Wahab Riaz and Abdul Razzaq have been removed from the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) selection committee, while Mohammad Yousuf, Asad Shafiq, and Bilal Asif are still part of the seven-member panel which also includes the captain and head coach, a private TV channel reported on Wednesday.
As per the report, the PCB management had lost confidence in the duo and their opinions had not been taken into account for some time now.
“Their influence was significant in the selection of the T20 World Cup squad and they showed more support to players who did not perform well,” the report claimed.
The board had reorganized the men’s national selection committee, having equal powers in March earlier this year to bring more transparency in the process, but the team selected by the panel failed to deliver in all the series since then.
Following the T20 World Cup debacle, PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi announced “major surgery” to improve the performance of the team and has started consultations in this regard.
The PCB chief chaired two important meetings on Tuesday. First, he met with Pakistan’s white-ball coach Gary Kirsten, and red-ball coach Jason Gillespie to discuss important matters.
During the meeting, a decision was taken to formulate a comprehensive plan to improve the batting, bowling, and fielding of the Pakistan cricket team.
