An official announcement of former legendary cricketer Inzamam-ul-Haq’s appointment as Pakistan chief selector has been made on Monday, after he was released from his role as Afghanistan s head coach.
The 46-year-old player guided Afghanistan to the Super 10 stage of the recent World Twenty20 in India, during which they defeated eventual champions West Indies. He had a contract with the Afghan board (ACB) until the end of the year.
Earlier, PCB decided to appoint Inzamam-ul-Haq as chief selector which came out to be a sudden move as names of former players Iqbal Qasim, Mohsin Khan and Rashid Latif were also taken under consideration.
PCB chairman Shahayar Khan had apprised Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) chief Chief Shafiq Stanikzai regarding the decision.
“Today Shaharyar Khan called me and asked a favour to release Inzamam-ul-Haq as they are keen to hire him,” Stanikzai said. “Although he was in contract with us until December this year, we are patriotic people and if Pakistan needs Inzamam for their own country, we are ready to release him. We are looking at the contract right now with all the terms and conditions but we are not going to drag this and rather finish this on good and high note.”
Inzamam captained Pakistan in 31 Test matches among which 11 were won and another 11 were lost while nine ended in draw. The player also led the national team in 87 ODIs with 51 wins and 33 losses.
Pakistan exited the World Twenty20 after losing three of their four games in the Super 10 stage prompting head coach Waqar Younis to resign.