Inzamam Ul Haq To Return To Selector's Role For Announcing Pakistan Squad for Australia Tours? PCB Provides Massive Update

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) named the successor of former chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq to the national cricket team. Former Test off-spinner Tauseef Ahmed has been appointed as the interim chief selector for the upcoming Test series against Australia.

Inzamam resigned after the team’s poor performance in the 2023 World Cup. His resignation was prompted by an alleged conflict of interest related to his involvement in a PCB-registered player management company, which is involved in getting players’ contracts.

Tauseef Ahmed To Serve As Interim Chief Selector Of Pakistan Team

Tauseef Ahmed is the interim chief selector for the upcoming Australia Test series, and the PCB appointed him to fill the vacant position temporarily. The selection committee is responsible for choosing the national team for the tour to Australia after the World Cup.

The Pakistan Cricket Board also revealed that former cricketer Wajahatullah Wasti will be the head of the junior selection committee. It’s worth mentioning that Tauseef Ahmed and Wajahatullah Wasti are both existing members of the current selection committee.

The PCB Investigating Allegations Against Inzamam-ul-Haq

As per reports, PCB Chairman Management Committee Zaka Ashraf has set up a five-member investigation committee to examine Inzamam’s association with the mentioned player agency. The committee was scheduled to deliver its findings to Ashraf by November 6.

“Any emergent situation could [also arise during the ongoing ICC World Cup in India, regarding the players’ selection, plus the national Test team for the tour of Australia is to be selected after a short while. A responsible individual should be at the helm to monitor the situation in order to pick the best team for the Aus­tralia tour. Keeping this entire scenario in view, the PCB is likely to assign the duty [of chief selector] to Tauseef on temporary basis,” said PCB sources, as quoted by Cricket Pakistan.

“The committee investigating the allegations of conflict of interest against Inzamam could not complete its work. The committee’s report was to be sub­mitted to the PCB chairman on Monday but neither the report could be finalised nor the chairman was in Lahore on Monday,” sources further added.

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