Shahid Afridi Appointed Pakistan’s Chief Selector on Interim Basis
Shahid Afridi has been appointed as the new chief selector of the Pakistan cricket team on an interim basis.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), on Saturday (December 24) appointed Shahid Afridi as the chief selector of the Pakistan cricket team on an interim basis after they sacked the selection committee headed by Mohammad Wasim.
The decision came just a few days after Pakistan were whitewashed by England in the three-match Test series. Earlier they lost the seven-match T20I series against England as well. They also lost the home Test series against WTC table-toppers Australia.
“PCB Management Committee has appointed former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi as the interim Chair of the Men’s National Selection Committee. Other members of the panel are Abdul Razzaq and Rao Iftikhar Anjum. Haroon Rashid will be the Convener,” wrote the PCB on their official Twitter account.
Shahid Afridi Elated To Be Chosen For The Job
Delighted on being appointed the Chief selector of the Men’s Pakistan national team, here’s what Shahid Afridi said:
“I feel honored to have been assigned this responsibility by the PCB Management Committee and will leave no stone unturned in fulfilling this responsibility to the best of my abilities. We need to get back to our winning ways and I have no doubts that through meritocratic and strategic selection decisions, we will help the national side to perform strongly in the series against New Zealand and reclaim the confidence of our fans,” Afridi said.
“I will soon convene a meeting of the selectors and will share my plans with reference to the upcoming matches.”
Shahid Afridi’s first assignment will be picking an ODI squad for the home New Zealand series, scheduled to be played in Karachi next year in January.
