PCB Appoints Aamer Sohail as Director of Game Development and Chief Selector

The Pakistan Cricket Board has appointed former Pakistan batsman and captain, Aamer Sohail, as the director of game development and chief selector. Meanwhile, Mohammad Ilyas is going to be the selector for junior and women teams.

Iqbal Qasim was the last chairman of selectors for the Pakistan team after his contract expired in July 2013. Even though former wicketkeeper and captain Moin Khan was appointed by Najam Sethi, the Islamabad High Court overruled all his decisions after reinstating former PCB Chief Zaka Ashraf.

According to Zaka Ashraf, the appointment of Aamer Sohail was a major decision taken by the board’s governing members on Monday.

“We want to have an aggressive stance on filtration of talent from our domestic cricket and Aamer being an experienced contender is the best man to carry out our plan,” said Ashraf. “We have decided to rediscover the national academies with him at the helm with additional responsibility of national selection,” he further added.

Aamer Sohail is not new to the position, and was holding a directorial post during the tenure of Ijaz Butt, in 2009. However, the former Pakistan captain had relinquished his post then on account of lack of freedom. It remains to be seen how successful his stint with the current administration is.

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