Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has rejected former chairman Ramiz Raja claims against Najam Sethi on Wednesday terming them ‘misleading and inaccurate’.

Days after being sacked as from the post, Raja, in an online session, was highly critical of the new regime.

Not only he blasted at Najam Sethi, the new PCB chief, but he also made strong revelations about the ill-treatment he faced the next morning after the announcement.

Responding to the session, the board issued a five-point clarification addressing all of Raja’s concerns.

1. HBL Pakistan Super League 2016 to 2018 were held offshore, implying many visits to the UAE to organise the marquee tournament However, no PSL allowances have ever been paid to current Chairman Sethi and this information has been merely presented as a potential payable. In contrast, PSL 2022 was held under former Chairman Raja and was staged only in Karachi and Lahore.

2. Foreign tour expenses are high for current Chairman Sethi as during his previous tenure, PSL and Pakistan’s home international matches was played outside Pakistan. Therefore, the current Chairman was required to make frequent visits to the UAE for PSL and bilateral series and for related meetings. All travel expenses were approved by the appropriate authorities and were duly audited (internally and externally)

3. Car allowance was paid to current Chairman Sethi as per the Board of Governor’s approval as he had used his personal armoured vehicle due to security threats. On the contrary, the PCB provided former Chairman Raja a brand new armoured vehicle costing PKR16.5million.

4. Security expense of current Chairman Sethi was high owing to additional security that needed to be provided to him as he was a former Chief Minister of the Punjab province and the Intelligence Bureau and Special Branch Punjab had issued advised of threats to him.

5. It is pertinent to remember current Chairman Sethi had sent a legal notice to the PCB regarding the table of expenses as soon as these were made public through the PCB corporate website.