Pakistan’s cricket selection committee led by Intikhab Alam and former chief selector Iqbal Qasim on Wednesday met new PCB chief Zaka Ashraf and discussed issues of concern. However, it has been learnt that Iqbal Qasim has offered his services to the board in any capacity while Intikhab and Zaheer Abbas, who are members of a committee formed by former PCB chairman Ijaz Butt to shortlist coach for the team, was called by the new chairman for the appointment of coaches for each department of the game. It was Zaka’s third important meeting in which earlier in the day Shahid Afridi also made himself available for ODI selection. Zaka Ashraf had separate consultative meetings with Afridi, Iqbal Qasim, and Zaheer Abbas to seek their suggestions in order to improve the sport in Pakistan.
The meetings were held in very cordial atmosphere and views were exchanged frankly.
In the last meeting Intikhab Alam and Zaheer Abbas updated the chairman about the selection of head coach for national team. It was decided that the board would advertise for batting, bowling and fielding coaches for the national team and search for suitable candidates to strengthen all the departments. Later talking to journalists Intikhab Alam made it clear that there will be coaches for all the three departments of the game, bowling, batting and fielding. Intikhab said that an advertisement for the coaches will soon be published and the best possible choice would be picked for the national team.
