PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi presides over a gathering on this picture launched on October 13, 2024. — Reporter
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has determined to finish the efficiency and health analysis of recent gamers by the top of the continued three-match Check collection in opposition to England.
PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi on Sunday held a separate assembly with the mentors which was adopted by a joint huddle with the choice committee members and mentors to overview the group’s current efficiency and gamers’ health.
The 2-hour-long conferences got here after the nationwide aspect suffered their sixth consecutive loss within the red-ball format whereby they crumbled in opposition to England’s 823-run mammoth complete, which resulted in a defeat by an innings and 47 runs within the first Check on the Multan Cricket Stadium.
The house collection is a part of the ICC World Check Championship 2023-25 and Shan Masood’s males want to enhance if they’re to protect their possibilities within the match because the Inexperienced Shirts are at present ranked at ninth spot.
For the reason that Friday’s defeat, the board has already made adjustments to the nationwide choice committee with the inclusion of former cricketer Aqib Javed, ex-captain Azhar Ali and former Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) umpire Aleem Dar on the panel.
Moreover, Hassan Cheema was additionally confirmed by the board as the brand new addition to the committee. In the meantime, right-handed batter Asad Shafiq retained his membership of the committee.
Throughout the assembly, PCB Chairman Naqvi and the mentors agreed to finish the method of evaluating the efficiency and health of recent gamers by the top of the continued collection.
With the PCB head issuing instructions for the development within the high quality of the pitches, the choice committee and mentors additionally pitched in with options on associated points.
The huddle was attended by choice committee members Javed, Ali, Dar, Cheema, adviser Bilal Afzal, Home Cricket Director Abdullah Khurram Niazi, Excessive-Efficiency Centre Director Nadeem Khan and mentors Shoaib Malik, Misbah-ul-Haq, Waqar Younis and Saqlain Mushtaq.
Whereas, mentor Sarfaraz Ahmed and choice committee member Asad Shafiq participated through video hyperlink.
Insiders stated that the suggestion to relaxation the “out-of-form” former captain has been given by the selectors because of his below-the-par efficiency within the first Check match with the English aspect.
Furthermore, the group’s enjoying XI is more likely to see the addition of two spinners with the names of left-arm spinner Noman Ali and off-spinner Sajid Khan in consideration.
