PCB announce new technical committee featuring Misbah-ul-Haq, Inzamam-ul-Haq and Mohammad Hafeez

Misbah ul Haq. (Photo Source: ARIF ALI/AFP via Getty Images)

Pakistan Cricket Board have appointed a new technical committee that will directly work with Chairman Zaka Ashraf in order to deal with cricketing affairs. Notably, former cricketer Misbah-ul-Haq will be heading this new committee while his former teammates Inzaham-ul-Haq and Mohammad Hafeez are also part of it.

Interestingly, the committee will be holding a lot of power and will also decide the structure of domestic cricket in Pakistan. They will also play an active role in improving the playing conditions, and infrastructure and will also have the right to appoint new selection committees, coaching staff, and more such high-profile jobs that normally the chairman carries out.

“The CTC (Cricket Technical Committee) will provide recommendations on cricket-related matters, including, but not limited to the overall domestic structure, scheduling, playing conditions, the appointment of the national selection committees, appointment of national team coaches, central and domestic contracts, and plans for the development of umpires, referees and curators. The CTC will have the powers to invite additional cricket experts, and shall report to the head of the PCB Management Committee on a regular basis,” a statement from the PCB read.

Ashraf welcomes new appointments to the PCB set-up

Chairman Zaka Ashraf welcomed Misbah, Inzamam, and Hafeez into PCB and stated that he is delighted to have them on board. He explained how their presence will help Pakistan cricket grow and revealed their primary job as committee members.

“I am delighted to welcome Misbah-ul-Haq, Inzamam-ul-Haq, and Mohammad Hafeez on board for the betterment of cricket in our country. These three former captains possess great cricket knowledge and understand the demands of modern-day cricket.

“Domestic cricket structure is a pillar of any cricketing nation. We have to make it foolproof and its structure progressive. The presence of Misbah, Inzamam, and Hafeez, three of Pakistan’s most experienced and decorated cricketers who rose through the domestic ranks, will help us in providing our cricketers the best system to thrive so that we can produce the best cricketers,” Ashraf mentioned.