I will not resign, says defiant Ejaz Butt

Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at 10:03 am

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ejaz Butt has on Monday (March 9) rejected calls for his resignation in the aftermath of Lahore terror attacks on the Sri Lankan team, saying he would do all he can to steer Pakistan cricket out of the current crisis. “Pakistan cricket is today facing a huge challenge and crises. But I will stay on and try to improve things and put Pakistan cricket back on track,” Butt told a radio station in Karachi.

Butt was brought in as Chairman last October by President Asif Zardari, who is also chief patron of the PCB. The International Cricket Council, its match officials and some Sri Lankan players have raised questions over the security arrangements for the visiting team when the attack took place at Liberty Chowk near Gaddafi stadium in Lahore. Butt made it clear he would not invite any team to tour Pakistan until the board got firm assurances from the government about the security for the visiting team.

This statement has created ripples in the cricket circles with a former Pakistan player saying that Butt’s statement amounts to an admission that the security for the Sri Lankan team was not of presidential level as promised to them by the PCB. “What does he mean by getting government assurances now? Does this mean the board didn’t get government assurances for the Sri Lankan team tour,” he added.

(With inputs from agencies)

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I will not resign, says defiant Ejaz Butt

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