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[Report] Younis Khan as the next Chief Selector of Pakistan?

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Hearing reports that Zaka has sacked a selection committee…God knows what he has sacked because the previous CS resigned a few weeks ago and his resignation was accepted. Then Tauseef Ahmed was appointed but the guy didn’t even make it to a PCB selection meeting.

Anyhow, reports coming in the Younis Khan or Mohammad Hafeez will be appointed as the next CS of Pakistan. I’m not sure if these two are the right idea. Good cricket brains but they are extremely volatile when it comes to their personal demeanour.

The last thing you want is your CS pulling out a knife on anyone who questions him in selection meetings.
 
Former Pakistan cricketers Younis Khan, Mohammad Hafeez, Wahab Riaz and Sohail Tanvir called on Chairman PCB Management Committee Mr Zaka Ashraf today at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.

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It can work either ways. We all know how large Younis's ego is. He will never give a free hand to Babar or whoever the next captain may be. So there is bound to be a lot of friction in the relationship. The same with Hafeez. Remember Younis left the coaching staff abruptly last year and Hafeez left the CMC just before the WC. So the power centre will no longer be the captain. But this can also mean selections based on friendship and brotherhood may be curtailed.
 
ex-q-zit said:
It can work either ways. We all know how large Younis's ego is. He will never give a free hand to Babar or whoever the next captain may be. So there is bound to be a lot of friction in the relationship. The same with Hafeez. Remember Younis left the coaching staff abruptly last year and Hafeez left the CMC just before the WC. So the power centre will no longer be the captain. But this can also mean selections based on friendship and brotherhood may be curtailed.
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We thought the same about Inzimam and Haroon Rashid before him. We were wrong

We could still be wrong going forward
 
I have more faith in Younis Khan and Hafeez. Both have excellent reading of the game.

The only issue is it might end up being a short-term appointment because they guys don't take s*** from no one.
 
FearlessRoar said:
Hafeez has a mathematical brain and has an awareness of developing a product. I think he can be a crucial chief selector.
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Rana said:
We thought the same about Inzimam and Haroon Rashid before him. We were wrong

We could still be wrong going forward
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The problem with these ex cricketers is they seem to make sense when they are not in a position of power but once they get the position they think differently. Rashid Latif I guess has been the only one who had a no-nonsense attitude and remained they same always.
 
If i were PCB, I would keep Babar Azam as a captain because now if the captain comes he will have his demands etc. Now Babar Azam won't have any say in selection of players as well squad and playing 11. Which is why now you need a Autocratic coach and Selector

Trust me making a new captain will be a mess because either Riwzan or Shaheen both are not good because after this their ego will increase more than Babar and right Babar ego has gone and he will lose his entire power of his wish list selection.
 
Rana said:
We thought the same about Inzimam and Haroon Rashid before him. We were wrong

We could still be wrong going forward
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To be fair to Inzimam, he was appointed a few weeks before the start of a major tournament. It would have taken great courage to make wholesale changes, and if the team failed (which it would) we would all be after him for disturbing continuity. I think it was good that we went in with the same team so all the mess is out. Babar got a nice free hand; he was not able to deliver. We can move on, there are no doubts.
 
Desprado123 said:
If i were PCB, I would keep Babar Azam as a captain because now if the captain comes he will have his demands etc. Now Babar Azam won't have any say in selection of players as well squad and playing 11. Which is why now you need a Autocratic coach and Selector

Trust me making a new captain will be a mess because either Riwzan or Shaheen both are not good because after this their ego will increase more than Babar and right Babar ego has gone and he will lose his entire power of his wish list selection.
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If Babar remains captain,

Your T20 World Cup line up will be this…

1. Babar
2. Rizwan
3. Fakhar
4. Saim

You can already see that the imbalance is merely created because of Babar or even Rizwan’s inability to care about the team and just for themselves
 
Desprado123 said:
If i were PCB, I would keep Babar Azam as a captain because now if the captain comes he will have his demands etc. Now Babar Azam won't have any say in selection of players as well squad and playing 11. Which is why now you need a Autocratic coach and Selector

Trust me making a new captain will be a mess because either Riwzan or Shaheen both are not good because after this their ego will increase more than Babar and right Babar ego has gone and he will lose his entire power of his wish list selection.
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No more favors for Babar. He needs to be brutally kicked from the captaincy and his place in the T20 and ODI team. He needs to be sent the message that he is not indispensable
 
zarak said:
To be fair to Inzimam, he was appointed a few weeks before the start of a major tournament. It would have taken great courage to make wholesale changes, and if the team failed (which it would) we would all be after him for disturbing continuity. I think it was good that we went in with the same team so all the mess is out. Babar got a nice free hand; he was not able to deliver. We can move on, there are no doubts.
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No I don’t think he did justice to the responsibility he had, and the trust of the nation bestowed upon him on the eve of the biggest tournament in world cricket.

No matter when he was appointed, he had to be completely honest with the selections and satisfied that the selection being approved under his watch will be able to compete for the world title.

I’m sorry, Inzimam seems to be another one of those so called ‘experts’ who only follow cricket occasionally here and there, but keep getting the big, important jobs.

Picking Shadab, no back up keeper, no proper/dashing openers are extremely poor selections to say the least.
 
* Younis Khan is appointed as CS of Pakistan on 16/11/23. *

* Younis Khan heads to his office the next morning*

* Younis Khan enters his office and notices that there’s a extra padded leather reclining office chair missing *

* Younis Khan resigns*

“I’ve served my country for 20 years”, said Younis Khan after calling a press meeting. “The least they could’ve done was offered me an executive style chair”.
 
Rana said:
No I don’t think he did justice to the responsibility he had, and the trust of the nation bestowed upon him on the eve of the biggest tournament in world cricket.

No matter when he was appointed, he had to be completely honest with the selections and satisfied that the selection being approved under his watch will be able to compete for the world title.

I’m sorry, Inzimam seems to be another one of those so called ‘experts’ who only follow cricket occasionally here and there, but keep getting the big, important jobs.

Picking Shadab, no back up keeper, no proper/dashing openers are extremely poor selections to say the least.
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Yeah, but practically speaking, no one brought in on the eve of a tournament would re jig the selections. Strategically speaking, its shooting yourself in the foot.

I put the blame more on Babar. He had a nice philosophy of picking players and backing them. However, you have to pick the right players.

I also get the feeling that Babar thinks the whole team should be molded around him. He should bat in his preferred position, and everyone should adjust to him. He is nowhere near good enough to dictate this.

We need someone hard who makes brave calls. It does not matter what your ranking is, or how experienced you are, you either fit in the teams pattern or you leave.
 
Younus is an incredibly honest and direct individual. He is anti-politician and anti-diplomatic, which implies that he will experience both successful days as a chief selector and extremely challenging days defending his decisions during losses. This may align with his personality, potentially leading to a premature resignation, reminiscent of his playing days
 
Rana said:
If Babar remains captain,

Your T20 World Cup line up will be this…

1. Babar
2. Rizwan
3. Fakhar
4. Saim

You can already see that the imbalance is merely created because of Babar or even Rizwan’s inability to care about the team and just for themselves
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Do you think making Rizwan or Shaheen would change no. They both are also the culprit. That is why i am with Babar on this and i would take Babar any day if I have to choose those 2.

Now advantage of retaining Babar will be that he won't have any demands and a controlled captain like ECP has.
 
zarak said:
Yeah, but practically speaking, no one brought in on the eve of a tournament would re jig the selections. Strategically speaking, its shooting yourself in the foot.
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Yes, but how did this work out for Inzimam?

He had to resign 4 games into the tournament, and is currently under investigation. I suppose he should have been more independent instead of shirking away from the responsibility of honestly picking a squad that would compete. He’s paying the price of not doing justice to his position of trust, and let Babar Azam’s immaturity taint his legacy
 
Desprado123 said:
Do you think making Rizwan or Shaheen would change no. They both are also the culprit. That is why i am with Babar on this and i would take Babar any day if I have to choose those 2.

Now advantage of retaining Babar will be that he won't have any demands and a controlled captain like ECP has.
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He cannot be captain if he insists on being the anchor and having everyone dance around him. He is timid as a batter, Rizwan has more intent.
 
YousafTheBeast said:
* Younis Khan is appointed as CS of Pakistan on 16/11/23. *

* Younis Khan heads to his office the next morning*

* Younis Khan enters his office and notices that there’s a extra padded leather reclining office chair missing *

* Younis Khan resigns*

“I’ve served my country for 20 years”, said Younis Khan after calling a press meeting. “The least they could’ve done was offered me an executive style chair”.
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Younis Khan in the presser: “Younis Khan ko inho ne executive style chair nahi pesh ki”
 
zarak said:
He cannot be captain if he insists on being the anchor and having everyone dance around him. He is timid as a batter, Rizwan has more intent.
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Rizwan is an actor. Worse than Babar.

At least Babar does not pretend and he is honest not like Riwzan.
 
Desprado123 said:
Do you think making Rizwan or Shaheen would change no. They both are also the culprit. That is why i am with Babar on this and i would take Babar any day if I have to choose those 2.

Now advantage of retaining Babar will be that he won't have any demands and a controlled captain like ECP has.
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If Babar gets away with this now, he will do everything in his power to rake in as much as he can for his friends, management company and sponsors for the next 6 months knowing that his time will be up after the T20 World Cup.

He’s practically getting away with cricket murder here as captain.
 
YousafTheBeast said:
* Younis Khan is appointed as CS of Pakistan on 16/11/23. *

* Younis Khan heads to his office the next morning*

* Younis Khan enters his office and notices that there’s a extra padded leather reclining office chair missing *

* Younis Khan resigns*

“I’ve served my country for 20 years”, said Younis Khan after calling a press meeting. “The least they could’ve done was offered me an executive style chair”.
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Hahaha this is very much a possibility.
 
Rana said:
Younis Khan in the presser: “Younis Khan ko inho ne executive style chair nahi pesh ki”
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But with inzi, everyone knew imam would come into opening. Everyone called it, that itself was a telltale sign of how he'd run things
 
Hafeez and Younis both belong to domestic setup where they can help youngsters polish their skills. None of them should be the given role which has no real significance to the success of team.
 
mominsaigol said:
But with inzi, everyone knew imam would come into opening. Everyone called it, that itself was a telltale sign of how he'd run things
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Imam had pretty much nailed his opening slot before Inzimam’s return in 2023. He was doing whatever Babar Azam wanted from him to beat those B/C string sides and West Indies at home to make it seem as if Imam is the Marcus Trescothic of this Pakistan. Such a shame because Imam was exposed terribly in the World Cup.

The bigger question that needs to be asked of him is the one about Faheem Ashraf’s weird selection for the Asia cup. Also, the fact that he didn’t replace Faheem with a suitable pace all rounder for the World Cup. Faheem is also from their management company btw.
 
FearlessRoar said:
Hafeez has a mathematical brain and has an awareness of developing a product. I think he can be a crucial chief selector.
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I think Pakistan need a guy like Rashid Latif as selector. You need someone who knows the system well, the ins and outs and keeps a keen eye in Domestic Cricket.
 
With YK at the helm expect more insanity the merry go in PCB cintinues
 
PCB will probably have to hire extra security staff for its selection committee meetings with Younis present

He is the Mike Tyson of Pakistan ex cricketers
 
Younis Khan is a straight talking honorable man who has no time for the traditional petty Pakistani politics. Given a free hand, he’s the sort of character that can straighten these TikTok guys and reform Pakistan cricket.

There can be no question about his leadership and is the only captain to lead Pakistan to a World Cup win after Imran khan.
 
I'm hearing that he may be offered a key role in Karachi region setup.

Overseeing the running of cricket in Karachi.
 
Has anyone worked out the accomplishments of CS Tauseef Ahmed in his 1 week tenure on the job?

Or did he just manage to select Samosas and Pakorey on the PCB canteen menu?
 
Desprado123 said:
Rizwan is an actor. Worse than Babar.

At least Babar does not pretend and he is honest not like Riwzan.
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I don't care if he is authentic and honest, I am not seeking his rishta. Only care about match winning runs. Rizwan probably has more than Babar Imo.
 
FearlessRoar said:
Hafeez has a mathematical brain and has an awareness of developing a product. I think he can be a crucial chief selector.
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Though Hafeez has a good cricketing brain, but he recently resigned from the PCB technical committee. Today, he was again meeting the PCB chairman. I didn't understand this logic.
 
Imagine if Babar keeps his job as captain even though the entire selection committee has been sacked

How would that make any sense?
 
Younis shouldn’t be doing this job he will resign in two weeks . Hafeez might work well, surprisingly Afridi was good not sure if he want to come in again . I think among all options Hafeez would be a good choice he is serious and doesn’t take any crap from others
 
Asif321 said:
Younis shouldn’t be doing this job he will resign in two weeks . Hafeez might work well, surprisingly Afridi was good not sure if he want to come in again . I think among all options Hafeez would be a good choice he is serious and doesn’t take any crap from others
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Afridi has other commitments.he is running his own foundation, so he can't sit and watch all domestic matches. Though , In past weeks he also met Mr. Zaka Ashraf
 
If the leadership passes from Babar to Rizwan/Shaheen or in other words the clique continues to dominate & suck every bit of last blood from Pak cricket then Younus is the man you would have wanted as CS. You need a no-nonsense take no prisoners hard man to deal with all these overhyped pampered manchilds. If PCB doesn't have the guts to sack the clique from leadership then the least they can do is put someone as an equalizer who won't give in to these overrated superstars's every bit of nonsensical demand. You can't just about put anybody on that post. It has to be someone big enough otherwise the clique will disrespect him,treat him like a jobber & completely run over him like they have been doing in past four years. So it has to be either Younus or Afridi. In Afridi's case he is kind of compromised due to his son in law but Younus has no such obligations.

Yes Younus doesn't have a great reputation & his man management skills are horrible to put it mildly. His massive ego, volatile nature & tendency to melt down anytime sure is a matter of concern. But honestly who would you rather have in the current circumstances? For whatever godforsaken reasons PCB seems to be completely helpless in front of the clique. Younus is one of those rare people in the entire setup who can't be made a fool by the clique. He will for certain bury this entire culture of dosti yaari cake cutting biriani gobbling tiktok reel making. He was a hard working man & never got anything handed over to him in a plate. So it's for certain he will not tolerate all these nonsense.He is not best option in an ideal situation but in an ugly situation such as now he is the most realistic option.
 
FearlessRoar said:
Though Hafeez has a good cricketing brain, but he recently resigned from the PCB technical committee. Today, he was again meeting the PCB chairman. I didn't understand this logic.
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I believe he was employed to give advise to captain babar, coach mickey and selector Inzi, he gave suggestions like taking a specialist spinners as india is spin friendly so he suggested names like abrar and other players but captain babar,coach mickey and selector Inzi told him they don't need his services and they prefere taking friends family so hafeez resigned after that.
 
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Hafeez knows what he's talking about and YK is a great man with a lot of courage. Both would make a big change to our fortunes if given the opportunity.
 
Yes younis khan can be a good option for CS i guess! because one thing is for sure that he wont entertain any sort of "Parchis"
 
Hafeez should be made chief selector... Younis should be made coach of u19... Younis will teach younger guys how to play spin..
 
If ever I’m asked to suggest the title of a movie on PCB and it’s transitions over the past decade, I shall have it ready to hand: The Usual Suspects.
 
A bunch of former players being hired to be selectors or coaches or in some cases, both. Has been a complete failure despite so many attempts but maybe it will work this time! *insert arrested development meme*
 
Rana said:
Hearing reports that Zaka has sacked a selection committee…God knows what he has sacked because the previous CS resigned a few weeks ago and his resignation was accepted. Then Tauseef Ahmed was appointed but the guy didn’t even make it to a PCB selection meeting.

Anyhow, reports coming in the Younis Khan or Mohammad Hafeez will be appointed as the next CS of Pakistan. I’m not sure if these two are the right idea. Good cricket brains but they are extremely volatile when it comes to their personal demeanour.

The last thing you want is your CS pulling out a knife on anyone who questions him in selection meeting
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Hafeez will be in and out because he has made a lot of money in real estate. For him this is all about his vision. Younis Khan gets insulted very quickly (and has little patience). Wahab Riaz is trying his hand in politics and Sohail Tanveer LoL.
 
Another egotistical supposed Mr Nice Guy… Pakistan cricket is doomed until and unless we have proper processes and structures…

They just appoint whoever and whenever.

Chairman and selector changes every year.

No other board publicizes change in personnel as much as Pajama Cricket Board.
 
Cricket Warrior said:
Yes younis khan can be a good option for CS i guess! because one thing is for sure that he wont entertain any sort of "Parchis"
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This is the same dude who blackmailed the selectors to get into the 2015 WC squad…

He definitely is okay with sifarish and parchi culture.
 
All I can say is that Rs.25 lakh can massively support at least 25 poor cricketers every month

Think twice PCB before wasting money
 
Hafeez is a smart guy, I could see him becoming a good selector.

I would have actually preferred him to be the chief selector over Younis.

Having to work with Younis (who also has a smart cricketing brain) is a recipe for disaster though. Way too emotional for such a position.
 
As per Aalia Rasheed, direcor communications PCB, Hafeez is not interested in chief selector’s post.. Wahab Riaz is a strong contender for chief selector post..although nothing is confirm as yet...she said this on a media channel
 
Farah Sohail said:
As per Aalia Rasheed, direcor communications PCB, Hafeez is not interested in chief selector’s post.. Wahab Riaz is a strong contender for chief selector post..although nothing is confirm as yet...she said this on a media channel
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Thank God

Don’t mind dodging this bullet
 
Farah Sohail said:
how can Wahab Riaz be sports minister of punjab and chief selector at the same time..though?
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How much work goes into being CS?

It’s not really a 50-70 hour per week job.

Hardly 20-30 hours per month and that too before a series selection. Most CS would probably do this as an extra income, not a main job
 
Rana said:
How much work goes into being CS?

It’s not really a 50-70 hour per week job.

Hardly 20-30 hours per month and that too before a series selection. Most CS would probably do this as an extra income, not a main job
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A passionate committed chief selector would be dedicating all his time scouting for talent, players throughout the country or social media whether it is a club match, gully cricket or first class match. The CS should also be communicating with the domestic coaches as to what kind of players he wants in the international team and the kind of players they should be grooming in the domestic teams. This should not be viewed as a simple 9-1 government job
 
Rana said:
How much work goes into being CS?

It’s not really a 50-70 hour per week job.

Hardly 20-30 hours per month and that too before a series selection. Most CS would probably do this as an extra income, not a main job
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Conflict of interest?
 
How long will he stay before he give his resignation. I will start 2 months.
 
Reports that Imad Wasim is at the PCB headquarters

Will he become our next CS?
 
Has Wahab Riaz been officially appointed yet..as chief selector? I saw one journlist close to PCB, tweeting that Wahab Riaz has been appointed…
 
Every single person here is known to make hissy fits and walk away at the first sign of having to work in a system where you need to work with different viewpoints.

Zaka Ashraf, an idiot, appointing even bigger idiots. This is a farce.
 
Farah Sohail said:
Has Wahab Riaz been officially appointed yet..as chief selector? I saw one journlist close to PCB, tweeting that Wahab Riaz has been appointed…
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He needs to get clearance from his sports minister role, once done he will take the office of CS
 
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