"I resigned in 1996 because there was uncalled for government interference when I wanted to make the PCB a private company with shares," said Abassi.Abassi said the ICC was after Pakistan after a slew of public irregularities and said: "It's now time we find the right people to overhaul our system and who know how to do it," he said.But fellow former PCB chief Khalid Mahmood rejected the ICC imposition as a violation of Pakistan's independence."The ICC has no business to tell us how to run our cricket," said Mahmood, calling for legal action if necessary."We must resist on this and although legal action is the last resort, one has to back it because we have to draw a line on sovereignty," said Mahmood.Former spinner Iqbal Qasim thought Pakistan would have trouble in enacting the change."While other Boards like England and Australia have a proper system, Pakistan will face some problems in implementing the change and they will need to overhaul the system from grass-root level," said Qasim."We need to think out a proper plan, be it with the government's help, to implement the change in two years."Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are also directly affected by the amendment as their cricketing affairs are similarly run on government directives.
