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PCB confirms new selection committee

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday updated the new selection committee on their official website, following the sacking of two selectors earlier this week.

Former cricketers Wahab Riaz and Abdul Razzaq were removed from their positions as selectors, while Riaz was also sacked as the senior team manager, along with team manager Mansoor Rana.

The new selection committee consists of former cricketers Asad Shafiq and Mohammad Yousuf, along with the captain and head coach of the respective formats.

Test captain Shan Masood and red-ball head coach Jason Gillespie will join the aforementioned selectors to form the squad for the upcoming two-match Test series against Bangladesh.

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Meanwhile, assistant coach Azhar Mahmood, Advisor to Chairman Bilal Afzal, Manager of Analytics and Team Strategy Hassan Cheema, Direct High-Performance Nadeem Khan and Director of International Cricket Usman Wahla are also part of the selection committee as the non-voting members.

Asad Shafiq will also serve as the selector for the women’s along with Batool Fatima, captain and head coach. Currently, Nida Dar and Mohammad Waseem are serving as the captain and head coach of the Pakistan women’s team respectively.

The ongoing changes in Pakistan cricket are a part of the “major surgery”, hinted at by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi last month.

Babar Azam-led Pakistan team were knocked out from the group stage of the T20 World Cup, majorly because of their upset defeat against the USA, followed by a gut-wrenching defeat against arch-rivals India.

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PCB makes three key appointments to national selection committee

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board on Sunday confirmed three appointments to the national men’s selection committee, which will select senior, Shaheens and U19 sides.

The new selection committee comprises Haroon Rashid (chair), Hassan Cheema (selection committee secretary and manager analytics and team strategy for national men’s side), Mickey Arthur (national men’s team’s director), and Grant Bradburn (national men’s team’s head coach).

The presence of Cheema, who has worked as strategy manager and data analyst in franchise cricket around the world, Arthur and Bradburn will aid in strategising for the approaching and upcoming series, enhance the bench strength and provide a proper pathway to performing players in Shaheens and U19 sides to graduate to the national side.

The first task of the selection committee is to name the players for the fast and spin bowling camps next month in Lahore, which will be announced in due course.

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