ISLAMABAD: The turmoil at the top of Pakistani cricket took another turn on Monday as a court ordered elections for the board chairman to be held in two weeks.

The ruling by the Islamabad High Court appears to have scuppered moves by a new Interim Management Committee (IMC) to delay choosing a permanent chairman for the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).

The PCB has been in uproar since May, when the Islamabad court threw out the then-chairman Zaka Ashraf over what it called the “dubious” process by which he was elected.

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif appointed veteran journalist Najam Sethi as interim PCB chairman in June but a month later the court ordered Sethi to hold elections by October 18.

Last week, Sharif took over as PCB patron and appointed the IMC to take over the day-to-day running of the game in an effort to end the months of confusion.

The IMC wanted to put elections for the chairman back to allow time for various local cricket associations to resolve outstanding legal issues.

But high court judge Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui on Monday ordered the Election Commission of Pakistan to press ahead with elections.

PCB legal adviser Taffazul Rizvi said the court had ordered elections for the post of chairman to be held by November 2.

The Pakistani board has faced administrative problems ever since its creation in 1948 with a series of ad-hoc committees running affairs, though a proper board structure was set up in 2007.

On the field, Pakistan have given the fans something to cheer about with a convincing seven-wicket win over world number one Test side South Africa in Abu Dhabi last week.

Younes shocked at one-day axe

Experienced Pakistan batsman Younes Khan on Monday described his expulsion from the one-day side as “shocking” but vowed to end his limited overs career on a high.

The 35-year-old was last week left out of Pakistan’s 16-man squad for the five matches, which follow the two-Test series against South Africa.

Pakistan won the first Test by seven wickets in Abu Dhabi while the second Test starts in Dubai from Wednesday.

A veteran of 253 one-day, Younes has not scored a limited overs century since November 2008 and managed just 116 runs in the five-match series in South Africa earlier this year.

He was also not part of Pakistan’s one-day team, which won the series 2-1 in Zimbabwe last month.

But the senior batsman said he was surprised and shocked.

“I am surprised I am not in the one-day team, it’s a shocking news for me. After the last series, it was surprising for me, but for me life goes on, for me this is never easy,” Younes said ahead of the second Test.

Asked if the 2015 World Cup (50 overs) was still on his mind, Younes replied: “Look, I have said this before, its not 2015 or 2016, if you have the fitness you keep playing.

“I think when Imran (Khan) left he must be 40-42,” said Younes of former Pakistan captain, who retired after guiding Pakistan to World Cup victory in 1992.

“I would say that for Misbah, look people say that you are 34 or 35, but it’s up to fitness and being positive on your body. I still feel good, I feel that I am fitter now than I was when I was 23 or 24 years of age.

“Your fitness comes with time and age, I think I have no plans for 2015 but my plan is that when I feel that my body is not allowing me to play then I am the most honest person I will leave but not after being dropped, I will be going on a good note.” Younes retired from the shortest version of the game after guiding Pakistan to World Tweny20 win in England in 2009.

“The way I retired from the T20, I mention it repeatedly. People feel that I don’t want to play (one-day) and have told that to the cricket board, but there is no such thing, when I will leave I will leave with a bang.”