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Former Pakistan captain Mohammad Hafeez is front-runner to develop into chairman of senior choice committee, a submit vacated not too long ago by Inzamam ul Haq after allegations of ‘Battle of Curiosity’ surfaced. A supply in PCB additionally mentioned that one other Check captain Younis Khan may additionally get an essential designation within the nationwide set-up. Each the previous stalwarts together with present gamers Wahab Riaz and Sohail Tanvir met with Zaka Ashraf, the top of PCB’s cricket administration committee in Lahore on Tuesday.
Zaka met with Younis individually and apparently has requested him to think about going with the crew to Australia and New Zealand for the Check and T20 sequence.
Zaka, the insider mentioned, had additionally spoken to another former stalwarts on video hyperlink on Tuesday, who’re in Karachi and busy with media commitments.
Babar summoned for assembly on Wednesday
It’s learnt that under-fire skipper Babar Azam has been summoned for assembly to debate crew’s disastrous efficiency within the World Cup the place they completed fifth.
“Zaka has known as embattled captain, Babar Azam for a gathering on Wednesday by which most likely the batsman will probably be given one other probability to guide the crew in Australia and New Zealand,” the PCB insider mentioned.
He additionally knowledgeable that almost all former gamers have steered to Zaka to proceed with Babar in the interim.
The insider mentioned that Zaka was suggested that he also needs to at the least wait and see how Babar fares as captain in Australia and New Zealand and if the crew continues to carry out poorly like within the World Cup then adjustments may be made earlier than the following World T20 Cup.
The PCB supply additionally mentioned that crew director and coach Mickey Arthur and head coach Grant Bradburn have been requested to participate within the assembly alongside Babar.
Zaka has insisted that he won’t take any hasty choices or press the panic button after the World Cup debacle and would seek the advice of former gamers earlier than reaching a conclusion on future plan of action.
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