Pakistan has new committee

ISLAMABAD – The Pakistan Cricket Board has named a new three-member committee to select a national team following the country’s recent shock exit from the World Cup, officials said yesterday.

Former Test off-spinner Salahuddin Ahmad was appointed as new chief selector, with Shafqat Rana and Saleem Jafer, also former Test players, both members of the committee. PCB chairman Nasim Ashraf “in consultation with the ad-hoc committee members has approved the new selection committee for a tenure of two years,” a board spokesman told the official Associated Press of Pakistan news agency.The final team for each match would be picked by a tour selection committee comprising the team manager, coach, captain and vice captain, he added.Pakistan is struggling to recover from its World Cup debacle in the Caribbean and the murder of its coach Bob Woolmer.AFPPCB chairman Nasim Ashraf “in consultation with the ad-hoc committee members has approved the new selection committee for a tenure of two years,” a board spokesman told the official Associated Press of Pakistan news agency.The final team for each match would be picked by a tour selection committee comprising the team manager, coach, captain and vice captain, he added.Pakistan is struggling to recover from its World Cup debacle in the Caribbean and the murder of its coach Bob Woolmer.AFP