His first assignment will be picking the side for home series against SA next month | Saleem Yousuf appointed Chair of PCB Cricket Committee
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\nMuhammad Wasim has been appointed as the Chairman of the Pakistan men\u2019s national selection committee, while Saleem Yousuf has been confirmed as the Chair of the PCB Cricket Committee. To ensure consistency and continuity, both have been appointed till the ICC Men\u2019s Cricket World Cup 2023.
\nThe PCB Chairman Ehsan Mani following the final round of online interviews, which were held on Thursday and Friday, approved the appointments, says a PCB release issued here on Saturday.
\nMuhammad Wasim\u2019s first assignment will be to select the Pakistan side for the two Tests and three T20Is series against South Africa around mid-January, while the PCB Cricket Committee\u2019s first meeting of 2021 will be held in Karachi in the lead up to the first Test, which will start at the National Stadium from January 26.
\nThe 43-year-old Wasim is presently head coach of the Northern Cricket Association, which is second on the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy points table behind Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Last season, his side won the National T20 Cup and finished runners-up in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy.
\nBy virtue of being the head coach of the Northern Cricket Association, Wasim was a member of Misbah-ul-Haq\u2019s selection panel until November 30.
\nWasim will assume charge of his new responsibilities following the conclusion of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, whose five-day final will be played at the National Stadium in Karachi from January 1, 2021.
\nThere is no change to the composition of the selection committee and head coaches of the six first XI Cricket Association sides will continue to serve on the panel. As and when Wasim\u2019s replacement as the Northern Cricket Association head coach has been confirmed, he will join the selection committee as the sixth member.
\nSaleem Yousuf last served the PCB as a member of the national selection committee from 2013-2015. The former wicketkeeper-batsman will head the panel that presently includes Ali Naqvi (match officials\u2019 representative), Umar Gul (current cricketers\u2019 representative), Urooj Mumtaz (women cricketers\u2019 representative), and Wasim Akram (former cricketers\u2019 representative).
\nThe PCB Cricket Committee\u2019s remit is to advise the PCB Chairman Ehsan Mani on cricket-related matters, including but not limited to the performances of the national cricket teams and their management, domestic cricket structure, high-performance centres and playing conditions.
\nThe Committee has the powers to invite relevant personnel for its quarterly meetings to assist as part of its evaluation, assessment and recommendation process.
\nPCB Chief Executive Wasim Khan: \u201cWe are delighted to confirm the appointments of two high-quality individuals as Chair of the Selection and PCB Cricket Committees. Both will serve for an initial three-year period till the ICC Men\u2019s Cricket World Cup 2023.
\n \u201cMuhammad Wasim and Saleem Yousuf have sound knowledge of cricket, understand the rigours and demands of the modern game and are highly respected across the cricket fraternity. \u201cWasim\u2019s appointment is also part of our strategy to groom, develop and provide leadership opportunities to our talented cricketers. After retiring from competitive cricket, Wasim has progressed through the ranks, having previously worked as a match referee, coach and selector.<\/p>\n
Saleem Yousuf<\/strong> Muhammad Wasim<\/strong> His first assignment will be picking the side for home series against SA next month | Saleem Yousuf appointed Chair of PCB Cricket Committee APP PESHAWAR Muhammad Wasim has been appointed as the Chairman of the Pakistan men\u2019s national selection committee, while Saleem Yousuf has been confirmed as the Chair of the PCB Cricket Committee. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":163090,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-163095","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nHails from Karachi and turned 61 on 7 December
\nPlayed 32 Tests and 86 ODIs from 1982-1990. Scored 1,055 Test and 768 ODI runs. Dismissed 104 batsmen in Tests and 103 batsmen in ODIs
\nPlayed first-class cricket from 1978-1996 for five sides. Scored 4,578 runs and dismissed 339 batsmen
\nPlayed in the ICC Men\u2019s Cricket World Cup 1987, which was hosted by India and Pakistan
\nMember of the Pakistan sides that beat India in India in 1986 and England in England in 1987, and won the Nehru Cup in India in 1989
\nServed as assistant manager and coach of the Pakistan side for the 1996 World Cup
\nServed as a member of the junior selection committee in 2003
\nServed as a national selector from 2013-2015<\/p>\n
\nHails from Rawalpindi and turned 43 on 8 August
\nPlayed 18 Tests and 25 ODIs from 1996 to 2000. Scored 783 Test runs, including a century on debut, and 543 ODI runs
\nPlayed 194 first-class matches from 1994 to 2011, scoring 10,074 runs
\nMember of Pakistan side that won the 1996\/1997 tri-series in Australia that also included the West Indies
\nAlso played cricket in New Zealand and the Netherlands
\nAppointed Sweden national team coach in 2018
\nAppointed Northern Cricket Association coach and member selection committee in 2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"