PCB announces new 7-member slection committee

• The PCB has announced formation of a new seven-member selection committee.
• Wahab Riaz will continue to be a part of the new committee.
• The previous committee was led by Riaz.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced the formation of a new seven-member selection committee for the Pakistan men’s national team, following the disbandment of the previous committee on Sunday.

Wahab Riaz, who formerly held the position of chief selector, continues to be part of the new committee. However, in a departure from the past, there will be no designated chief; decisions will be reached through majority voting.

The newly formed selection committee includes former cricketers Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Yousuf, Abdul Razzaq, and Asad Shafiq. The remaining three members, yet to be named, will be the head coach, captain, and data analyst of the Pakistan cricket team.

“We have reorganised this selection committee, this [selection committee] will consist of seven members, but what is different this time is there will be no chairman selection committee, each member would have the same power as the other one,” PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi informed the media in Lahore.

“The decision would be [decided] on the majority, they should debate, and talk amongst themselves so a better conclusion can be reached. The previous structure of the committee was different, but this one, I assure you every member was chosen after considering multiple factors,” he further added.

The chairman also mentioned that there would be two to three coordinators, although they would not have any voting rights.

“This committee will decide every single decision from now on. They are our key players in the management who will make decisions and I am sure that they will give good results,” Naqvi stated.

“The chairman should have no role in the selection process, we are the management and our job is to manage the team. I am hopeful that these new members will give you positive results,” he continued.

Naqvi also revealed that the appointment of the head coach and coaching panel will be made within the next four to five days.

Moreover, the decision regarding Shaheen Afridi’s continuation as T20I captain will be made by the selection committee after the conclusion of the national camp in Kakul on April 8.

“The matter of captaincy is being deliberated upon. I believe that the captain is the selection committee’s prerogative. They are working on it and I am sure they will finalise their decision after the camp is completed. But once the captain is finalised – whether it is Shaheen Shah Afridi or someone else – we will stick by him for a long time. No matter what the results are on the field, the selection committee will be held accountable. If the captain does not have a say in the team, you cannot hold him accountable as he leads the team. Same with the head coach, because he has to run the dressing room,” Naqvi explained.

The now-dissolved previous selection committee was led by former Pakistani pacer Wahab Riaz. Other members included Tauseef Ahmed, Wajahatullah Wasti, and Wasim Haider, with Kamran Akmal and Rao Iftikhar serving as consultant members and Hasan Muzaffar Cheema as the manager analyst.

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