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Shan Masood is acceptable to articulation the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) arsenic a advisor for planetary cricket. The announcement was made by PCB president Mohsin Naqvi (Image credit: Agencies)
NEW DELHI: Shan Masood has announced that helium volition measurement down arsenic Pakistan’s Test captain, pursuing the team’s decision successful the 2nd Test against South Africa successful Rawalpindi. He is acceptable to articulation the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) arsenic a advisor for planetary cricket.The announcement was made by PCB president Mohsin Naqvi during a reception for the Pakistan and South African teams astatine Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif’s residence, according to a study connected Friday.
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“We person appointed Masood arsenic manager of planetary cricket successful PCB,” Naqvi said, astonishing galore arsenic the determination came a week earlier the deadline for applications for the post.Since Masood plays lone Tests, which are scheduled sporadically, helium volition harvester his playing duties with the advisor role. If implemented, this would beryllium the archetypal clip astatine the planetary level that a subordinate simultaneously holds a presumption connected the Board. However, his assignment raises questions implicit compliance with the PCB Constitution, which prohibits progressive players from holding committee positions; specified roles are officially reserved for retired cricketers.Masood succeeds Usman Wahla, the erstwhile manager of planetary cricket, who was suspended during the Asia Cup aft delaying an email concerning a protestation against lucifer referee Andy Pycroft.
Wahla had advised Pakistan skipper Salman Agha not to shingle hands with India’s Suryakumar Yadav. The PCB subsequently wrote to the International Cricket Council requesting Pycroft’s removal, which the ICC rejected, alternatively arranging a gathering betwixt Pakistan squad officials and Pycroft, who expressed regret. Wahla, who maintains beardown governmental ties with the ruling Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz), was aboriginal reinstated.The PCB had advertised the manager relation with eligibility criteria requiring candidates to person played some Tests and ODIs for Pakistan. Masood, who has represented the state successful 44 Tests, 9 ODIs, and 19 T20Is, meets these qualifications. Local media had suggested erstwhile skipper Misbah-ul-Haq arsenic a frontrunner for the post, though helium declined to apply.
