Post 2019 World Cup, who can replace Inzamam-ul-Haq as Chief Selector?

[MenInG]

If things dont go according to plan during the World Cup, there is a real possibility that Inzi may need to move on (or be moved on)

In that case, who can replace him?

Moin Khan could be one choice....or Bazid Khan?

Any others?

 

[Mueez]

Bazid Khan comes to my mind.

Or Muhammad Wasim is also an option, I think he follows domestic cricket too.

 

[Major]

Moin Khans problem is that he doesnt know his place.

WHen he was team manager, this guy even decided to change playing 11s. As soon as that casino gate happened, he was sent back to pakistan, and the Pakistani team went on to win the next 4 games in the 2015 world cup.

What we need is a selector who actually goes to the stadium to watch matches and not enjoy the mahol. The problem with inzamam was that his selections were based on tv matches, he only went to those games which were televised (PSL).

He rarely selected a guy from domestic who was not televised.

I think Amir Sohail was the only selector who bothered to go to the stadium.

I think we need a selection panel in place, where they actually go and attend matches.

Amir Sohail didnt even pick guys like Hafeez from domestic cricket, he went to local tournaments. That is the level of dedication we need.

These selectors get paid alot of money, but they dont bother doing there job.


Look, if a player selected doesnt perform, it should be the selectors fault. However, we need selectors who actually look at the players and even teh players could say that yes they are on the rador.

Inzamam's selection were all tv absed, hence, our odi and test team has t20 players playing.

We need scouts. IPL has much better scouts then our PCB selection team

 

[b.lesner]

Moin khan will be disastrous, top 3 will be
1. Ahmed shehzad
2. Azam khan
3. Umar akmal
If should be kept away from pcb as much as possible



Slectors should be new guys who have played modern day cricket not 1960's salahuddin salu and wasim bari

I'm afraid that wasim bari is already head of high performance centre in karachi, seems like ehsan mani likes oldies. I think we may see another new old selector unless Wasim khan the new MD chooses the selectors



My modern day selectors
1. Taufeeq Umar (opener selector) (punjab)
2. Umar Gul (fast bowling selector) (KPK)
3. Rashid latif (chief selector) (Sind)
4. Saeed Ajmal (spin bowling selector) (punjab)

 

[MenInG]

Ramiz Raja?

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Ramiz Raja?

Misbah Ul Haq?

 

[Golden arm]

Misbah Ul Haq?

Bazid khan or Mohammed Waseem

 

[b.lesner]

Ramiz Raja?

You are naming disastrous names like Ramiz Raja and moin khan these people will take pakistan cricket backwards

 

[pakistani pride]

Come on miggy bhai. Its 2019 lets move on from the moin khans and rameez rajas of this world.

Misbah
Bazid
Moh Wasim

Worth a try.

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

Anyone of Islamabad United or Quetta Gladiator's scout/managers.

They are much better at identifying talent than our ex-cricketers.

Dedicated, passionate and totally invested in domestic and international cricket.

I wont mind some of the PP posters here to apply for the job of selector. You dont need to be necessarily a professional cricketer.

 

[MenInG]

Come on miggy bhai. Its 2019 lets move on from the moin khans and rameez rajas of this world.

Misbah
Bazid
Moh Wasim

Worth a try.

Misbah and Bazid are good

why not M Yousuf or Younis K?

 

[Hasan123]

You need someone who will go to the grounds and watch domestic cricket. Also someone willing to take a chance. At times there are players who don't have the best numbers but they have talent and ability and are worth a risk.

 

[moghul]

Misbah Ul Haq?

Yes, if we want to go back to 50s and 60s style of cricket.

 

[ataullah]

I really think Muhammad Waseem could do an awesome job because of his knowledge of Pakistan domestic cricket

 

[j_kazmi]

Out of all the big names in Pakistan cricket right now, I can’t really think of anyone better than Bazid Khan.

The guy knows a lot about domestic cricket and is easily the most knowledgable about our domestic cricket in the commentary box compared to all other Pakistani commentators.

Ramiz seems a bit clueless these days so I really think he would do a terrible job.

 

[moghul]

Agree, Bazid Khan would be my choice too, comes from a very honest family. Possesses all the necessary credentials, he should be given more important role in PCB.

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

Mohammad Wasim is the best guy. But does he have that respect within the PCB? Doubt it.

You need a certain name or respect to get a big job in Pakistan.

 

[Shafi]

Even if we loose all the matches Inzi is untouchable for at least good 4-5 years.
After that we should stay from Misbah, Yousuf, Moin and Latif along with previous grandpa selectors like Qasim, Mohsin, Salauddin, Inti... because these people will only select their favorite old players.

 

[MMHS]

Need to be someone close to domestic games, relatively educated (the game is changing, we are into a cricket world where CS needs to analyze lots of data & graphics), passionate about the job & open to ideas. May be YK or even Mo Wasim - not the brightest career, but guy actually follows PAK cricket. Bazid could be another choice, but not as CS - his career is too ordinary to be CS of a cricket culture in PAK. And yes, I would definitely like to see Abdullah Ansari (@Abdullah719), in that group.

- YK - CS (no issues if he is in duel role of U19 coach, it’s bettrr actually if he is honest)
- Mo Wasim/Bazid Khan
- Kabir Khan
- Saq/Mush (in duel role again, can be spin bowling coach at NCA or even national team)
- Abdullah Ansari

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

Hmm i have seen that people saying Bazid knows 'a lot' about domestic cricket. Yeah maybe more than likes of Ramiz , Waqar etc but compare him to Mohammad Wasim he has inferior knowledge. Also knowledge alone should not be the only criteria. Rashid Latif has great and in-depth knowledge too. You need someone who is good at his job too.

Mohammad Wasim is one guy who i want to see working for PCB and i wont mind him as selector. Why? Because the guy has played first class cricket for a long time for KRL and has played in pitches all over Pakistan. Now he is the coach of PTV and built a young and appointed young captains like Saud Shakeel and Hassan Mohisn (shows his faith in youngsters and willingness to give them a chance). Has opened his cricket academy in Rawalpindi where likes of Umar Amin and young budding cricketers train. Coming to his analytical abilities, i wont say i agree with him all the time but the flaws he described in Haris Sohail's technique even before he was a regular for test matches and was spot on with his analysis. He said that on the basis of how he has seen Haris batting in domestic cricket over the years.

All this shows that the guy is really invested in our cricket, passionate about us doing good and up to date with current era of cricket.

 

[moghul]

Need to be someone close to domestic games, relatively educated (the game is changing, we are into a cricket world where CS needs to analyze lots of data & graphics), passionate about the job & open to ideas. May be YK or even Mo Wasim - not the brightest career, but guy actually follows PAK cricket. Bazid could be another choice, but not as CS - his career is too ordinary to be CS of a cricket culture in PAK. And yes, I would definitely like to see Abdullah Ansari (@Abdullah719), in that group.

- YK - CS (no issues if he is in duel role of U19 coach, it’s bettrr actually if he is honest)
- Mo Wasim/Bazid Khan
- Kabir Khan
- Saq/Mush (in duel role again, can be spin bowling coach at NCA or even national team)
- Abdullah Ansari

YK is a short tempered guy.

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

Mohammad Wasim is the best guy. But does he have that respect within the PCB? Doubt it.

You need a certain name or respect to get a big job in Pakistan.

Yeah thats the problem, he was not a big name in his playing days so unlikely that the high powers in PCB appoint him for an important job. We care too much about respect, status, etc rather than actual abilities.

 

[Corridor of Uncertainty]

In a radical departure from norm, I suggest removing the entire selection committee structure.

All power should lie with the captain. Under him should be a hierarchy of scouts (much like that in football.) The coach sits in the meetings.

There is a director of sports representing the PCB Chairman who also is in the meetings. Keeps a tab on things and acts as an advisor.

The scouts should divide regions and watch every single domestic game - either by themselves or through people reporting to them. Not a single game should be missed. They should take notes and come back with proper recommendations.

In draft meetings, everyone discusses what they saw and who they like and why. The captain makes the final call. I will love to have the coach take this role but in cricket, captains run the ship, not the coach.

After a decade and a half of poor results, time to shake the system. Give the power to the person responsible for delivering on the field. it works for us like it did when Kardar, Imran and briefly Inzi/Wasim were powerful and made the calls.

 

[Syed1]

At this point any random joe of the street can do a miles better job than Inzi

 

[srh]

I would like to keep Inzamam as chief selector post WC.

He has been mostly good, making decisions on merit; the worst thing he did is to support his nephew Imam over more deserving candidates in LOI. If he finds out that Imam is not his real nephew but nurse mistakenly changed the baby at hospital after Imam's birth, then he will start making decision on merit regarding Imam as well.

 

[warcry]

I can do a better job than inzimam
Where do i submit the resume?

 

[Titan24]

I would like to keep Inzamam as chief selector post WC.

He has been mostly good, making decisions on merit; the worst thing he did is to support his nephew Imam over more deserving candidates in LOI. If he finds out that Imam is not his real nephew but nurse mistakenly changed the baby at hospital after Imam's birth, then he will start making decision on merit regarding Imam as well.

What was the merit in Yasir's and Abbas' selection for Aus series?

Even in List A Yasir's bowling avg is around 34 and both didnt set the world on fire in either PSL or any List A domestic tournament.

I guess any random cricket follower could have seen that Umer Khan and Haris Rauf showed more white bowl potential. Yes one can argue it was PSL which is T20 format but someone who knows the game can judge the potential of a guy in couple of overs.

Haris again proved himself in recently concluded Pakistan Cup.

 

[Ayyub]

Mohammad Waseem with Shoaib akhtar and rashid latif

 

[unemployedgm]

Former cricketers are horrendous at this job because it takes hard work, dedication, and critical thinking.

If the board will go down that route which they will, I would probably go to Mohammad Wasim or Rashid Latif. They cannot be worse than the current lot.

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

Former cricketers are horrendous at this job because it takes hard work, dedication, and critical thinking.

If the board will go down that route which they will, I would probably go to Mohammad Wasim or Rashid Latif. They cannot be worse than the current lot.

Rashid Latif was offered the post in the past but he declined. He wanted to be the head of the ACU instead.

 

[Sher Khan]

Mohammad Wasim will be a good choice.

 

[Titan24]

Muhammad Wasim and Bazid Khan have been following the domestic cricket and actually do know the players going around and top of that have looked to be most balanced personalities out of most of the former cricketers who either get too emotional or get too carried away trying to prove a certain point.

 

[Chokli]

All those mentioning Bazid Khan..

 

[Chokli]

Our fans are as clueless

 

[Shafi]

All those mentioning Bazid Khan..

Pathetic!!!!

Asif Ali can only score around 20-30 where Umar Akmal can score 50-70 runs.
Abbas is a rubbish ODI bowler and nowhere compare to Amir. No point to take 2 spinners In England and Malik is not that good in England either.

If this true then he will be worse than Inzi!!!!

 

[MMHS]

YK is a short tempered guy.

He is cool like a cucumber compared to current guy in charge - he didn't chase spectators with a bat, he didn't called off a Test Match because umpiring call. Given proper autonomy, YK will do a much better job than most, and he has the reputation to back his calls. If Wasim or Bazid is made CS, no matter how good they do, PAK media & seniors will get after them citing their cricket career.

 

[Shafi]

He is cool like a cucumber compared to current guy in charge - he didn't chase spectators with a bat, he didn't called off a Test Match because umpiring call. Given proper autonomy, YK will do a much better job than most, and he has the reputation to back his calls. If Wasim or Bazid is made CS, no matter how good they do, PAK media & seniors will get after them citing their cricket career.

What is your opinion about Moin Khan? Bazid Khan squad looks poor as well. Don't know what is Md Wasim's squad.

 

[unemployedgm]

Magic Johnson is one of the greatest basketball players of all time. The Los Angeles lakers hired him to turn around the franchise. But like many great former players magic simply did not have the desire to travel across America or the world in dingy gyms. He failed.

The best selectors in the NBA and MLB are not former athletes. They are educated individuals who are brilliant minds and work incredibly hard. being a top level international cricketer has no correlation to being great at identifying talent, building an organization, developing talent, or building a team.

 

[MMHS]

What is your opinion about Moin Khan? Bazid Khan squad looks poor as well. Don't know what is Md Wasim's squad.

I'll keep Inzamam in that case ....................

 

[unemployedgm]

There are 3 main reasons why everyone's squad is poor. One, there is a dearth of elite talent in Pakistan. Two, no one and I mean no one actually follows domestic cricket. Three, our selectors and former cricketers do not know how to actually build a cricket team. Although someone like Bazid may think about domestic cricket more than others, he doesn't have the time or the ambition to sit in empty stadium and watch cricket. He doesn't have time or the ambition to watch club cricket.

 

[ahmadharis1]

Why limit ourselves to former PCB officials and players? Why not go for an outside hire who'll only see the players for their ability and numbers and won't be bogged down by nepotism or bias.

 

[Junaid_ahmed]

There are 3 main reasons why everyone's squad is poor. One, there is a dearth of elite talent in Pakistan. Two, no one and I mean no one actually follows domestic cricket. Three, our selectors and former cricketers do not know how to actually build a cricket team. Although someone like Bazid may think about domestic cricket more than others, he doesn't have the time or the ambition to sit in empty stadium and watch cricket. He doesn't have time or the ambition to watch club cricket.

Rashid Latif.

 

[Junaid_ahmed]

Pathetic!!!!

Asif Ali can only score around 20-30 where Umar Akmal can score 50-70 runs.
Abbas is a rubbish ODI bowler and nowhere compare to Amir. No point to take 2 spinners In England and Malik is not that good in England either.

If this true then he will be worse than Inzi!!!!

Agree, after seeing the name of shoaib one can understand how much qualified Bazid is.

 

[sjahmed23]

Would like to see CS change into director of cricket who is incharge of not just selecting the playing 11 but developing a pipeline of cricketers who can play for the national side. I feel anyone in the CS role will get criticized because the system is broken.

 

[PakLFC]

Mohsin Khan. He was good for sure. Don't understand why he was removed after we achieved good results under him. Bring him back!

 

[pakistani pride]

Misbah and Bazid are good

why not M Yousuf or Younis K?

M Yousuf is same old. He has hardly any knowledge about the domestic scene. Younis K can also be an option.

But some 1 like M Wasim knows a lot about the players in domestic cricket. He should be given a chance.

 

[ask_analyse_act]

Bazid Khan Mohammed Wasim Wasti three member selection committee

 

[Chokli]

Lol M Yousuf.

Get ready for Shafiq back in the ODI side.

 

[Square Drive]

Imam-ul-Haq.

 

[Markhor]

Would like to see CS change into director of cricket who is incharge of not just selecting the playing 11 but developing a pipeline of cricketers who can play for the national side. I feel anyone in the CS role will get criticized because the system is broken.

I'd like to see a Director of Cricket along the lines of Andrew Strauss's role at the ECB that oversees the senior team, A and U19 sides, domestic cricket as well as appointing the coaches, captains and selectors. At least there'd be one guy who's accountable for all cricketing matters. Ehsan Mani and Wasim Khan can then just focus on financial and administrative affairs.

Misbah-ul-Haq would be ideal given his education and level headed nature, but most importantly he's played recent domestic cricket and knows what the issues are.

However the PCB are using this Cricket Committee instead which is just a talking shop with biriyani and tea provided.

Mohsin Khan. He was good for sure. Don't understand why he was removed after we achieved good results under him. Bring him back!

Mohsin has a loose tongue and seems to watch little domestic cricket. However I'm sure sales of tea will skyrocket.

 

[wasimjunior]

Moin Khans problem is that he doesnt know his place.

WHen he was team manager, this guy even decided to change playing 11s. As soon as that casino gate happened, he was sent back to pakistan, and the Pakistani team went on to win the next 4 games in the 2015 world cup.

What we need is a selector who actually goes to the stadium to watch matches and not enjoy the mahol. The problem with inzamam was that his selections were based on tv matches, he only went to those games which were televised (PSL).

He rarely selected a guy from domestic who was not televised.

I think Amir Sohail was the only selector who bothered to go to the stadium.

I think we need a selection panel in place, where they actually go and attend matches.

Amir Sohail didnt even pick guys like Hafeez from domestic cricket, he went to local tournaments. That is the level of dedication we need.

These selectors get paid alot of money, but they dont bother doing there job.


Look, if a player selected doesnt perform, it should be the selectors fault. However, we need selectors who actually look at the players and even teh players could say that yes they are on the rador.

Inzamam's selection were all tv absed, hence, our odi and test team has t20 players playing.

We need scouts. IPL has much better scouts then our PCB selection team

Inzy has picked plenty of non psl players. Abid Ali, Saad Ali, Billal Asif and Fahim Ashraf come to mind without even thinking.

Fahim was picked in psl after his Pakistan debut

 

[Markhor]

Inzy has picked plenty of non psl players. Abid Ali, Saad Ali, Billal Asif and Fahim Ashraf come to mind without even thinking.

Fahim was picked in psl after his Pakistan debut

Mohammed Abbas was also a top QEA performer and was selected by Inzy.

 

[Bilal7]

Inzamam is as good as it gets. He's been far better than anyone else to hold this position and looking at the fantasy squads that people like Bazid have created, it is safe to say that they would be awful at this job too.

However, I personally believe that the coach should take on more of a management role and be responsible for selecting the squad, as well as deciding on the playing XI. We've had many examples recently where Inzamam has selected younger, promising players but the coach hasn't given them a chance to do anything other than carry the drinks. And given how easily some of our former players develop blood feuds, the potential for a CS and coach to be at each other's throats is quite high. A manager or coach who is responsible for all selection matters without interference from anyone else is the way to move forward. The captain and assistant coaches will be present on hand to guide the manager/coach so it isn't a complete dictatorship either.

In conclusion, I believe that the position of "Chief Selector" should be dissolved after the upcoming world cup, regardless of the team's performance. All the duties and responsibilities of this position should be given to the coach.

 

[hadi123]

Why limit ourselves to former PCB officials and players? Why not go for an outside hire who'll only see the players for their ability and numbers and won't be bogged down by nepotism or bias.

My thoughts exactly. A foreign selector would be interesting, but I don't think many non-Pakistanis will be interested in being a selector

 

[Bilal7]

What was the merit in Yasir's and Abbas' selection for Aus series?

Even in List A Yasir's bowling avg is around 34 and both didnt set the world on fire in either PSL or any List A domestic tournament.

I guess any random cricket follower could have seen that Umer Khan and Haris Rauf showed more white bowl potential. Yes one can argue it was PSL which is T20 format but someone who knows the game can judge the potential of a guy in couple of overs.

Haris again proved himself in recently concluded Pakistan Cup.

How many One Day matches has Umer Khan played? Only a complete idiot would select such a raw talent for the World Cup. Haris Rauf has failed to impress not just the selectors but also the coach. But of course, people like you can "judge the potential of a guy in a couple of overs".

Abbas can be deadly in England and he was selected on the basis of that potential. I still want to see him bowl in England and hope that he can make the squad as one of the two reserves. Yasir Shah was a bad call but one bad call is no big deal.

 

[Sultan Baba]

Cheif Selector=Javid Miandad
Other Members Are=
1.Aamir Sohail
2.Salim Malik
3.Mohammad Yousaf

 

[unemployedgm]

Rashid Latif.

He does more than others. But Rashid's history as a Director of Cricket for the Karachi Kings and as a Domestic Coach is quite poor. Many if not all former cricketers have been exposed when placed in powerful positions.

 

[Ami]

Chief Selector after Inzamam ul Haq will be Inzamam ul Haq.

 

[gazza619]

Cheif Selector=Javid Miandad
Other Members Are=
1.Aamir Sohail
2.Salim Malik
3.Mohammad Yousaf

Yep and I can predict that under this group, Faisal Iqbal will be the captain, Junaid Zia will make a come back and Asad Shafiq will be picked for all formats of the game.

 

[gazza619]

He does more than others. But Rashid's history as a Director of Cricket for the Karachi Kings and as a Domestic Coach is quite poor. Many if not all former cricketers have been exposed when placed in powerful positions.

Rashid has been into too much politics.

 

[unemployedgm]

Rashid has been into too much politics.

Agreed. Also any individual who thinks hafeez is a no 4 and malik is a no 5 should be disqualified from the role. I take my words back about Latif.

 

[Chokli]

How many One Day matches has Umer Khan played? Only a complete idiot would select such a raw talent for the World Cup. Haris Rauf has failed to impress not just the selectors but also the coach. But of course, people like you can "judge the potential of a guy in a couple of overs".

Abbas can be deadly in England and he was selected on the basis of that potential. I still want to see him bowl in England and hope that he can make the squad as one of the two reserves. Yasir Shah was a bad call but one bad call is no big deal.

How many one day matches has Abbas played in England to be determined as deadly?

 

[unemployedgm]

I think Abbas like any cricketer who has only played a handful of internationals is still learning how to play one day cricket. I wouldn't judge him on his recent performances against Australia. That said, I am concerned that although we have many raw and talented fast bowlers. We don't have a defined role for any of them in any format. At least not as a bowling unit. I also still do not see any improvement.

 

[giri26]

Playing red ball cricket and white ball cricket is completely different. Abbas doing well with the red ball in England in FC games does not mean he will do the same with the white ball in WC. The white ball hardly swings and if the pitch is flat, Abbas's pace would mean that he will go for lots of runs. Don't think he is a good LO player unless we go back to white clothing and red ball in ODIs.

 

[Khurrams22]

Some TTF’s like Faisal Iqbal, Rao Anjum with strong headed person like Rashid Latif Why?

They have gone through so much that they will choose on merit

 

[Ibrahim.Imran]

Bazid khan