Imran Khan cut off contact with me: Ramiz Raja wants to meet Pakistan PM Shehbaz for upliftment of cricket
India Today
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ramiz Raja sought to build a relationship with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, saying he is not in contact with Imran Khan since his ouster from the PM office.
Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ramiz Raja said that he has lost touch with former Pakistan PM Imran Khan since changes in the political setup and wants to build a relationship with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for the upliftment of the game.
Ramiz Raja, in a press conference on Friday, after the 69th meeting of the PCB Board of Governors, disclosed that Imran had cut off ties with him after he was removed from office.
"Imran bhai cut off contact with me. I haven't talked to him for a long time now," Raja said, in response to a question.
Ramiz Raja, a friend of the former PM, under whose captaincy he played during the 1992 World Cup, was brought in as PCB chairman after Ehsan Mani's tenure ended last year.
After Imran Khan's ouster in April, there are reports that the new government is mulling bringing new leadership to the PCB. A couple of days ago, former chairman Khalid Mehmood also had a meeting with PM Shehbaz Sharif.
However, Raja, in an attempt to continue in office, showed respect to the current PCB's patron-in-chief and emphasised building relations with him.
"We can't live around speculation. I believe there is a need for continuity apart from political differences," Raja was quoted as saying by The News.
