Wahab Riaz and Abdul Razzaq have been removed from the Pakistan team selection committee after a disappointing T20 World Cup 2024 campaign, Geo News reported on Wednesday.
Mohammad Yousuf, Asad Shafiq, and Bilal Afzal remain on the committee.
Sources say the PCB lost confidence in Wahab and Razzaq due to their influence in selecting underperforming players for the World Cup squad. Their opinions had not been considered for some time.
The PCB confirmed in a press release that Abdul Razzaq and Wahab Riaz were notified their services were no longer needed. Abdul Razzaq was on both the men’s and women’s selection committees, while Wahab was on the men’s committee. The PCB will update on the new committee composition soon.
PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi held two important meetings on Tuesday. He met with Pakistan’s white-ball coach Gary Kirsten and red-ball coach Jason Gillespie to discuss improving the team’s batting, bowling, and fielding. Later, he met with over two dozen former and current cricketers to discuss the future of Pakistan cricket.
The meeting started with Naqvi’s presentation, “Pathway to Pakistan Cricket,” explaining the steps to make it to the national team. Attendees included COO PCB Salman Naseer, Director High Performance Nadeem Khan, Director International Usman Wahla, Director Domestic Cricket Operations Abdullah Khurram Niazi, Selection Committee Member Bilal Afzal, and other PCB officials.
Former and current cricketers in attendance were Abdur Rauf, Aamer Malik, Asim Kamal, Azhar Khan, Azhar Mahmood, Basit Ali, Haroon Rashid, Ijaz Ahmed, Intikhab Alam, Iqbal Qasim, Mohammad Sami, Rashid Khan, Saleem Altaf, Saleem Yousuf, Salman Butt, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Sadiq Mohammad, Shafiq Ahmad, Shafqat Rana, Sikander Bakht, Wajahatullah Wasti, Yasir Hameed, and Yasir Shah.
