Chief Selector Mohammad Wasim sacked by Najam Sethi

[MenInG]

As per media reports, the decision came after Najam Sethi took charge of the Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) management committee.

Wasim was appointed in 2021 but his position had largely become untenable after the 3-0 Test whitewash against England at home.

No replacement has been named or reported yet.

 

[Rana]

They should sack his last selection as well

 

[Rana]

I personally think this guy wanted to do the best he could in white ball cricket at least

But his hands were tied by the chairman Ramiz Raja

He had no justification to ever keep out Sharjeel Khan whilst playing Shan Masood in the T20i side

 

[abughio]

By the time passed, he became proud and never heard anyone I guess.. and got his downfall.

Although, I believe he could have done a lot better if he wouldn't have gotten arrogant

 

[gazza619]

By the time passed, he became proud and never heard anyone I guess.. and got his downfall.

Although, I believe he could have done a lot better if he wouldn't have gotten arrogant

M Wasim was not picking the team. He was just announcing the team.

 

[Markhor]

Wasim was merely a rubberstamp for Ramiz and Babar. However agreeing to Zahid Mehmood's selection for ENG and then retaining him for NZL was a sackable offence itself.

 

[Kianig89]

So that means curtains to Shan Massod WasimJr. DAHANI and lot of �� beggage

 

[KingOfPakBreakfast]

He’s now gone. Let’s see what revolutionary selections his replacement(s) pick, that’ll completely change the face of Pakistani cricket.

Be careful what you wish for.

 

[gazza619]

So that means curtains to Shan Massod WasimJr. DAHANI and lot of �� beggage

Yep and door opens for superstars like Akmal brothers, Sharjeel, Amir & Kaneria.

 

[Angrez Pakistani]

I wish he just stayed at northern as their coach. He has the eye for local up and coming talent. Introduced a few decent batsmen for Northern and they are now reaping the rewards for it. I hope he gets some opportunities in the new system, if and when they decides to reintroduce it.

 

[Rana]

Yep and door opens for superstars like Akmal brothers, Sharjeel, Amir & Kaneria.

Big draws.

 

[Major]

I wish he just stayed at northern as their coach. He has the eye for local up and coming talent. Introduced a few decent batsmen for Northern and they are now reaping the rewards for it. I hope he gets some opportunities in the new system, if and when they decides to reintroduce it.

lol to be fair, he was selecting guys from his own club

 

[Asif321]

Misbah could do well as CS but please don’t bring him anywhere near to coaching . inzi is a good option too .

 

[Rana]

Misbah could do well as CS but please don’t bring him anywhere near to coaching . inzi is a good option too .

Chief Selector for what? White ball cricket?

 

[SamNJ]

Wonder how would the team playing against NZ feel. The selector who selected them is sacked and PCB chief has openly said that if we could make changes in the selected squad, we would have.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

He was an average cricketer and a below average selector. Good riddance.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Misbah could do well as CS but please don’t bring him anywhere near to coaching . inzi is a good option too .

Why can't you hire someone like Tom Moody. I wish India hire him before Pakistan even thinks about him. Desi coaches will never work. They are neither professional nor brave to make bold decisions.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Good riddance Mr power point, his pathetic test squad selections vs England was more then enough for him to be sacked, I also hope squad for NZ I'd changed.

 

[moghul]

plz bring back Misbah

And say RIP to Pakistan cricket.

 

[PakPremi]

Mohd Wasim became as predictable as Babar the captain,not making daring changes. Selcting Test players in T20 squad and T20 players in Test squad. You have to give him credit for selections of Abrar and Jamal, pity they did not get proper/any opportunities in T20s. Other slections like Saud and Kamra were always on the card irrespective of selectors. Inzi could be a good selector and I believe eeven better tgan his first term as he would had learnt from old mistakes,and he has good understanding of the demand of modern cricket as he follows it a lot.

 

[Rana]

Good riddance Mr power point, his pathetic test squad selections vs England was more then enough for him to be sacked, I also hope squad for NZ I'd changed.

The guy knew he was going to get the boot and he thought:

“Why not troll these guys one last time with the selection before I’m kicked out”

 

[PakPremi]

Good riddance Mr power point, his pathetic test squad selections vs England was more then enough for him to be sacked, I also hope squad for NZ I'd changed.

Sethi was implying it maybe too late to make one or two changes to the squad otherwise he would had liked few changes not only to squad but the setup(Isuppose he meant captain,coach etc).

 

[Shafi]

As long as Babar is captain even Australia/India team can loose under him against WI/bangladesh team

 

[angrypathan]

Anyone foolish enough to select Zahid Mahmood in successive test squads deserves the sack

 

[Amjid Javed]

Sethi was implying it maybe too late to make one or two changes to the squad otherwise he would had liked few changes not only to squad but the setup(Isuppose he meant captain,coach etc).

Isnt to late at all the squad dont meet up until the 25th Dec, so still 2 days to kick Shan, Rizwan, Zahid, Nawaz, Agha and any other failures out.

 

[Asif321]

Why can't you hire someone like Tom Moody. I wish India hire him before Pakistan even thinks about him. Desi coaches will never work. They are neither professional nor brave to make bold decisions.

I would go back to Mickey Mahmoud and Andy flower combo

 

[WengerOut]

He was an average cricketer and a below average selector. Good riddance.

Is he the same Mohammad Wasim who played in that tri series involving Aus and WI down under ?

 

[Amjid Javed]

The guy knew he was going to get the boot and he thought:

“Why not troll these guys one last time with the selection before I’m kicked out”

Exactly he knew he was getting the sack but he still thought it would be clever to make a sqaud announcement, they guy clearly had no positive interest in team results.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Is he the same Mohammad Wasim who played in that tri series involving Aus and WI down under ?

Yes it is.

 

[The_KING]

Please sack Babar

 

[pak.cricket]

Please sack Babar

Lol. He is the only player who makes our test team on merit.

 

[Rana]

Lol. He is the only player who makes our test team on merit.

That doesn’t mean he must be the captain

He won’t get kicked out of the team if he is sacked from captaincy

 

[Savak]

People need to realize that Mohd Wasim became toothless when Ramiz gave all the selection powers and authority to Babar. Mohd Wasim became a dummy and it is reported that he wanted to replace Asif Ali, Khusdil and Haider Ali in the squad but was constantly over ruled by Babar.

Wasim should have just resigned rather than happily accepting a cushy salary. He ruined his reputation in his stint.

 

[The_KING]

Lol. He is the only player who makes our test team on merit.

He is the worst captain in our history. I don’t care if he is the only one to make the team on merit. We are going backwards under him.

 

[Amjid Javed]

He is the worst captain in our history. I don’t care if he is the only one to make the team on merit. We are going backwards under him.

Defo one of the worst on a par with Moin Khan, Moyo and Rameez when it comes to lame captaincy.

 

[Maher96]

The real changes will take effect after the PSL.

Current squad is likely not to be changed, although we could well have a captaincy change in the last moment.

Sarfraz seems all clear to take up Test captaincy again. Currently he is being seen as the most Senior International cricketer we have.

 

[PakPremi]

Isnt to late at all the squad dont meet up until the 25th Dec, so still 2 days to kick Shan, Rizwan, Zahid, Nawaz, Agha and any other failures out.

That would be real foolish to change two days before the test. The players have to be mentally and physically prepared for the upcoming test .

 

[PakPremi]

I would go back to Mickey Mahmoud and Andy flower combo

Tbh Mickey was not that great either but a lot better than the current coach and even Misbah. You mean Grant Flower not Andy, though Andy Flower is the type of coach Pakistan needs.

 

[Rana]

Tbh Mickey was not that great either but a lot better than the current coach and even Misbah. You mean Grant Flower not Andy, though Andy Flower is the type of coach Pakistan needs.

Andy Flower is not the type of coach Pakistan needs

No thank you

 

[Colorblind Genius]

Sack him as much as you want and bring as many new ones you can but you still won’t solve the problem.
100% guaranteed!

Neither do we have a system in place to groom and train whatever little talent we may have, nor do we have competent professions to successfully run the business.

Aavay ka aava he bigrra huva hai.

Think about it,
What qualifications and track experience did Ramiz have to successfully run an organization at chairman/ceo level?
ZERO!

Same goes with Sethi.
ZERO!

Same goes with M Wasim for his role.
ZERO!

Same goes with Saqlain and Yousuf

Every single position at PCB is occupied by an incompetent and unqualified person.

No wonder our cricket quality has taken a nose dive.

Corruption and incompetence is our problem.

 

[pak.cricket]

That doesn’t mean he must be the captain

He won’t get kicked out of the team if he is sacked from captaincy

It does actually. You can't make someone a captain if he does not merit a spot in the team.

 

[Rana]

It does actually. You can't make someone a captain if he does not merit a spot in the team.

#sochHaiAapki

 

[Bewal Express]

As the new selectors will find, choosing between lots of average cricketers is incredibly difficult and mostly its a matter of luck. Around 8 players will pick themselves, even people that think Asif Ali should be captain would pick 8 of the players. That leaves the 3 players to debate over and that's where the arguments come.
A Full strength PK side would include these 8 players

Imam
Abdullah
Shaan
Babar
Saud
Riz
SSA
Naseem
Abrar

 

[GLORY OF '92]

As the new selectors will find, choosing between lots of average cricketers is incredibly difficult and mostly its a matter of luck. Around 8 players will pick themselves, even people that think Asif Ali should be captain would pick 8 of the players. That leaves the 3 players to debate over and that's where the arguments come.
A Full strength PK side would include these 8 players

Imam
Abdullah
Shaan
Babar
Saud
Riz
SSA
Naseem
Abrar

Rizwan is not a Test player. Imam and Babar are mental lightweights. Naseem is a model masquerading as a bowler.

 

[muqarrab]

As per media reports, the decision came after Najam Sethi took charge of the Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) management committee.

Wasim was appointed in 2021 but his position had largely become untenable after the 3-0 Test whitewash against England at home.

No replacement has been named or reported yet.

Thank god, chief selector who suddenly started appearing on tv when paksitan starting winning in the t20 wc.

 

[Bewal Express]

The decision made by a political toute for services rendered. Only in PK do we have such cretins anywhere near important.

 

[mazkhan]

This man assembled one of the worst test bowling attacks I can remember in our history .

Absolute shocking what was put forward England totally destroyed it only that harry potter was some saving grace but bazball was even going after him even he couldn't even keep it tight .

 

[MenInG]

Najam Sethi said that a new selection committee will be formed soon.

 

[Rana]

Najam Sethi said that a new selection committee will be formed soon.

Get ready for some surprises in the ODI and T20 series squad announcement

 

[Sarwar89]

Inzamam ul haq should be a chief selector. He understands cricketers from technical aspect a lot better than others. I remember he ignored Fawad Alam for long time, later on i saw how fawad was exposed against Australia in home series where his technique came into question.

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Inzamam ul haq should be a chief selector. He understands cricketers from technical aspect a lot better than others. I remember he ignored Fawad Alam for long time, later on i saw how fawad was exposed against Australia in home series where his technique came into question.

Yep Inzy is street smart and clever. Definitely want him as CS.

 

[mazkhan]

I doubt inzy might be in the best of health didn't he have some heart issues and operation , would he want to be in the firing line as a Cs and take all the stress

 

[Amjid Javed]

That would be real foolish to change two days before the test. The players have to be mentally and physically prepared for the upcoming test .

you think the current players after the shambolic series vs Aus and Eng, Actually prepare for games? How Naive are you. Players will just turn up and Saqi will say his blessings and they will attempt to play cricket.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Get ready for some surprises in the ODI and T20 series squad announcement

Good, bad and the ugly?

 

[SpiritOf1903]

All aboard the bhangra chairs

 

[PakHammer]

That would be real foolish to change two days before the test. The players have to be mentally and physically prepared for the upcoming test .

To be honest, we have lost 4 test matches in a row so their preparation eating birthday cakes is not working. Bring in new players before the test. New Zealand wont expect it and wont be prepared for them.

 

[Bewal Express]

Rizwan is not a Test player. Imam and Babar are mental lightweights. Naseem is a model masquerading as a bowler.

I disagree about Riz. Although recently he has had too many soft dismissals, he is a solid test player. Imam is no worse than alternative you will name and Babar is top player. Its too easy to get sacked into the anti Babar sentiment but he is our best batsman by an absolute mile.

 

[Savak]

Someone like Babar or any other captain will not be able to dictate to a legend like Inzamam. You need a heavyweight as CS.

 

[greatest]

The new selection panel would definitely feature some surprises. I'm expecting some guys who are more visible on the TV channels. Maybe Rashid Latif, Basit Ali, Tanveer Ahmad or even Kamran Akmal.
Mr. Sethi has lots of good friends in the media.

 

[Markhor]

Inzamam ul haq should be a chief selector. He understands cricketers from technical aspect a lot better than others. I remember he ignored Fawad Alam for long time, later on i saw how fawad was exposed against Australia in home series where his technique came into question.

Yep Inzy is street smart and clever. Definitely want him as CS.

People criticise Inzamam because he selected Imam (who while hasn't been the best investment in Tests - he's certainly not the worst opener we've ever tried). There were also hipster fans demanding someone like Mohammad Wasim, but we've seen how his tenure's panned out despite his best intentions.

However Inzamam's tenure was the most productive of any Chief Selector of recent times. He cleansed the team of toxic individuals like Umar Akmal, Ahmed Shehzad, Kamran Akmal and over-the-hill guys like Imran Khan and Mohammad Irfan after giving them a chance to prove themselves.

He introduced fresh blood including Babar Azam (in Tests - and stuck with him despite a poor start), Shaheen Afridi, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hasnain, Faheem Ashraf (didn't work out but at least he tried blooding a pace bowling AR), Aamer Yamin (recall after being unfairly axed in 2015), Mohammad Abbas, Mir Hamza, Sami Aslam, Mohammad Asghar (who Sarfraz/Mickey didn't play) and Usman Salahuddin. And there's probably more.

The A team squads he picked were excellent too. Some will argue Inzamam had advantage of PSL, but Haroon Rasheed also had benefit of PSL1 yet his squad flopped miserably in 2016 Asia Cup and T20 World Cup. Plus many of these picks were from FC not PSL.

 

[ask_analyse_act]

People criticise Inzamam because he selected Imam (who while hasn't been the best investment in Tests - he's certainly not the worst opener we've ever tried). There were also hipster fans demanding someone like Mohammad Wasim, but we've seen how his tenure's panned out despite his best intentions.

However Inzamam's tenure was the most productive of any Chief Selector of recent times. He cleansed the team of toxic individuals like Umar Akmal, Ahmed Shehzad, Kamran Akmal and over-the-hill guys like Imran Khan and Mohammad Irfan after giving them a chance to prove themselves.

He introduced fresh blood including Babar Azam (in Tests - and stuck with him despite a poor start), Shaheen Afridi, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hasnain, Faheem Ashraf (didn't work out but at least he tried blooding a pace bowling AR), Aamer Yamin (recall after being unfairly axed in 2015), Mohammad Abbas, Mir Hamza, Sami Aslam, Mohammad Asghar (who Sarfraz/Mickey didn't play) and Usman Salahuddin. And there's probably more.

The A team squads he picked were excellent too. Some will argue Inzamam had advantage of PSL, but Haroon Rasheed also had benefit of PSL1 yet his squad flopped miserably in 2016 Asia Cup and T20 World Cup. Plus many of these picks were from FC not PSL.

Totally agree Inzi was a better CS and nobody could stand infront to make him their rubberstamp..

As Akthar says, he is not from those average league

 

[u0sama]

You may not agree with him, but he had done some wonderfull selection for 6 regions

 

[Rana]

You may not agree with him, but he had done some wonderfull selection for 6 regions

I think his intentions were good

But his hands were tied

 

[Saj]

You are demolished 3-0 at home for the first time in your history.

You lose a home Test series to Australia.

And look at some of the payers that have been picked for the Test squad.

There was only one way this was going to end.

 

[Zaz]

You are demolished 3-0 at home for the first time in your history.

You lose a home Test series to Australia.

And look at some of the payers that have been picked for the Test squad.

There was only one way this was going to end.

Which specific players are you referring to Saj?

 

[heddie19]

Get ready for some surprises in the ODI and T20 series squad announcement

Which T20 Series? Our next T20 match is in Apr-May

 

[Rana]

Which T20 Series? Our next T20 match is in Apr-May

There will be huge surprises in that too

 

[Saj]

Which specific players are you referring to Saj?

Faheem Ashraf for starters.

Haris Rauf, M Wasim jr, Zahid Mehmood, to name but a few.

 

[u0sama]

Faheem was performing better in test, Mohd Nawaz destroyed the combination that was doing well in 2021

 

[Muhammad]

Faheem Ashraf for starters.

Haris Rauf, M Wasim jr, Zahid Mehmood, to name but a few.

Faheem Ashraf actually did have some proven performance at this level previously so not entirely fair to lump him with the other names.

Yes he was disappointing with the bat in the last test but barely got a chance with the ball.

Even in the second test and this really isn’t saying much but he was better than Ali, who on the third morning was given the ball
ahead of him first up to leak some easy runs. Not much has been made of this but it was a critical point in the match and a factor in the final outcome.

 

[Saj]

Faheem Ashraf actually did have some proven performance at this level previously so not entirely fair to lump him with the other names.

Yes he was disappointing with the bat in the last test but barely got a chance with the ball.

Even in the second test and this really isn’t saying much but he was better than Ali, who on the third morning was given the ball
ahead of him first up to leak some easy runs. Not much has been made of this but it was a critical point in the match and a factor in the final outcome.

Made 37 runs in 4 innings against England

The number of overs he was given against England shows how much faith the skipper has in him. Even when it was reversing, the ball wasn't given to him.

We all saw how good he is in first-class cricket - look at his County stats for this year at Sussex.

If this guy is a Test all-rounder, then there is something wrong with Pakistan cricket.

 

[ask_analyse_act]

PPT SELECTOR GONE. good riddance, such a torture he is.

He worked hard to be fired seems like, series after series atrocious selections

 

[Savak]

Faheem Ashraf on present form does not deserve to be selected. That said Faheem Ashraf was ruined by Babar Azam.

 

[moghul]

Faheem Ashraf on present form does not deserve to be selected. That said Faheem Ashraf was ruined by Babar Azam.

There was nothing to be ruined in this hugely overrated useless fake allrounder . We wasted 6 years on him.

 

[GLORY OF '92]

There was nothing to be ruined in this hugely overrated useless fake allrounder . We wasted 6 years on him.

Yes shame he had potential but didn't work hard enough and mentally weak. Think finished in international cricket now. Got to try some new ARs.

 

[Snowflake]

You are demolished 3-0 at home for the first time in your history.

You lose a home Test series to Australia.

And look at some of the payers that have been picked for the Test squad.

There was only one way this was going to end.

This. After the reason home test series, sacking is completely justified

 

[offstump]

I’m waiting for Mo Wasim to come on TV and start talking smack and/or justify all his precious selections. This guy was the worst chief selector we’ve had. I honestly can’t think of anyone worse over the last 20-30 years apart from maybe Misbah but even then I don’t think he was this bad. Selecting the same garbage players over and over, putting together an absolutely toothless test squad with the worst pace attack we’ve ever fielded.

 

[Rana]

I’m waiting for Mo Wasim to come on TV and start talking smack and/or justify all his precious selections. This guy was the worst chief selector we’ve had. I honestly can’t think of anyone worse over the last 20-30 years apart from maybe Misbah but even then I don’t think he was this bad. Selecting the same garbage players over and over, putting together an absolutely toothless test squad with the worst pace attack we’ve ever fielded.

With time you will realise, his selections were not his own…and the people running the show just wanted a couple of players to look very good

 

[Savak]

When Ramiz came over, it was Babar Azam who got complete authority over the squad of 15 and eleven. Mohd Wasim should have resigned

 

[offstump]

With time you will realise, his selections were not his own…and the people running the show just wanted a couple of players to look very good

Yea this is probably true which then tells us a lot about him as a person.