Former quick bowler of Pakistan, Wahab Riaz, has been named the senior males’s group’s important selector. His hiring coincides with Inzamam-ul-Haq’s resignation from the publish as a result of alleged conflicts of curiosity and following important setup modifications following an insufficient ODI World Cup marketing campaign.
Wahab will start his new function prematurely of the December–January three-match Test sequence in Australia, which will likely be adopted by a five-match T20I sequence in New Zealand in January. Wahab hasn’t formally retired from franchise cricket, however his PSL aspect, Peshawar Zalmi, thanked him in a tweet on Friday for his “exceptional services to the team” and added, “thank you for your countless contributions over the past 8 years and you will always remain an integral part of Zalmi family”. (Babar Azam Posts Photo Of Little Girl Holding Palestine Flag In a Twitter Post For Gaza)
Former cricketer Mohammad Hafeez will function Pakistan’s head coach for the upcoming Australia and New Zealand tour, in line with a report by ESPNcricinfo. Hafeez was appointed because the Pakistan group director. Earlier, Mickey Arthur held the publish till a reshuffle came about adopted by Babar Azam’s resignation because the captain.
As per ESPNcricinfo, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will now merge the publish of group director and head coach. As of now, Hafeez will play a twin function of their upcoming three Test matches in Australia and 5 T20Is in New Zealand which is able to happen in December and January respectively.
Hafeez was just lately a part of the PCB Cricket Technical Committee. The former all-rounder was a part of the Pakistan Men’s group which received the ICC Champions Trophy in England in 2017. (Rohit Sharma Inspects Pitch At Narendra Modi Stadium’s Pitch At Ahmedabad Ahead Of Big Final, Photo Goes Viral)
The PCB has modified the portfolio of the Pakistan teaching employees. All coaches will proceed to work in National Cricket Academy whereas PCB will announce the brand new teaching employees in the end for the upcoming sequence in Australia and New Zealand.
Star Pakistan batter Babar Azam on Wednesday introduced his determination to step down as Pakistan captain from all codecs of the sport after his aspect’s debacle within the ICC World Cup 2023 in India. (Cricket World Cup 2023: Team India’s Road To Final Vs Australia – In Pics)
Pakistan suffered 5 defeats out of their 9 matches and one by the hands of arch-rival India by seven wickets on the ODI World Cup 2023. In their final league match of the event, the ‘Men in Green’ began proceedings figuring out that they’d the slimmest of probabilities of nonetheless reaching the SFs, requiring a win by an unlimited margin to power a gargantuan swing on internet run price. However, the potential of such a consequence quickly disappeared because the 2019 champions England constructed a sizeable first-innings rating and registered a 93-run win.
Earlier this week, Morne Morkel resigned because the bowling coach of the Pakistan Men’s group. The former South Africa quick bowler joined the Pakistan group on a six-month contract in June this yr.
“I am honoured to assume the role of chairperson for the national men’s selection committee and I extend my gratitude to the Chairman of PCB Management Committee, Zaka Ashraf, for entrusting me with this responsibility. The decision to involve former players in cricketing matters is commendable and I am willing to work for the betterment of Pakistan cricket,” Wahab Riaz stated in an official assertion launched by PCB.
“Heading a selection committee is a challenging task. We have a significant Australia tour coming up that is part of the ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 cycle and a T20I series against New Zealand that will allow us to develop a formidable unit leading up to the ICC T20 World Cup in the USA and West Indies in June next year,” he added.
“I have a good rapport with the Pakistan Men’s Team Director Mohammad Hafeez and we will be working closely for the success of Pakistan cricket. My primary goal would be to give weightage to the top performers in domestic cricket and announce well-rounded squads equipped with the necessary skill sets. I will always be available to the players for feedback and advice,” Riaz added.
Pakistan didn’t make it to the semi-final of the 2023 World Cup, with solely 4 wins in 9 video games taking them to the fifth spot within the desk. (With ANI inputs)
