Haroon Rasheed named chief selector of Pakistan cricket team

The Pakistan Cricket Board has announced a former international batter as the Chair of the men’s National Selection Committee with the rest of the panel to be announced in due course.

Haroon Rashid, who played 23 Tests and 12 ODIs between 1977 to 1983, has been appointed as the Chair of the men’s National Selection Committee by PCB. Rashid takes over from former all-rounder Shahid Afridi, who served as the interim chief selector recently after Mohammad Wasim was removed from the position prior to that. 

Rashid has previously been PCB’s director of cricket operations and the team manager and also served as the chief selector in 2015 and 2016 for the men’s team. “I want to congratulate Haroon Rashid and hope he will use his cricket knowledge, understanding and background while picking squads for the upcoming international assignments,” PCB Chairman Najam Sethi said.

Haroon said that he was “honoured to have been entrusted with the responsibility” in a year that would see the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup in India among other major series.

“One of the key aspects I will like to focus on my time will be improving communication,” Haroon said.

“This is a critical area as the players need to have absolute clarity on why they have been selected or not selected, which, in turn, will help them to deliver the desired results, work harder on their skills and remain motivated.”