Former Pakistan captain and all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez is a front-runner to turn into the nationwide group’s chief selector after the conclusion of the group’s ongoing Sri Lanka tour. According to a report, Hafeez is favoured by the brand new chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board’s Cricket Management Committee (CMC) Zaka Ashraf, to be appointed because the chief selector — a publish that’s mendacity vacant after the pervious CMC was dissolved in June.

“Zaka met with former captain, Rashid Latif and Hafeez and spoke to them about becoming chief selector. Rashid was not keen on the job but Hafeez (has) expressed his availability for the job,” the source told PTI.

“Rashid was extra enthusiastic about engaged on anti-corruption points. Hafeez who performed 55 Tests, 218 ODIs and 119 T20Is for Pakistan earlier than retiring final 12 months, made it clear that he would really like the problem of working because the chief selector,” the source added.

Haroon Rasheed was a member of the previous CMC headed by Najam Sethi and was named chairperson of the new-look national selection committee, which includes the team director Mickey Arthur and head coach Grant Bradburn.

“But with the earlier CMC dissolved, technically Haroon Rasheed is not chairperson of the choice committee,” the source said.

The source added that Ashraf was yet to decide whether to change the entire selection committee, which was formed by Sethi in consultation with Mickey Arthur, or just appoint a new chief selector in place of Rasheed.

“It is unlikely your complete choice committee can be modified due to the heavy schedule of the Pakistan group after the Sri Lanka tour as Afghanistan have additionally confirmed a ODI collection in Sri Lanka in August earlier than the Asia Cup,” he said.

Ashraf has also decided to make other changes as well relating to the Pakistan team, as he is contemplating bringing in a new team manager and media manager for the Asia Cup and the World Cup India.

“Naveed Akram Cheema, who has remained supervisor previously, is a powerful candidate to turn into group supervisor quickly instead of Rehan ul Haq,” the insider said.

The new CMC, which has a four month mandate, has been given the responsibility of conducting fresh elections for all affiliated regional associations, revive departmental teams and to form a new board of governors who would elect a new chairman, has already started making changes in the board’s corporate structure.

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