ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday declared the elections of the Islamabad Regional Cricket Association (IRCA) null and void following the adjudicator`s ruling.

The controversial IRCA elections, held in March 2023, faced challenges from local cricket clubs. The adjudicator ultimately invalidated the polls, prompting the PCB to issue a notifica-tion removing all office bearers of the IRCA, headed by Shakil Shaikh, from their positions and barring them from performing any official duties.

With this development, Islamabad joins Sialkot, Faisalabad, and Multan as regional cricket bodies currently operating without elected leadership. In these regions, the absence of an appointed elections commissioner has delayed the conduction and notification of elections. For instance, although elections inFaisalabad were conducted, the official notificationhasyettobeissued.

It is pertinent to note that following the election of the incumbent PCB chairman Mohsin NagvionFebruary61astyear,the tenure ofthe then election commissioner Shah Khawar expired.

However, a successor has not yet been appointed, leaving the status of regional elections in limbo. This prolonged delay has raised serious concerns within the cricketing community.