NEW DELHI: Newly appointed Pakistan Workforce Director Mohammad Hafeez on Friday vowed to work collaboratively with the teaching workers and gamers and asserted they collectively will try for excellence.
Hafeez on Thursday was appointed the Director of the Pakistan crew after their league stage elimination on the World Cup.
Hafeez has been given the accountability of reshaping the nationwide crew and also will be serving as a coach and can be consulted when the PCB appoints the brand new assist workers of the crew for the forthcoming excursions to Australia and New Zealand.
“I’m honoured and excited to tackle the function of Workforce Director for the Pakistan Cricket Workforce. I want to thank PCB for trusting my skills and giving me this difficult accountability,” Hafeez mentioned.
“However, I’m dedicated to work collaboratively with the teaching workers and gamers to contribute to the crew’s success. Collectively, we are going to try for excellence and convey happiness for our passionate followers,” Hafeez added in a press release launched by the board.
It’s the first time that the board has named a director for the nationwide crew.
In 2019, the PCB had appointed Misbah-ul-Haq as the top coach and chief selector with absolute powers. Nonetheless, after a yr, he stepped down from the put up of chief selector.
In addition to Hafeez, the PCB on Wednesday additionally appointed Shan Masood as the brand new Check captain and Shaheen Shah Afridi because the T20 crew skipper. The board added that the captain for the one-day format can be determined later.
The selections got here after Zaka met with outgoing captain Babar Azam and the Pakistan crew administration in Lahore to listen to from them the explanations for the crew’s poor present within the Asia Cup and World Cup, the place the aspect failed to maneuver past the league stage.
Babar, after the assembly, introduced his resignation as captain on his social media account, having rejected a proposal by the PCB to only lead the aspect in red-ball cricket. He was appointed the skipper in 2019.
Hafeez was additionally known as by the board chairman to debate any modifications within the squad forward of the World Cup. Though he and Misbah-ul-Haq had urged some modifications, Babar and former chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq rejected them, insisting on retaining the identical gamers.
Hafeez introduced his retirement from worldwide cricket final yr in January.
(With inputs from PTI)
Hafeez on Thursday was appointed the Director of the Pakistan crew after their league stage elimination on the World Cup.
Hafeez has been given the accountability of reshaping the nationwide crew and also will be serving as a coach and can be consulted when the PCB appoints the brand new assist workers of the crew for the forthcoming excursions to Australia and New Zealand.
“I’m honoured and excited to tackle the function of Workforce Director for the Pakistan Cricket Workforce. I want to thank PCB for trusting my skills and giving me this difficult accountability,” Hafeez mentioned.
“However, I’m dedicated to work collaboratively with the teaching workers and gamers to contribute to the crew’s success. Collectively, we are going to try for excellence and convey happiness for our passionate followers,” Hafeez added in a press release launched by the board.
It’s the first time that the board has named a director for the nationwide crew.
In 2019, the PCB had appointed Misbah-ul-Haq as the top coach and chief selector with absolute powers. Nonetheless, after a yr, he stepped down from the put up of chief selector.
In addition to Hafeez, the PCB on Wednesday additionally appointed Shan Masood as the brand new Check captain and Shaheen Shah Afridi because the T20 crew skipper. The board added that the captain for the one-day format can be determined later.
The selections got here after Zaka met with outgoing captain Babar Azam and the Pakistan crew administration in Lahore to listen to from them the explanations for the crew’s poor present within the Asia Cup and World Cup, the place the aspect failed to maneuver past the league stage.
Babar, after the assembly, introduced his resignation as captain on his social media account, having rejected a proposal by the PCB to only lead the aspect in red-ball cricket. He was appointed the skipper in 2019.
Hafeez was additionally known as by the board chairman to debate any modifications within the squad forward of the World Cup. Though he and Misbah-ul-Haq had urged some modifications, Babar and former chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq rejected them, insisting on retaining the identical gamers.
Hafeez introduced his retirement from worldwide cricket final yr in January.
(With inputs from PTI)
