Pakistan’s Auditor General has discovered serious financial issues in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). According to the audit report, funds were disbursed without authorization, and individuals were illegally appointed. For instance, 63.39 million rupees were disbursed to the police for refreshments during international matches. Additionally, three coaches were employed at the Karachi under-16 high-performance centre illegally and were remunerated with a combined sum of 5.4 million rupees. This type of unauthorized expenditure has been continuing for years, but none of the PCB chairmen have ever been held accountable.
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🚨PCB audit reveals MASSIVE corruption 😳
— MindSportsMarvel (@MSportsMarvel) July 14, 2025
-Audit uncovers illegal contracts, overpaid officials & shady appointments 🤯
-Even under-16 coaches were hired without merit! (TOI) pic.twitter.com/Vawuu25ia9
Changes In Leadership but No Accountability
The Pakistan Cricket Board has had 3 chairmen since December 2022 namely Najam Sethi, Zaka Ashraf, and Mohsin Naqvi. Both Ashraf and Naqvi officiated for a period of 1 year, from June 2023 to July 2024. According to the report, around 3.8 million rupees were paid to the match officials. A media director, who was appointed with no accountability to the regulations, was paid a salary of 9 lakhs monthly.
Chairman’s Extra Payments And Unapproved Expenditure
The audit identified that the Chairman has been given 4.17 million rupees from February to June 2024 for utility and miscellaneous expenses, though he was already earning government allowances being the Interior Minister. Large amounts were also spent by the PCB without open bidding, e.g., 19.8 million rupees on diesel for bulletproof cars and 22.5 million rupees on transport hiring (coasters). They were paid without checks or approval.
Media Rights and Sponsorships Losses
The PCB also lost 198 million rupees as it sold media rights for a price lower than minimum. Broadcasting rights were distributed for USD 99 million without the conduct of an open and fair process. The PCB was asked to retrieve 5.3 billion rupees from the sponsors also failed to provide accountabilty for the same regardless of the Auditor General’s continous complaints.
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