Mohammad Wasim appointed Chief Selector, Saleem Yousuf appointed Chair of PCB Cricket Committee

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PCB confirms M. Wasim as chief selector, Saleem Yousuf appointed Chair of PCB Cricket Committee

• To ensure consistency and continuity, both have been appointed till the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023

• Wasim to assume charge following the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, composition of selection committee remains unchanged, Northern to have an interim coach for the Pakistan Cup One-Day Tournament

• Saleem to head panel presently comprising Ali Naqvi, Umar Gul, Urooj Mumtaz and Wasim Akram with the PCB Chief Executive, Director – International and Director – High Performance as co-opted members


Lahore, 19 December 2020:

Muhammad Wasim has been appointed as the Chairman of the Pakistan men’s national selection committee, while Saleem Yousuf has been confirmed as the Chair of the PCB Cricket Committee. To ensure consistency and continuity, both have been appointed till the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023.

The appointments were approved by the PCB Chairman Ehsan Mani following the final round of online interviews, which were held on Thursday and Friday.

Muhammad Wasim’s first assignment will be to select the Pakistan side for the two Tests and three T20Is series against South Africa around mid-January, while the PCB Cricket Committee’s first meeting of 2021 will be held in Karachi in the lead up to the first Test, which will start at the National Stadium from 26 January.

The 43-year-old Wasim is presently head coach of the Northern Cricket Association, which is second on the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy points table behind Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Last season, his side won the National T20 Cup and finished runners-up in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy.

By virtue of being the head coach of the Northern Cricket Association, Wasim was a member of Misbah-ul-Haq’s selection panel until 30 November.

Wasim will assume charge of his new responsibilities following the conclusion of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, whose five-day final will be played at the National Stadium in Karachi from 1 January 2021.

There is no change to the composition of the selection committee and head coaches of the six first XI Cricket Association sides will continue to serve on the panel. As and when Wasim’s replacement as the Northern Cricket Association head coach has been confirmed, he will join the selection committee as the sixth member.

Saleem Yousuf last served the PCB as a member of the national selection committee from 2013-2015. The former wicketkeeper-batsman will head the panel that presently includes Ali Naqvi (match officials’ representative), Umar Gul (current cricketers’ representative), Urooj Mumtaz (women cricketers’ representative), and Wasim Akram (former cricketers’ representative).

The PCB Cricket Committee’s remit is to advice the PCB Chairman Ehsan Mani on cricket-related matters, including but not limited to the performances of the national cricket teams and their managements, domestic cricket structure, high-performance centres and playing conditions.

The Committee has the powers to invite relevant personnel for its quarterly meetings to assist as part of its evaluation, assessment and recommendation process.

PCB Chief Executive Wasim Khan: “We are delighted to confirm the appointments of two high-quality individuals as Chair of the Selection and PCB Cricket Committees. Both will serve for an initial three-year period till the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023.

“Muhammad Wasim and Saleem Yousuf have sound knowledge of cricket, understand the rigours and demands of the modern game and are highly respected across the cricket fraternity. Both the gentlemen are also aligned to the PCB’s five-year strategic pillar of strengthening our merit and opportunity-based domestic structure, as well as improving our international rankings across all formats.

“Wasim’s appointment is also part of our strategy to groom, develop and provide leadership opportunities to our talented cricketers. After retiring from competitive cricket, Wasim has progressed through the ranks, having previously worked as a match referee, coach and selector.

“He is young, progressive and bold thinker who is in sync with our new High Performance Player Framework, and is one of very few people who are completely aware of the pool of talented cricketers available at the domestic level.

“Saleem Yousuf was an intelligent, courageous and aggressive cricketer who served Pakistan with distinction. While he has built a strong professional career outside of the game, he has continued to maintain a huge interest in both our domestic and international cricket.

“Under Saleem’s leadership, we will have a fresh, objective and constructive approach to all aspects of our game and the PCB Cricket Committee looks forward to putting up strong recommendations to the PCB Chairman on how we can continue to improve Pakistan cricket.”

Muhammad Wasim: “I have been very fortunate to have played with some of the finest cricketers and am confident that I will be able to execute those learnings in this challenging role.

“We have a busy 2021 year ahead and I will focus on being positive on selections that not only address our short-term needs but also fulfil our long-term ambitions. We have immense talent in Pakistan and it is important that they are given opportunities.

“This is a performance-oriented world and, as such, my philosophy will be to promote meritocracy and select squads according to home and international conditions and requirements. As a chief selector, I will always be willing to make the hard calls, if these are in the best interest of Pakistan cricket.

“I look forward to working closely with head coach Misbah-ul-Haq and captain Babar Azam as we collectively strive to take Pakistan cricket forward.”

Saleem Yousuf: “It is an honour to chair the group, which boasts some highly respected and knowledgeable people.

“The objective of this panel is to evaluate, analyse and assess cricket-related matters and then make recommendations to the PCB Chairman on how Pakistan cricket can improve, strengthen and move forward.

“With the support of my colleagues on this committee, I look forward to making a significant contribution so that we can continue to move Pakistan cricket forward.”

About Muhammad Wasim

• Hails from Rawalpindi and turned 43 on 8 August
• Played 18 Tests and 25 ODIs from 1996 to 2000. Scored 783 Test runs, including a century on debut, and 543 ODI runs
• Played 194 first-class matches from 1994 to 2011, scoring 10,074 runs
• Member of Pakistan side that won the 1996/1997 tri-series in Australia that also included the West Indies
• Also played cricket in New Zealand and the Netherlands
• Appointed Sweden men’s national team coach in 2018
• Appointed Northern Cricket Association coach and member selection committee in 2019

About Saleem Yousuf

• Hails from Karachi and turned 61 on 7 December
• Played 32 Tests and 86 ODIs from 1982-1990. Scored 1,055 Test and 768 ODI runs. Dismissed 104 batsmen in Tests and 103 batsmen in ODIs
• Played first-class cricket from 1978-1996 for five sides. Scored 4,578 runs and dismissed 339 batsmen
• Played in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 1987, which was hosted by India and Pakistan
• Member of the Pakistan sides that beat India in India in 1986 and England in England in 1987, and won the Nehru Cup in India in 1989
• Served as assistant manager and coach of the Pakistan side for the 1996 World Cup
• Served as a member of the junior selection committee in 2003
• Served as a national selector from 2013-2015

 

[saeed5646]

Only best available option
Hopefully wasim is no dummy selector. He should give importance to first class higher performer and drop non performer like musa etc

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Lmao, what happened to Misbah?

 

[Arsal_AK]

I don't like it. He was doing such good work at Northern. Hopefully whoever takes that job, continues on with the no-nonsense approach Wasim had adopted.

 

[Mobashir]

Hopefully he does a good job.

 

[shady]

Really looking forward to Muhammad Wasim's tenure as chief selector. It's gonna be very interesting to see the squad he picks for the T20 series against SA.

 

[Mir jibran]

I hope wasim backs youngsters and we dont see the likes of malik returninga

 

[Mamoon]

Good luck to him because he will need it. Being a selector and coach in Pakistan means standing in the firing line against fans who are out of touch with reality and cannot come to terms with the fact that Pakistan is among the worst teams in the world.

Give it a year or so and after a few heavy defeats against superior sides, fans will be abusing Mohammad Wasim and asking for his head, because the players that are left out are always better than the players who get picked.

 

[Greenstorm]

Good move. Hopefully he will make his own selections and won't get influenced by Misbah-Waqar.

 

[ataullah]

Good luck to him because he will need it. Being a selector and coach in Pakistan means standing in the firing line against fans who are out of touch with reality and cannot come to terms with the fact that Pakistan is among the worst teams in the world.

Give it a year or so and after a few heavy defeats against superior sides, fans will be abusing Mohammad Wasim and asking for his head, because the players that are left out are always better than the players who get picked.

You feel very down today with your beloved India getting humiliated in a way pak even wouldn't in Australia. Its a bitter pill to swallow for u so more nonsense against pak. We can't even celebrate Indian humiliation but the can celebrate ours. Grow up

 

[El Generico]

Great decision. Hopefully they give Wasim a free hand and don’t let Misbah interfere in the team selection.

 

[Greenstorm]

Misbah and Waseem have polar opposite approaches towards the brand of cricket they want their team to play with. Waseem will want to throw out and replace atleast half of the present squad members in NZ but Misbah will obviously resist. I can't see this partnership working for long, someone will have to give in and knowing Misbah's track record, Waseem will have to be careful.

 

[shah_1]

Saud Shakeel will be happy

 

[Savak]

Typical Mamoon tactics where because he has no ammo to say anything negative about Mohd Wasim, Salim Yousaf, Wasim Khan, Imran Khan, he resorts to Pakistan is a crap team and country, doesn't matter whoever is appointed. Wish either he had the guts to look in the mirror or realize his attention seeking posts are getting old

 

[Artaxerxes]

The world's best team was bundled out for 36 runs today.Pakistan is not the worst team.It is inexperienced and is in rebuilding phase.

 

[Corridor of Uncertainty]

All the best to both Saleem Yousuf and Mohammad Wasim. Both good choices.

They have their work cut out but what I like is that it is in context of a larger structural change. Good times are coming.

 

[Thunderbolt14]

Long may this pairing be successful. I am a bigger fan of Mohammad Wasim the coach, but I am no less a fan of Mohammad Wasim the selector. Stability until 2023 is absolutely perfect.

Excited that we will no longer see four bad selections per tour.

 

[taqi]

Best of luck to him but IMO he should have stayed in Northren as coach and eventually replaced Misbah as Head Coach but nevertheless better than having Misbah as chief selector

 

[Amjid Javed]

New faces for once in pcb roles good luck to both

 

[Bewal Express]

Good luck to him because he will need it. Being a selector and coach in Pakistan means standing in the firing line against fans who are out of touch with reality and cannot come to terms with the fact that Pakistan is among the worst teams in the world.

Give it a year or so and after a few heavy defeats against superior sides, fans will be abusing Mohammad Wasim and asking for his head, because the players that are left out are always better than the players who get picked.

I think a certain neighbour of ours needs to your prayers today. Its time you have up your childish trolling

 

[Shafi]

Good luck to him because he will need it. Being a selector and coach in Pakistan means standing in the firing line against fans who are out of touch with reality and cannot come to terms with the fact that Pakistan is among the worst teams in the world.

Give it a year or so and after a few heavy defeats against superior sides, fans will be abusing Mohammad Wasim and asking for his head, because the players that are left out are always better than the players who get picked.

If he selects players based on merit and preferably younger players he will be ok with fans. If he does like Misbah selecting his favorites oldies and no talent youngsters then he should deserve the back lash from fans.

 

[Shafi]

Is Salim Yousuf is good? Why can't we select someone from 90s or late 90s?

 

[Shafi]

Misbah and Waseem have polar opposite approaches towards the brand of cricket they want their team to play with. Waseem will want to throw out and replace atleast half of the present squad members in NZ but Misbah will obviously resist. I can't see this partnership working for long, someone will have to give in and knowing Misbah's track record, Waseem will have to be careful.

Exactly!!! Most likely Wasim will not last more than 6 months. Misbah will force PCB to sack him.

 

[Pacy with wisdom]

Lmao, what happened to Misbah?

Welcome back! We missed you here.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Welcome Mohammad Wasim.

Good things happening.


india out for 36 and Mohammad Wasim is our new selector.

 

[Saj]

I think Wasim will give more chances to youngsters and take a few more risks than Misbah did.

 

[JibranAnsari]

I think Wasim will give more chances to youngsters and take a few more risks than Misbah did.

but will misbah take a risk of playing those youngsters?

 

[Markhor]

Best of luck to him but IMO he should have stayed in Northren as coach and eventually replaced Misbah as Head Coach but nevertheless better than having Misbah as chief selector

Agreed, prefer Wasim in a hands on coaching role.

 

[ElRaja]

if misbah can be coach / selector for a franchise and the pak team why cant wasim coach northern and be natonal selector?

northern are one of the few teams who promote talent development, and with wasim leaving that will likely dry up now.

 

[Shafi]

but will misbah take a risk of playing those youngsters?

I think Wasim should wait until Misbah leaves but then again it will be too late for him to show his performance. There will be big between him and Misbah. Misbah may force Wasim to comply otherwise Misbah with his enormous power convince Wasim Khan and Mani to sack him. Wasim could wonder had Micky was the coach.

 

[Shafi]

if misbah can be coach / selector for a franchise and the pak team why cant wasim coach northern and be natonal selector?

northern are one of the few teams who promote talent development, and with wasim leaving that will likely dry up now.

Apart from Northern other teams are promoting young players slowly which is a good sign. Every team has at least 3 young players.

 

[Thunderbolt14]

Better to have Misbah’s squad as coach influenced by Wasim than have Wasim’s squad as coach influenced by Misbah.

 

[Markhor]

if misbah can be coach / selector for a franchise and the pak team why cant wasim coach northern and be natonal selector?

northern are one of the few teams who promote talent development, and with wasim leaving that will likely dry up now.

PCB have turned a strength into a weakness.

No other Pakistani domestic coach has been as proactive as Mohammad Wasim has.

Now we have a Coach and Chief Selector with diametrically opposed visions and brands of cricket. PCB for all the good they've done in reforming systems - their appointments have been senseless.

 

[YousafTheBeast]

Next step, sack Misbah and Waqar before they turn on another player. Bring in Andy Flower and Shoaib Akhtar.

 

[Thunderbolt14]

PCB have turned a strength into a weakness.

No other Pakistani domestic coach has been as proactive as Mohammad Wasim has.

Now we have a Coach and Chief Selector with diametrically opposed visions and brands of cricket. PCB for all the good they've done in reforming systems - their appointments have been senseless.

I actually disagree. Expect a new coach in Misbah’s stead after the 2021 World Cup, whose thinking is more progressive. They might not be as good as Wasim might be as head coach, maybe by a factor of 10-20% less effective, but there is a daylight’s worth of difference between Wasim’s approach to selections and the approach of pretty much every other selector in the country.

No one follows domestic cricket, and the ones who do have some truly mind-boggling ideas. Wasim is a believer in statistics and in backing the right youngsters at the right levels. He is also not one of those who believes in picking people on one and done performances in the PSL or such, but in proper first class cricket.

Coaching might be what Wasim is individually better at, but in terms of net effect selection is the place where he can leave the biggest impact.

It is also unlikely the PCB will ever go back to the dual role model, so imagine Wasim as coach handicapped by Inzamam or Misbah as selector - how does he build his brand of cricket?

I think Misbah has done a decent job as coach, a 5/10 compared to his 3/10 selections. Post the 2021 T20 world cup, I expect a new coach in the regime who will last till 2023. Someone like Andy Flower can do a good job, the way he modernized English cricket.

 

[Titan24]

PCB have turned a strength into a weakness.

No other Pakistani domestic coach has been as proactive as Mohammad Wasim has.

Now we have a Coach and Chief Selector with diametrically opposed visions and brands of cricket. PCB for all the good they've done in reforming systems - their appointments have been senseless.

Pretty much. It could have been a perfect opportunity in future if not now to appoint a homegrown coach who has actually coached in real life unlike some we have seen. Thats something which strengthens the system and if we look at Aus or Nz domestic structures they now a days appoint coaches from their domestic structure.

Doing random appointments based upon name without any coaching expertise does two harms. One is its just based upon a choice of the PCB administrator (Whoever is in charge at that time), who can change the requirements for the job as per his wishes without having a set minimum requirement. So not happen through a a proper system which can replicate the process going forward continuously. Further it takes away the incentive of career progress of regional coaches who will obviously be putting in more hard yards if they know they can eventually go into the national setup.

Recognition of Moh Wasim’s good job in domestic cricket is a good precedent to set but could have been a top decision if he would have been allowed to take his philosophy to the national clashing set up as head coach.

I hope he still remains in good books irrespective of the team’s performances as his and Misbah’s philosophies atleast on paper look pretty different.

 

[moghul]

Good to see some sensible people taking over important post in Pakistan cricket.

It will take some time to repair the damage caused by Misbah to Pakistan cricket but now one can hope.

Saleem Yousuf was IK's favorite during his playing days due to being a true fighter, used to give his 110% , particularly under pressure.

 

[Shafi]

Guys please enlight me about Saleem Yousuf. The guy was very average if not poor batsman in his time. Does he have any skill to get this big position or did he get the job based on parchi quota?

 

[Thunderbolt14]

Guys please enlight me about Saleem Yousuf. The guy was very average if not poor batsman in his time. Does he have any skill to get this big position or did he get the job based on parchi quota?

I believe he’s been involved with the U19 selection committee for a few years. Shaheen, Haider Ali, Rohail Nazir, Abdullah Shafique, if I’m not wrong he’s been involved with U19 selections since 2017 or 2018. Someone correct me if I’m incorrect.

Also back in the day, he won us an almost completely lost 1987 world cup game against the West Indies.

 

[PakPremi]

Must say apart from Misbah this management is making good decisions.

 

[KingOfPakBreakfast]

Pretty much. It could have been a perfect opportunity in future if not now to appoint a homegrown coach who has actually coached in real life unlike some we have seen. Thats something which strengthens the system and if we look at Aus or Nz domestic structures they now a days appoint coaches from their domestic structure.

Doing random appointments based upon name without any coaching expertise does two harms. One is its just based upon a choice of the PCB administrator (Whoever is in charge at that time), who can change the requirements for the job as per his wishes without having a set minimum requirement. So not happen through a a proper system which can replicate the process going forward continuously. Further it takes away the incentive of career progress of regional coaches who will obviously be putting in more hard yards if they know they can eventually go into the national setup.

Recognition of Moh Wasim’s good job in domestic cricket is a good precedent to set but could have been a top decision if he would have been allowed to take his philosophy to the national clashing set up as head coach.

I hope he still remains in good books irrespective of the team’s performances as his and Misbah’s philosophies atleast on paper look pretty different.

Look, if we perform as expected in NZ, Misbah may well be let go post NZ. They may then give Moh Waseem the job on a temporary basis till the 2021 World Cup.

Misbah joined in his position in September 2019 on a 3 year contract. Surely the PCB would have included a performance based break clause for such an inexperienced coach. I'd be stunned if they didn't.

 

[guldozer]

All the best to them both.

As this is Pakistan cricket, I expect the chief selector and coach to be a loggerheads sooner or later.

 

[wakkkLDN]

Was there any hint of a process followed in appointing Mohammad Wasim. Does he have any credentials? Were there any other individuals in the running?

 

[Savak]

Do you agree with the members of the selection committee being the provincial coaches? The PCB argues that this was the only way to ensure that the individuals who are on the selection committee are those who actually watch all the games and that the safeguard has been installed to prevent bias, tension in the dressing room that the coach cannot recommend his own players but only the opposition players.

However domestic players under the new selection concept have accused domestic coaches of bias but then again which player has not accussed the selectors and the PCB of bias.

Apparently things bw Mohd Akram and the PCB fell through when Akram didn't agree with the current make up of the selection committee concept and wanted selectors who were not the coaches of the provincial side but the PCB disagreed

 

[DarkKnight123]

I believe he’s been involved with the U19 selection committee for a few years. Shaheen, Haider Ali, Rohail Nazir, Abdullah Shafique, if I’m not wrong he’s been involved with U19 selections since 2017 or 2018. Someone correct me if I’m incorrect.

Also back in the day, he won us an almost completely lost 1987 world cup game against the West Indies.

No, I think you are talking about Saleem Jaffar, who is currently the Chairman of Junior Selection Committee.

Saleem Yousaf was a member of the PCB's selection committee from 2013-2015.

 

[Markhor]

Do you agree with the members of the selection committee being the provincial coaches? The PCB argues that this was the only way to ensure that the individuals who are on the selection committee are those who actually watch all the games and that the safeguard has been installed to prevent bias, tension in the dressing room that the coach cannot recommend his own players but only the opposition players.

However domestic players under the new selection concept have accused domestic coaches of bias but then again which player has not accussed the selectors and the PCB of bias.

Apparently things bw Mohd Akram and the PCB fell through when Akram didn't agree with the current make up of the selection committee concept and wanted selectors who were not the coaches of the provincial side but the PCB disagreed

Yes it's ensures the selectors are people actually watching domestic cricket as opposed to catching glimpses of PSL and the odd televised match while picking up an easy paycheck.

Bias shouldn't be an issue with an impartial and objective Chief Selector overseeing things.

 

[Nasty Naz]

I think Wasim will give more chances to youngsters and take a few more risks than Misbah did.

Ehh I think a lot of Misbah's problems were self inflicted.

After the WC, Malik/Hafeez retired from ODI's and the team was in building mode with the steep decline in Tests as well. All he had to do was continue building towards the youth movement and phase out the declining old players. Instead, his first move is bringing back Akmal & Shehzad only for the team to be thoroughly embarrassed by a weak Sri Lankan squad.

Since that and the extreme criticism he took back then, it seems like he's been on the defensive and after making the bold move to drop Hafeez/Malik, they quickly returned to protect himself from criticism and then did nothing with the Test team fearing more criticism.

Coach & selector being the same position was a horrendous idea setup for conflicting interests and bias that will naturally creep into the job. It failed horribly and it should be a lesson for PCB to not try something this dumb again the future.

Hopefully the new selector will bring on the youth movement and actually head towards a proper rebuild. The scrubs in Tests need to get dropped and there needs to be a transformation of the Limited Over side to play a more modern game. And how does one accomplish that? Well, sticking with tried & tested who we have already seen fail plenty in the past and are not able to play the modern game need to get dropped. There also needs to be a process of understanding and not freaking out if you happen to lose a series. If you are rebuilding, that will happen but if you have a good process in place, eventually it will reward you if they stick with it.

 

[ask_analyse_act]

I don't like it. He was doing such good work at Northern. Hopefully whoever takes that job, continues on with the no-nonsense approach Wasim had adopted.

Yes us shouldn’t like it because
If you want northern to keep developing players and Pakistan to not give them opportunities in intl arena and they all go down the drain as age catches up then what’s the use. Northern keeps producing players, performs very well, but national team keeps failing doesn’t select the right players, gives blind eyes to meritocracy. No point in working for northern if it is not helping Pakistan cricket team to move upward in the rankings and as a team.

 

[ask_analyse_act]

Was there any hint of a process followed in appointing Mohammad Wasim. Does he have any credentials? Were there any other individuals in the running?

It is indeed a deeply thought decision made. His performance as northern coach was evaluated for grooming youngsters, building a good team, the courage to make hard and right calls which fits the bill. and this position was a promotion and token of appreciation for his work as northern coach. He had good knowledge of the pool of talented domestic players


You will see making the gold and right calls in the coming years. I can safely say that by his choice of selection if supported by the team management will fetch great results and heights for Pakistan. Having said that, also I fear he wouldn’t get that from current stubborn clowns (Misbah-Waqar) who they think themselves as they have had super-eye to spot talents, but in reality they are worst in the world to spot talents. .

 

[ask_analyse_act]

They should also sack Misbah and Waqar the two most unqualified people to be in the team to run the shows

Pakistan should try bring in Andy flower as their head coach , Wasim Akram as bowling coach.

 

[wakkkLDN]

It is indeed a deeply thought decision made. His performance as northern coach was evaluated for grooming youngsters, building a good team, the courage to make hard and right calls which fits the bill. and this position was a promotion and token of appreciation for his work as northern coach. He had good knowledge of the pool of talented domestic players


You will see making the gold and right calls in the coming years. I can safely say that by his choice of selection if supported by the team management will fetch great results and heights for Pakistan. Having said that, also I fear he wouldn’t get that from current stubborn clowns (Misbah-Waqar) who they think themselves as they have had super-eye to spot talents, but in reality they are worst in the world to spot talents. .

You haven't managed to explain the process?
I get that it is a well thought out decision in your opinion. But how did they get the decision and ensure there wasnt someone more worthy?

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

I don't like it. He was doing such good work at Northern. Hopefully whoever takes that job, continues on with the no-nonsense approach Wasim had adopted.

Exactly. A big loss for Northern and Pakistan cricket in general as Wasim was instrumental in promoting young talent from that area which in order got fast tracked in to the international system.

The chief selector role is a ceremonial one and as Inzi always said: I provide the ingredients then its on the captain/coach to cook a winning team.

M Wasim is a great person, a great mentor and coach but unfortunately, like Inzi then, his years will be wasted in a role someone else could have fulfilled.

I wish M Wasim somehow kept his Northern coaching role as well as his ceiling was high in that role.

 

[BunnyRabbit]

Seems to be a good decision.

Both are likeable individuals and come with no dirty baggage.
What I fear is Wasim bringing Khurram Manzoor for ODI's as he called him the Kohli of Pak domestics on his twitter a year or so ago.

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

Long may this pairing be successful. I am a bigger fan of Mohammad Wasim the coach, but I am no less a fan of Mohammad Wasim the selector. Stability until 2023 is absolutely perfect.

Excited that we will no longer see four bad selections per tour.

Big difference.

At Northern he could get the exact eleven to play at the exact position he had in his mind. But as a chief selector of the national team he is pretty powerless. He could select five new players but Misbah/Babar could easily choose to neglect them and continue with some of the regulars.

He was more effective as the coach/selector of the Northern area promoting and nurturing talent which in turn got fast tracked into the national setup.

 

[ataullah]

At least we will see the young players he rates like Saud, Hasan Mohsin and Mubasir in a few years. He knows domestic performers inside out bit big loss for Northern and Pak

 

[BunnyRabbit]

The current coaching staff needs to be changed as well.

Head Coach: Paddy Upton/Stuart Law/Trevor Bayliss
Batting Coach: Ian Bell/Peter Fulton/Grant Elliott
Bowling Coach: Ali de Winter/Heath Streak/Kyle Mills
Fielding Coach: Chris Hartley/Darren Berry/Paul Nixon
Spin Coach: Paul Wiseman/Johan Botha

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

At least we will see the young players he rates like Saud, Hasan Mohsin and Mubasir in a few years. He knows domestic performers inside out bit big loss for Northern and Pak ��

That is IF the new coach at Northern allows Mubashir to develop. Wouldn't be surprised to see senior allrounders get preferential treatment.

 

[ataullah]

That is IF the new coach at Northern allows Mubashir to develop. Wouldn't be surprised to see senior allrounders get preferential treatment.

There would be uproar im Pak if mubasir is discarded like that. Hes made history in Pak at 18 yrs of age. We lucky wasim picked him before he left

 

[Saj]

but will misbah take a risk of playing those youngsters?

Well that could be an obstacle, but one the PCB hierarchy is closely monitoring.

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

There would be uproar im Pak if mubasir is discarded like that. Hes made history in Pak at 18 yrs of age. We lucky wasim picked him before he left

Many promising youngsters came and have gone because of getting into the wrong team or getting ignored by their coaches/seniors.

No one ever thought Jamshed Ahmed, superstar at u-19 level, would get ignored in a time we lacked pace bowlers.

In Pakistan the type of management and coaching staff matters a lot. It's the reason Punjab's and Sindh's coaches were changed this year. So there is hope that Wasim Khan will appoint the right guy for Northern.

 

[Savak]

Mohd Wasim is one of the most progressive coaches out there who strongly favors youth. He is also someone who is always about current form, fitness and doesn't buy into the myth of reputation, past performances. He used to criticize Misbah for his outdated approach towards the game.

This will be an interesting partnership

 

[Major]

Hopefully Misbah will have more influence and this guy wont be able to bring in his guys

 

[shamaan]

Great news looking foward to wasim best man for the job

 

[shamaan]

Exactly!!! Most likely Wasim will not last more than 6 months. Misbah will force PCB to sack him.

i think misbah will resign himself or get sacked

 

[shamaan]

I hope wasim doesnt pick his favorites fron nothern team and that the selection is merit based i expect him to do a very good job.

 

[ask_analyse_act]

i think misbah will resign himself or get sacked

He is shameless , I don’t see him resigning. He should be sacked.

Very eager and already waiting for Wasims first announcement of the squad

 

[Ahson8]

Hopefully Misbah will have more influence and this guy wont be able to bring in his guys

Have some shame, this is Pakistan cricket team, not Misbah's team.

 

[Khan12]

Hopefully Misbah will have more influence and this guy wont be able to bring in his guys

Lol. This is pakistan team not the beghairat misbahs. He will be getting the boot soon inshallah. So you can stop supporting pakistan then.

 

[Khan12]

Have some shame, this is Pakistan cricket team, not Misbah's team.

Just like misbah his supporters are shameless too.

 

[cricketAXEpert]

Good luck to him because he will need it. Being a selector and coach in Pakistan means standing in the firing line against fans who are out of touch with reality and cannot come to terms with the fact that Pakistan is among the worst teams in the world.

Give it a year or so and after a few heavy defeats against superior sides, fans will be abusing Mohammad Wasim and asking for his head, because the players that are left out are always better than the players who get picked.

So what are Fans suppose to do? Start hating Pakistan side. No sport can survive without fans.

 

[Titan24]

Sorting Pak's bowling for the SA series should definitely be on his agenda.

 

[UzmanBeast]

Sorting Pak's bowling for the SA series should definitely be on his agenda.

That should be the first thing on his radar.

I know that he's a more analytic selector, and you can check out his viewpoints about certain players.

From my understanding, he values domestic experience, but he also pays attention to technical aspects of bowling and batting. He won't debut a 16 year old in Australia just because he has pace, but he will still take risks as youngsters are the only way up.

At the moment, I think that we should try to play Faheem in Asia as the holding role that Abbas usually did. Then, Hasan Ali will be the direct replacement for Naseem Shah.

Alternatively, he could give another bowler a chance, maybe a domestic performer like Ehsan Adil or Mir Hamza. It depends on a lot of factors, but hopefully he makes some competent selections from a bowling attack balance point of view.

Shaheen is the left-arm angle with considerable pace and good bounce.

Hasan will be the skiddy right arm quick who looks for LBW and bowled by bowling wicket to wicket.

What's missing is the X-factor, something pretty ingenious. In the past, we went with deadly accuracy in Abbas, but we could try to adopt a role of Neil Wagner as a guy who comes in and bounces out the opposition. Alternatively, we could try someone else in the role of Abbas, like Faheem perhaps as he does the holding role well. Amad Butt is another possibility.

The lead spinner should either be Zafar Gohar or Sajid Khan, so it depends on the batting order of South Africa.

 

[El Generico]

Hopefully Misbah will have more influence and this guy wont be able to bring in his guys

True we might actually win a few matches with "his guys" and we can't have that. Lol its funny for how some their favorite holding power matters more than the team winning.

 

[Hasan123]

All eyes on Mohammed Wasim . A lot of posters praising his work in domestic cricket and eye for talent. Let’s see what bold calls he will make.

 

[MenInG]

Pakistan Think Tank meeting today


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[shamaan]

I think we may need to give him 1 series before we start seeing changes but i stil expect him to make 2 changes one of the changes being hassan ali