Former captain Aamer Sohail has sent a legal notice to Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)'s management committee led by Najam Sethi.
According to details, Sohail, who represented Pakistan in 47 Tests and 156 ODIs, has requested the chief election commissioner and Ministry of Inter-Provincial Coordination (IPC) to restrict Sethi to call meetings and use other powers in the PCB.
The legal notice emphasised that Sethi's management committee tenure ended on June 19, hence they don't have powers to function in the PCB.
The legal notice was served after the Sethi-led management committee called an urgent meeting today.
Earlier today, Sethi confirmed that he is no longer in the race to become the PCB chairman.
The 75-year-old, while sharing an update in a tweet, said that he doesn't want to be a "bone of contention" between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari.
Meanwhile, Federal Minister for IPC Ehsan Ur Rehman Mazari had reiterated that Zaka Ashraf, who has the backing of the PPP leadership, will become the next chairman of the PCB.
Mazari, while speaking in a local television show, said Sethi's mandate, being the head of the management committee, was only to conduct free and fair elections in regions.
"Najam Sethi came to temporarily head the interim management committee and only had one mandate to conduct elections in the cricket regions," he said.
PPP's stance on the matter is that since its minister heads the IPC Division and PCB is related to the ministry, its chairman should be appointed by the party.
In December last year, PM Shehbaz Sharif, who is also PCB's patron, appointed the 14-member committee to reinforce the 2014 constitution, bringing back departmental cricket.
Initially, 120 days were given to the committee to restore the 2014 constitution. However, a two-month extension was given to Sethi and company which ends on June 21.
The PCB BoG already has four representatives from departments and as many from associations.
After the nominations from the PM, the chief election commissioner will announce the schedule for the election, which is likely to take place this week, of the PCB chairman.
Atique ur Rehman Atique ur Rehman is a senior reporter for Geo News.