will always show some signs of their impending triumph. Mahmudullah’s upright blast over extra cover at the start of the 17th over can only be described as the shot of the tournament so far. In a tight chase of 130 against Pakistan, it was only fair that Mahmudullah struck the blow that took Bangladesh to the Asia Cup final.Despite Shakib Al Hasan’s brain freeze to Mohammad Amir in the 18th over, Mashrafe Mortaza struck two heroic fours immediately after to ease Bangladesh’s nerves. Then, in a manic 19th over bowled by Mohammad Sami which included two no balls, Mahmudullah’s squeezed boundary past point all but sealed victory for the hosts. Once Mahmudullah duly knocked off the winning runs with a slog past midwicket, he and Mashrafe wheeled away in wild celebration, nearly ramming into their on-rushing team-mates.Mahmudullah’s unbeaten 15-ball 22 was perhaps the most important innings of his career, particularly because he was at the crease in the last over of the 2012 Asia Cup final, when Bangladesh fell short by two runs against Pakistan. This game went into the last over too, but mostly because Bangladesh lost wickets at crucial stages and were trying their best not to crumble to Amir. The other Pakistan bowlers were all shoddy, and they were not helped by the team’s very poor effort in the field.Still, it was Bangladesh who were pegged back early in their 130-run chase. Tamim Iqbal was the first to go as a rare leg-before victim of Mohammad Irfan, who brought the ball into the batsman and hit the striding front pad half-way up. Luckily, Soumya Sarkar found Sabbir Rahman willing to stick around to weather the initial Amir storm. After the pair had safely negotiated those two overs, they looked for runs off the other bowlers. Soumya managed to hit Amir for an elegant four through midwicket, while Sabbir’s only boundary in his 15-ball 14 also came through a roll of the wrist, through fine-leg.Sabbir fell to Shahid Afridi in the ninth over, missing a charge completely to be bowled. Soumya survived a few close calls with miscued hits dropping short on a number of occasions, but he was generally hitting them well on the leg-side. Mushfiqur Rahim was also lucky to survive a close leg-before appeal to Afridi before Amir and Malik brought Pakistan into the game in the space of eight deliveries in the 13th and 14th overs.Having been brought back for a single over as his second spell, Amir yorked Soumya by clattering into his leg-stump. Soumya had made a run-a-ball 48 that had five fours and the pumped six into the midwicket stands, but when he got out, Bangladesh needed 47 off 40 balls.There was much expected from the experienced duo of Mushfiqur and Shakib at that stage, but Mushfiqur was given out leg-before trying to reverse-sweep Malik in the over after Soumya got out.Taskin Ahmed and Al-Amin Hossain were Bangladesh’s best bowlers, stepping up in the absence of Mustafizur Rahman, who was ruled out through a right side strain. Taskin bowled his first maiden over in his T20I career in a first-spell that saw him give away just one run. His second spell produced the wicket of Umar Akmal; he finished with figures of 4-1-14-1. Al-Amin bowled two tight overs at the top, giving away just nine runs before returning in the last four overs to give away four and 12, as Bangladesh decently closed out the Pakistan innings for 129 for 7.Pakistan’s innings followed the same pattern of their previous games, losing three early wickets. Khurram Manzoor sent to open the batting, played out the first over and then got out for one off the first ball of the second, an Al-Amin delivery that jumped on him outside off-stump. It was the third time in the four Asia Cup matches that Al-Amin had taken a wicket in his first spell. Sharjeel Khan was bowled after missing a slog off Arafat Sunny in the fourth over, after he had faced just eight balls till that point, hitting a four and six.Mohammad Hafeez was unlucky when he was given out leg-before by umpire Ruchira Palliyaguruge when even on the first view, it looked as if the Mashrafe Mortaza delivery was climbing. Replays confirmed that it was yet another erroneous decision by an umpire in the Asia Cup. When Taskin removed Akmal in his second spell, Pakistan ended with the lowest score – 34 for 4 – in the first ten overs against Bangladesh.Sarfraz Ahmed and Malik then joined hands for a fifth-wicket partnership. Malik struck Shakib for a six that was as straight as an arrow, and also found three fours on the off-side as well as one that was tickled past long-leg. Sarfraz got both his sixes with swings to midwicket, and tucked into fours through covers, midwicket, and mid-on.Malik was in the groove when he mistimed Sunny to the deep midwicket boundary for 41 off 30 balls. Soon, Sarfraz reached his second T20I fifty with an inside-out blast over cover in the penultimate over.But it was Mahmudullah’s inside-out blast over the covers that would be the most memorable moment of the game, as Bangladesh got themselves to the final of a tournament that they were fearing a bit more than the World T20 itself.

Mohammad Hafeez registered career-best figures of 4 for 41 and followed it up with his tenth ODI century to take Pakistan to a six-wicket win

The Report by Deivarayan Muthu11-Jul-2015
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By the Numbers – All-round Hafeez grows stronger against Sri Lanka

There was a big cloud hanging over Mohammad Hafeez ahead of the first ODI against Sri Lanka in Dambulla. He had managed only returns of 98 runs and three wickets in four innings before missing the series-deciding Test in Pallekele to undergo tests on his bowling action. He replied by getting impressive drift, turn and bounce, claiming his personal best figures of 4 for 41 in 10 overs, including a maiden before marshalling the chase of 256 with his tenth ODI century, the last four of which have come against Sri Lanka.Hafeez rolled into action right away, after the hosts were inserted. He began by removing left-handed batsman Kusal Perera off his third delivery. He would eventually cap his spell with the wicket of another left-hand batsman, Thisara Perera, off his last ball.Sri Lanka, however, were hauled to a competitive total by Dinesh Chandimal, who profited from controlled bottom-handed heaves and slog-sweeps to strike an unbeaten 65 off 68 balls.The hosts’ momentum, though, faded away quickly in the chase, with Azhar Ali and the recalled Ahmed Shehzad beginning strongly. They set up Pakistan’s ninth fifty-plus opening partnership in their last ten ODIs before both were out caught behind, fishing outside off. Hafeez struggled with his timing early on, dragging and hacking balls over the leg side but settled down after his fifty and underpinned Pakistan’s reply against a Sri Lankan attacked that lacked bite and direction despite some assistance from the pitch. Lasith Malinga and Seekkuge Prasanna went wicketless while conceding 128 together in 17 overs.The change of gears from Hafeez was stark: the first fifty took 58 balls while the second took only 35. After lifting Thisara over point, Hafeez pumped his fist, hugged Shoaib Malik, the first and the only other Pakistan player to have produced a four-wicket haul and a century in an ODI.Two balls later, Hafeez popped a return catch to Thisara but by then the equation was clawed down to 58 off 85 balls. Malik then picked up the mantle, waltzing to his fifty and sealing victory by launching Tillakaratne Dilshan over long-off with six wickets and 28 balls to spare. Malik used his feet adeptly and crunched four fours and two sixes in his 45-ball 55.It was Mohammad Irfan, though, returning to the ODI team after recovering from a stress fracture of the pelvis suffered during the World Cup, who bustled in and set the tone in the morning. Bowling with the wind, Irfan extracted trampoline bounce and zip, often clocking speeds north of 140kph. Azhar let him rip in short bursts; Irfan had the batsmen and Sarfraz Ahmed swaying and slithering before Hafeez made the incisions.After nabbing Kusal for 26, Hafeez undid another left-hand batsman in Upul Tharanga with sharp turn. Two overs later, Hafeez bowled Dilshan with subtle variation in flight and length. Dilshan’s innings was scratchy: he threw his bat at balls outside off which swerved past the outside edge and he skewed attempted off-side drives through midwicket. His score at various points read 3 off 9, 19 off 35, and 35 off 58 before he was dismissed for 38 off 65 balls.Dilshan could have been removed for 2 in the third over had Irfan not overstepped before Sarfraz snaffled a heathy nick. The next ball, a free hit, was flapped straight into the lap of mid-on. But Dilshan could not push on. Lahiru Thirimanne and Tharanga did not fare any better either, giving it away for 23 and 20.The fabled pair of Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jaywardene was not around, but Angelo Mathews and Chandimal, converted promise into substance, adding 82 for the fifth wicket. Chandimal’s previous ODI innings – 52 off 24 balls – relied more on muscle and nearly pulled the rug from under Australia’s feet in the World Cup before he was out injured. This was a more measured innings. He nudged the ball into the gaps and found release through the occasional offbreaks of Malik and Yasir Shah, who couldn’t replicate his threat in the Tests.Just as Sri Lanka shaped for a late surge, Yasir logged himself into the wickets column with his penultimate ball when he forced a top edge from Mathews to long-on for 38 off 54 balls. Rahat engineered a double-strike in the 49th over, but Chandimal’s half-century and a spunky cameo from debutant allrounder Milinda Siriwardana left the crowd bounding in the papare. It was short-lived, though, as Hafeez turned it on, again.

The BCCI has announced a 15-member India Women squad led by Mithali Raj for the five-match ODI series against New Zealand, starting with the first match on Sunday

ESPNcricinfo staff25-Jun-2015The BCCI has announced a 15-member India Women squad led by Mithali Raj for the five-match ODI series against New Zealand, starting with the first match on Sunday. Uncapped R Kalpana has been picked as the wicketkeeper in place of Sushma Verma, who had done duty during the side’s previous ODI series against South Africa, in November last year.Seamer Niranjana Nagarajan and allrounder Veda Krishnamurthy made comebacks, while Shubhlakshmi Sharma and Vellaswamy Vanitha missed the cut.The M Chinnaswamy Stadium will host all five games, as well as the following three T20 internationals. India are rooted to the bottom of the ICC Women’s Championship points table with only one win in six matches.Squad Mithali Raj (capt), Jhulan Goswami, Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Poonam Raut, Shikha Pandey, Thirush Kamini, R Kalpana (wk), Veda Krishnamurthy, Deepti Sharma, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Ekta Bisht, Sneh Rana, Poonam Yadav, Niranjana Nagarajan

Marcus Rashford has been likened to Anthony Martial – a misfiring Manchester United forward that Roy Keane says scores “one goal in 14 years”.

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Home-grown star hit 30 goals last seasonJust two to his name in the current campaignRed Devils lacking spark as a collectiveWHAT HAPPENED?

The Red Devils have plenty of international firepower at their disposal, with the likes of Rasmus Hojlund and Antony also forming part of their attacking arsenal. Erik ten Hag’s side are, however, short on goals and drew a blank again in a disappointing 1-0 defeat away at Newcastle.

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Rashford – who has two efforts to his name through 18 appearances this season – was replaced just after the hour mark at St James’ Park and was caught on camera appearing to question why he is still with the Red Devils. pundit Jamie Carragher has said of the struggling home-grown star: “Watching Marcus Rashford, it was an unacceptable performance, for a few reasons. None of the players came out with any credit, but that lad didn’t play midweek [in the Champions League], so there isn’t any mitigating reason why he hasn’t been 100 per cent. I’ve been a local player and it isn’t easy, especially when your team is not doing well. When it’s not going well, it’s your job to fix it and you’ve got to drag those around you. I’m watching Marcus Rashford and he reminds me of Martial. And that’s the worst possible thing you can probably say about him. A foreign player who comes in, hasn’t done the business, doesn’t care – and that’s a fact with Martial. Marcus Rashford is now looking like Anthony Martial. As a local player, it’s your job to drag those other players up. If your confidence is down, you’re not scoring goals, or you’re not getting assists, no problem. But you do not stop running for that badge, that shirt and those supporters.”

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United legend Keane backed up that point by saying of a man that netted 30 times last season, but now finds himself struggling alongside team-mate Martial – who has scored just 12 Premier League goals since the 2020-21 campaign got underway: “He’s a local lad, he’s got the mega deal and that is all well and good. I need a bit more – you run forward but you have to run back. Cover yards. He’s 26 now, he’s not a child anymore. He’s got to set the example. Is he on his own? Absolutely not. He’s one of the experienced players in that dressing room and if he’s not setting the example. We mentioned Martial and I know he’s an easy target. We forgive Martial when he scores a goal every 14 years. But if we’re 1-0 down to Newcastle and we put the ball into the box for you, you better get hold of that ball and get us up the pitch. But he’s just touching it and giving it away cheaply. I’m thinking, ‘You might as well go down the leagues’. Man United were trying to get rid of him a few years ago.”

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United have slipped down to seventh in the Premier League table, while also sweating on European progress in 2023-24, and will be hoping to find a spark back on home soil when they play host to Chelsea on Wednesday.

Sunrisers Hyderabad will be keen to continue their good work and close in on the playoffs when they host the bottom-placed Kings XI Punjab on Monday

The Preview by Deivarayan Muthu10-May-2015Match factsMonday, May 11, 2015
Start time 2000 local (1430 GMT)2:14

O’Brien: Sunrisers middle order needs tweaking

Big pictureEleven games into last season’s IPL, Kings XI Punjab became the first team to confirm their berth in the playoffs after racking up nine wins. Eleven games into the 2015 IPL, Kings XI have slid quickly to nine losses and were the first team to be ruled out of contention for the playoffs.David Miller has failed to fire and so has Glenn Maxwell, though he showed signs of rediscovering mojo during his 22-ball 43 against Kolkata Knight Riders. Anureet Singh, who had impressed with his inch-perfect yorkers at the death, was also expensive in the previous game. No wonder a rather worried frown has replaced George Bailey’s usually cherubic smile.Bailey had said that becoming a “nuisance” and a “pest” for other sides would be a (re)start for Kings XI and Sunrisers Hyderabad, who are very much in the hunt, will have to be wary of that. Both Dale Steyn and Trent Boult were sacrificed to beef up the middle order; Eoin Morgan and Moises Henriques responded with fifties to back up the strategy, if not gamble.The bowlers did leak 68 and 53 in the last five overs in their last two games, but Sunrisers are likely to stick to the winning formula and rely on the Kumars and Sharmas. With two more home games in the offing, Sunrisers will be keen to sustain the momentum and close in on the playoffs.Form guideSunrisers Hyderabad WWLWW (last five completed matches, most recent first)
Kings XI Punjab LLLLLWatch out for…64 for 4, 27 for 3, 55 for 5, 53 for 4, 45 for 6 and 49 for 8 make for poor starts. Manan Vohra and M Vijay added 45 together on Saturday, but much of it was built on the back of lax fielding from Knight Riders. Kings XI will want both opening batsmen to come into their own and launch a strong start for some crumbs of comfort.Karn Sharma has always been a vital cog in the Sunrisers machinery. He had turned Delhi Daredevils’ chase with figures of 3-0-12-2, including 12 dots, before the other Sharma – Ishant – defended 17 off the final over to hand the knockout punch. Karn is the second-highest wicket-taker for Sunrisers with 35 wickets.Stats and trivia Glenn Maxwell has hit 14 sixes in two games against Sunrisers at a strike rate of 212.30. It’s the most sixes he has hit against any one team in T20s Sandeep Sharma (121) has bowled the most dots this season. Bhuvneshwar Kumar is close on Sandeep’s heels with 104.Quotes”He has so much of international experience; he teaches you how to handle yourself in a pressure situation and other such things. He advises that when you are getting hit for runs in T20, then (the best thing to do is to) try to bowl your normal stock deliveries and not experiment too much.”

Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds are battling for prestigious titles in North Wales, with the pair referring to themselves as Sir and Dr Wrexham.

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Hollywood stars completed takeover in 2021Made important impact on and off the fieldNever take themselves too seriouslyWHAT HAPPENED?

The Hollywood actors are now fully integrated into life on and off the field at SToK Racecourse, with their presence helping to raise the Red Dragons’ profile around the world. They have also become ambassadors for Wales as a nation, with another tongue-in-cheek promotional video produced to help entice visitors to the country.

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Within said video, Rob McElhenney opens up by referring to himself as “Mr Wrexham”. Reynolds questions who bestowed that title upon his fellow co-chairman, leading to him adopting the moniker “Dr Wrexham”. Eager to ensure that he gets the final word and the best title, McElhenney wraps things up by inviting tourists to enjoy Wales with him, “Sir Wrexham”.

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Reynolds and McElhenney have used comedy to help promote their adventures in the United Kingdom on a regular basis, with the Deadpool and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia stars forever happy to poke fun at themselves while never taking life too seriously.

GOAL predicts how the Lions of Teranga could line up in the semi-final clash against the Stallions at Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium on Wednesday

Senegal will come up against Burkina Faso in the last four of the Africa Cup of Nations at Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium on Wednesday.

The Lions of Teranga are seeking their first-ever Afcon title at the 33rd edition in Cameroon despite making 16 appearances. Below GOAL predicts how coach Aliou Cisse could line up his players.

Getty ImagesGoalkeeper – Edouard Mendy

Despite conceding against Equatorial Guinea in the quarter-finals, the Chelsea shot-stopper has been in great form since recovering from Covid-19 as he managed to keep clean sheets against Malawi in their final group phase fixture and against Cape Verde in the Round of 16.

He will likely keep his spot as the Lions of Teranga target to reach a second successive final.

AdvertisementBackpagepix.Defender – Bouna Sarr

The 30-year-old, who features for Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich has been instrumental for the Lions of Teranga in the right position, where he also overlaps from the wing and he will definitely remain Aliou Cisse's preferred player in that position.

（C）Getty ImagesDefender – Saliou Ciss

Despite being booked in the quarter-final game against Nzalang Nacional, Ciss, who turns out for French Ligue 2 club Nancy, has played a key role for Senegal in the Afcon campaign and will likely keep his position against the Stallions.

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The 30-year-old Napoli defender missed the first two group matches owing to Covid-19 but has kept his position since making a comeback in the game against Malawi.

Being the captain of the side, Koulibaly will be expected to lead by example and help Seegal reach the final.

BCB president Nazmul Hassan has said that the ACSU did not bring any corruption charges against Al-Amin Hossain, although the agency gave information about the player’s whereabouts to the Bangladesh team management

Mohammad Isam25-Feb-2015BCB president Nazmul Hassan has said that the ACSU did not bring any corruption charges against Al-Amin Hossain, although the agency gave information about the player’s whereabouts to the Bangladesh team management.Speaking upon his return to Dhaka from Australia, Hassan said that Al-Amin had given different versions of the events of February 19, when he returned late to the team hotel. Team manager Khaled Mahmud said that Al-Amin had not taken permission from the management to leave the team hotel after 10pm.”ACSU informed us but that doesn’t mean he is involved in match-fixing,” Hassan told . “There are no allegations against him. Every player is under watch in this World Cup. Al-Amin went out late at night. I was really surprised about him. He is not the type of person to go out on his own at night in a foreign country.”Everyone knows that we are very strict with discipline. We have taken a lot of tough decisions in the recent past so it is hard to imagine what just happened. When senior players don’t get out of their room after 10pm, he ventured out so late at night. We don’t even know where he went, that’s the biggest question. He is telling us different versions. It is not a very serious issue but still.”Hassan revealed that he had been asked not to send Al-Amin home but he stuck to the decision to set an example within the Bangladesh team. The BCB had earlier said, in a statement, that it would investigate the matter to zero in on where the bowler went that night.”I was requested to excuse him this time, but I just asked them one question. What if someone does the same thing again? This will remain the example so no question about it,” Hassan said. “This is why he has been asked to return.”A boy like Al-Amin getting out in Brisbane where he doesn’t know anything. I believe that if he is dropped off away from the hotel, he won’t be able to return. He left in a car and returned soaking wet in the rain. It has made us think.”

The Pakistan Cricket Board’s constitution has been rewritten, changing the structure of the governing board and making the appointment of the chairman more democratic

Umar Farooq22-Jul-2014

Election of Chairman
A special meeting of the Board of Governors shall be convened to elect the Chairman from amongst the members of the Board of Governors, by a majority of the total voting membership of the Board of Governors:
Dissolution of the Board of Governors and removal of the Chairman
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Constitution, if the Patron, after such inquiry as he deems fit, is of the opinion that the Chairman
has committed or has failed to prevent the commission of grave financial irregularities detrimental to the interests of the Board; or
is unable or fails to perform functions efficiently, diligently or persistently; or
is unable to properly administer the Board’s affairs or meet its financial obligations; or
generally acts in a manner contrary to the interest of the Board; or
otherwise exceeds or abuses his powers

The Pakistan Cricket Board’s constitution has been rewritten, changing the structure of the governing board and making the appointment of the chairman more democratic. The caretaker set-up, due in seven days, will implement the new constitution and hold the election for the chairman. This is the fourth constitution since 1995 and the second in the past year.According to the 27-page constitution, the Prime Minister of the country shall be the chief patron of the board and may give the PCB “general policy directions”. Historically, the President of Pakistan has been the patron-in-chief and has been appointing the chairman directly. The post of chairman still holds significant value though the board of governors (BoG) will now elect one from among its ten members.Any member within the board can be eligible only if he holds a bachelor degree, is a citizen of Pakistan, has no conviction of any offence involving moral turpitude, and has never been adjudged insolvent by competent court of law. One can’t hold the office if one is incapable of discharging one’s functions for reasons of physical or mental incapability.The eligibility of the chairman had never been well defined in past constitutions. The new constitution has not only strengthened the BoG but also made it more accountable and more transparent. Though the chairman will be elected for tenure of three years the BoG can remove him with a no-confidence vote against him. Otherwise, the chairman shall be eligible for re-election for one further term of three years but will not be entitled for the third term.The PCB has been criticised in the past because its constitution allowed the chairman near-dictatorial powers. The amended constitution maintains that status quo as the elected chairman can control and oversee income and expenditure, constitute the selection committee, make appointments including the heads of such committees, the captains, vice-captains of the national cricket teams (men and women) and hold power for final approval and finalise cricket teams picked by the selection committees.The composition of the BoG was also restructured, reducing the members from 14 to 10. The body will include four regional representations (top four teams from the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy), four representatives of services organizations (top four department teams) and two members to be nominated by the patron in his discretion. The federal secretary of the ministry of inter-provincial coordination or any other officer nominated by him shall be an ex officio, non-voting 11th member. The term of each member of the BoG is three years – equivalent to one term of the chairman in a bid to induce continuity in the set-up.The new constitution saw an increase of regional associations from 15 to 16, with full status to Azad Jammu and Kashmir.The constitution offered plans for grassroots cricket. Regional associations will be handed a model constitution and allowed to grow and build their capacity. The regional associations may receive annual funds from the board but the constitution encouraged them to generate money through their own efforts for their utilization and for onward transmission to the district/zonal and city associations.”The Regional Cricket Associations shall ensure proper and transparent application of the funds and shall provide audited accounts thereof to the Board otherwise the future grant for the said Region may be withheld,” the constitution said.