Mani, the former chairman of the International Cricket Council, replaced Najam Sethi in the role following a vote of the PCB Board of Directors this week.

He also vowed to tackle problems with the structure of the domestic game in the country, while he will also hope to address spot-fixing, an issue which has become prominent in Pakistan cricket in recent years.

A spot-fixing scandal in the Pakistan Super League has resulted in the suspension of six Pakistan players, including former opening batsman Nasir Jamshed, Sharjeel Khan, Khalid Latif, Mohammad Irfan, Mohammad Nawaz and Shahzaib Hasan.

The PCB has been involved with a protracted row with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) over an unplayed Test series between the two nations.

The PCB are suing the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for $70 million (£49 million/€56.5 million) in lost revenue after the BCCI refused to honour an agreement to play the two series in Pakistan in 2014 and 2015 amid worsening relations between the countries.

The issue has now gone to ICC arbitration, with a meeting on the topic scheduled to be held next month.

In a thinly-veiled criticism of predecessor Sethi, who resigned from the position, Mani claimed he would have been able to resolve the dispute had he been in charge sooner but the process was now too far down the line.

"If it was at an earlier stage, I could have sat with the BCCI at the table to sort this out, but the process has started and gone too far to be pulled back," Mani said. 

"All the documents have been exchanged and the hearing is set for October 1. 

"So withdrawing it at this stage when will make us look weak.

"I have also set my priorities to fix domestic cricket and make it stronger than ever, because this is the place where cricketers come through."

Mani's tenure at the helm of the PCB has already been dealt a blow following the shock resignation of former fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar as advisory to the chairman.

Akhtar, who took 178 wickets in 46 Test matches and is considered among the fastest bowlers of all time, did not give a reason for his departure.