Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi has started the surgery process, due to the poor performance of the national team in the T20 World Cup, selectors Wahab Riaz and Abdul Razzaq have been dismissed from the national selection committee.
According to sources, Wahab Riaz and Abdul Razzaq were removed from the national selection committee, both were removed due to poor performance of the national squad, while Muhammad Yousuf and Asad Shafiq will continue as selectors for now.
More changes are expected in the PCB in the next few days, with new selectors replacing Abdul Razzaq and Wahab Riaz, a decision made following former cricketers criticized the team selection.
Sources say that the PCB had lost faith in Wahab Riaz and Abdul Razzaq for some time, their involvement in T20 World Cup squad selection was high and these selectors gave more support to the same players. Did not perform.
Announcement of PCB selection committee consisting of 7 people including captain
According to the sources, the opinion of these selectors was not being taken for some time, but the PCB still has faith in Mohammad Yousuf and Asad Shafiq.
Confirmation of removal of Abdul Razzaq and Wahab Riaz from National Selection Committee
On the other hand, regarding the removal of Abdul Razzaq and Wahab Riaz from the national selection committee, PCB confirmed the removal of both members from the selection committee.
In a statement issued by the PCB, it has been said that the services of Abdul Razzaq and Wahab Riaz are not required in the men’s and women’s selection committee.
PCB says that further updates regarding the selection committee will be provided later.
Wahab Riaz was a member of the National Men’s Selection Committee while Abdul Razzaq was a member of the Women’s Selection Committee apart from the Men’s.
The report stated that before the T20 World Cup, Wahab Riaz was removed from the post of Chief Selector and included in the 7-member National Selection Committee, which officially had no head, but Wahab Riaz was considered the chief and the T20 World Cup. Most of the squad decisions involved him.
Earlier it was reported that the Cricket Board will reduce the selection committee members but this time the chief selector will also be appointed, the rest of the committee members will work under him.
Wahab is considered to be very close to Chairman PCB Mohsin Naqvi, who served as Sports Minister in his caretaker cabinet. and he traveled with the national team to the World Cup as senior team manager, is likely to be stripped of that responsibility as well.
Former cricketers gave the main reason for the poor performance of the Pakistan cricket team
It should be noted that the Pakistan Cricket Board’s Chairman Mohsin Naqvi had an important meeting with the coaches of the Pakistan Cricket Team, Gary Kirsten, Jason Gillespie and Assistant Coach Azhar Mehmood.
Mohsin Naqvi gave a free hand to the coaches and said that he has full confidence in you and will give you full support in coaching the players.
Chairman PCB gave a free hand to the coaches for the improvement of the national team
In the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, Pakistan was eliminated in the first stage, losing to the inexperienced USA and then India in the event.
It should be remembered that yesterday Chairman PCB Mohsin Naqvi and former cricketers also raised objections on the selection committee.
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2024-07-11 20:33:45