Former Pakistan captain and all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez is one of the front-runners to become the main selector of the national team following the conclusion of the team’s ongoing Sri Lanka tour. According to a report, Hafeez is being favored by the new chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board’s Cricket Management Committee (CMC), Zaka Ashraf, to be appointed as chief selector – a position left vacant after the previous CMC was dissolved in June.
“Zaka met with former captain, Rashid Latif and Hafeez and talked to them about becoming chief selector. Rashid was not enthusiastic about the job, but Hafeez (has) indicated that he is available for the job,” the source told PTI.
“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 enjoy the challenge of working as a chief selector,” the source added.
Haroon Rasheed was a member of the previous CMC under Najam Sethi and was named chairman of the new national selection committee, which consists of team director Mickey Arthur and head coach Grant Bradburn.
“But with the previous CMC disbanded, Haroon Rasheed is technically no longer chairman of the selection committee,” said the source.
The source added that Ashraf had yet to decide whether to change the entire selection committee formed by Sethi in consultation with Mickey Arthur or simply appoint a new chief selector instead of Rasheed.
“It is unlikely that the entire selection committee will be changed due to the heavy schedule of the Pakistan team after the Sri Lanka tour as Afghanistan has also confirmed an ODI series in Sri Lanka in August for the Asia Cup,” he said.
Ashraf has also decided to make other changes regarding the Pakistan team as he considers hiring a new team manager and media manager for the Asia Cup and World Cup India.
“Naveed Akram Cheema, who has remained manager in the past, is a strong candidate to become team manager in the near future instead of Rehan ul Haq,” the insider said.
The new CMC, which has a four-month mandate, has been given the responsibility to hold new elections for all member regional associations, revitalize chapter teams and form a new board of directors that would elect a new chairman, and has already begun making changes to the corporate structure of the board.
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