Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Mohsin Naqvi has said on Sunday that the International Cricket Council (ICC) team is arriving in Pakistan today (Sunday) to review the arrangements for holding the Champions Trophy.
Speaking to the media at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore on Sunday, Mohsin Naqvi said that ‘Champions Trophy will be held in Pakistan and for this purpose the condition of all cricket stadiums in Pakistan will be improved.’
Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board Mohsin Naqvi also announced the new selection committee of the national cricket team. He said that the head of the board will not have any role in this committee.
Mohsin Naqvi said that the selection committee will consist of seven members who will make decisions through consultation and all the members will have equal powers. According to him, now the captain of the national team will also be a part of the selection committee.
The new selection committee will include the captain and head coach of the cricket team, besides Wahab Riaz, Asad Shafiq, Ibrar Razzaq, Muhammad Yousuf and a data analyst.
He said that the work on appointing the coaches of the national cricket team is going on and as soon as the names are finalized they will be brought before the public. ‘In four to five days, the issue of coaches will also be finalized, God willing.’
He said that there will be a combination of international and national level coaches.
Mohsin Naqvi further said that a name for the coach had surfaced on the media and the person refused to offer his services for the Pakistan national cricket team. ‘The World Cup was needed, so I had a simple talk with Imad Wasim to strengthen the team.’
Mohsin Naqvi said that all resources will be invested in cricket and cricket players.
He said: ‘Even if I left the treasury empty, I would be happy that it was spent on the betterment of cricket, there is no point in keeping money in banks. There will be money for cricketers.’
He added that as per the contract, there will be uniform NOC policy and no favoritism will be done with any player.
According to Chairman PCB, Haris Rauf’s central contract has been restored, while work is being done on the selection of the captain.
He said that after the formation of the sub-selection committee, there will be a discussion about the captain in the same forum. In this regard, the captain will decide together with the coaches and the selection committee.
According to our correspondent from Lahore, Fatima Ali, earlier, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has dissolved the selection committee and the announcement of the new selection committee is expected by Sunday evening.
Pakistan Cricket Board spokesperson Rafiullah while talking to Independent Urdu confirmed that the board has dissolved the selection committee while the new selection committee will be announced by Sunday evening.
He said that the selection committee was dissolved so that a new selection committee can be formed which can make independent decisions on merit for the selection of the team. The New Zealand tour is also coming up and the World Cup is also coming up, that’s why a new selection committee is being formed.
Regarding who will be included in the selection committee, he said that many names are coming out, including the names of former all-rounder Abdul Razzaq, former Test captain Azhar Ali and others, but the final announcement will not be made. Only later will it be known who will be in the selection team.
A few days ago, during a press conference in Karachi, PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi indicated that he would make changes in the selection committee, while regarding the captaincy of the national cricket team, he said that the captain of the national team. I will not choose. The selection committee will appoint the captain. I am making some changes in this committee, but I believe that the selection committee should be empowered enough to take these important decisions. The credit and the blame will then lie with the committee as well as the coach and captain. Since they are responsible for bringing about results, they will be making decisions.’
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Senior cricket analyst Yusuf Anjum while talking to Independent Urdu said that the disbanded selection committee was formed during the tenure of Zaka Ashraf, headed by Wahab Riaz, along with Taseef Ahmed, Wasim Haider, Wajahat. Allah Wasti while Kamran Akmal was taken as a consultant in the selection committee.
Yusuf Anjum further said that ‘certainly when a new chairman comes, he builds his team and a few days ago Mohsin Naqvi also indicated in Karachi that he will bring new people. So it is good that a new selection committee is going to be formed which will include most of our youngsters who understand modern cricket.
“Especially now with the T20 World Cup coming up in America and the West Indies from June 1, new people are being brought in, in which, as far as I know, they have had discussions with Abdul Razzaq along with them. Anwar Ali, Asad Shafiq, who have recently announced their retirement from Test cricket can also be included which I think would be a better decision.’
Senior cricket analyst Yusuf Anjum said that Pakistan is looking for good players for T20 as well as Test cricket, so it will be a mix combination of T20 players and experienced players of Test cricket. may prove to be a profitable decision for
Yusuf Anjum believes that ‘since Wahab Riaz is very close to Mohsin Naqvi, there is a strong possibility that he will be appointed as the chief selector in the new selection committee.’
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