Former Pakistan captain and all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez is a front-runner to become the national team’s chief selector, reports stated. He is set to replace Haroon Rasheed who was the chief selector when Najam Sethi was the head of the Pakistan Board management committee.
It has been reported that Mohammad Hafeez is favored by the new Pakistan Cricket Board’s Cricket Management Committee (CMC) Zaka Ashraf and is the front-runner to become the new chief selector after the conclusion of the ongoing Sri Lanka Test tour.
Haroon Rasheed was a member of the previous CMC headed by Najam Sethi and was named chairperson of the new-look national selection committee, which includes the team director Mickey Arthur and head coach Grant Bradburn.
“Zaka met with former captain, Rashid Latif and Hafeez and spoke to them about becoming chief selector. Rashid was not keen on the job but Hafeez (has) expressed his availability for the job. Rashid was more interested in working on anti-corruption issues. Hafeez who played 55 Tests, 218 ODIs and 119 T20Is for Pakistan before retiring last year, made it clear that he would like the challenge of working as the chief selector,” a source told PTI.
According to the source, Ashraf had not yet determined whether to replace Rasheed as a chief selector or the entire selection committee that Sethi and Mickey Arthur had constituted.
Naveed Akram Cheema To Be The New Manager Of The Pakistan Cricket Team
However, the selection committee is unlikely to be changed because of the upcoming major events like the Asia cup 2023 and the World Cup 2023.
For the Asia Cup and the World Cup in India, Ashraf has also made other decisions regarding the Pakistani team. He is considering hiring a new team manager and media manager. And Naveed Akram Cheema is his choice.
“Naveed Akram Cheema, who has remained manager in the past, is a strong candidate to become team manager soon in place of Rehan ul Haq,” the insider said.
The new CMC, which has been given a four-month mandate, is in charge of holding new elections for all affiliated regional associations, reviving departmental teams, and creating a new board of governors that will choose a new chairman. The new CMC has already begun making changes to the corporate structure of the board.