Former Pakistan skipper Azhar Ali celebrates after profitable ICC Champions Trophy 2017 at Lord’s Cricket Floor, London, United Kingdom. — Instagram/@AzharAli/File
Azhar had joined the nationwide choice committee in October 2024, alongside former ICC elite umpire Aleem Dar and ex-Check pacer Aqib Javed.
The trio joined Asad Shafiq, who was already serving on the panel. Their appointments got here at a difficult time for Pakistan cricket, following an innings defeat within the Multan Check towards England.
The revamped panel made headlines quickly after, taking daring selections akin to dropping star batter Babar Azam and premier pacers Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shah for the remaining two Assessments of the sequence.
The controversial transfer sparked widespread debate however in the end paid off, as Pakistan bounced again to safe a outstanding 2-1 sequence victory.
In November 2024, a month after his choice committee appointment, Azhar was named PCB Head of Youth Improvement following a proper recruitment course of.
Azhar’s sudden exit from each roles comes as a shock, notably given the board’s give attention to strengthening its participant growth framework.
The PCB has but to difficulty an official assertion relating to his resignation or the explanations behind it.
A revered determine in Pakistan cricket, the right-handed batter loved a distinguished worldwide profession spanning from 2010 to 2022, incomes 97 Check and 53 ODI caps.
He captained Pakistan in 9 Assessments and 31 ODIs and performed a pivotal position within the nation’s historic ICC Champions Trophy triumph in 2017.
Statistically, the 40-year-old is amongst Pakistan’s fashionable greats, scoring 7,097 runs in 96 Check matches at a median of 42.49, making him the nation’s fifth-highest Check run-scorer after Younis Khan, Javed Miandad, Inzamam-ul-Haq and Mohammad Yousuf.
His profession included 19 centuries and 34 half-centuries, starting with a maiden Check fifty simply two matches after his debut at Lord’s in 2010.
