ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has withdrawn its decision to terminate 55 staff members as a downsizing measure.
According to a statement issued today (Friday), PCB Chief Executive Wasim Khan said, “As a responsible organisation, we have reviewed our decision and acted quickly to withdraw the notices.”
Wasim Khan further said, “The vast over-staffing that the current board has inherited remains a long-term sustainability issue for the PCB. Making changes is about timing and, on reflection, the process and communication needed to be better.”
Meanwhile, the cricket board has assured that it will rationalise its staff numbers in the appropriate time. The PCB presently has an overall strength of 710 across the country, including 361 and 70 in Lahore and Karachi offices, respectively.
Earlier, a PCB spokesman had said that the decision of downsizing had not been taken due to financial constraints caused by the Covid-19 outbreak but it had been done as per the requirement of corporate norms since there was surplus staff in the organisation.
The PCB has possibly the largest set up among the cricket boards of the world as far as its staff strength is concerned.
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