ISLAMABAD: The general manager of the International Cricket Council (ICC), Wasim Khan has decided to resign from his job after serving four years as the top official of the worldwide governing body for the game of cricket.
As per reports in a cricket news website, Khan will be handing over his post in June as he finishes his four-year stint as the ICC’s General Manager. The former has been holding this role since 2022 following the appointment of Allardice as Chief Executive Officer of the governing body of cricket.
Before joining the ICC, Khan had worked with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) as their chief operating officer for a span of three years, during which time he had been managing several administrative activities.
Following a change in the administration at the PCB, Khan moved to the ICC, making the shift from domestic-level cricket operations to international-level cricket management.
Several other ICC officials have resigned over the last two years; however, under the leadership of Jay Shah, several other new ICC officials have joined the ranks at ICC.
Rawalpindi’s nightmare continues: Multan’s 6-wicket win extends losing streak to eight
Meanwhile, Multan Sultans displayed a commendable all-around performance and defeated Rawalpindi by 6 wickets in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 11 match.
While chasing a total of 167 runs, the Sultans managed to score the required runs within 18.4 overs by losing 4 wickets and winning the game 8 runs early.
In their chase, the batting of Multan Sultans got off to a steady start, but later, Steven Smith took up an attacking approach and batted brilliantly scoring 56 runs off just 31 deliveries consisting of 5 fours and 3 sixes.
Alongside him, Ashton Turner contributed significantly towards the win with his unbeaten knock of 37 runs, while Arafat Minhas made a quick 7 runs at the end to secure the win.
Earlier, batting first, Rawalpindi had put up a total of 166 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in 20 overs. In his unbeaten knock, Daryl Mitchell scored 58 runs, and along with Dean Forster’s unbeaten 37 runs, put the team on a safe path, while Sam Billings made 29 runs.
In their bowling department, Asif Afridi took 2 wickets for the Multan Sultans side, while Mohammad Imran, Arafat Minhas and Mohammad Wasim dismissed one player each.
