The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has appointed former Pakistan cricketers Kamran Akmal, Rao Iftikhar Anjum, and Salman Butt as consultant members to chief selector Wahab Riaz, as the board overhauls the structure after the national side\u2019s disastrous performance at the World Cup. \u201cThe three have assumed their responsibilities in the selection panel with immediate effect,\u201d the PCB said in a statement. \u201cTheir first assignment as consultant members to the chief selector includes the upcoming five-match T20I series against New Zealand, set to commence on January 12, 2024, following the conclusion of the Test tour to Australia.\u201d When not engaged in selection duties, the consultant members might be assigned additional tasks such as conducting skills camps. A complete overhaul of the national board started after Pakistan did not make it to the knock out stage of the Men\u2019s 50-over World Cup. It started with Babar Azam who stepped down as the national team\u2019s skipper in all three formats of the game, as many cricket aficionados blamed his captaincy for the side\u2019s performance. Shan Masood was named the Test team\u2019s captain while Shaheen Shah Afridi was named T20 team\u2019s skipper. Last month, former Test captain Mohammad Hafeez was appointed Pakistan Men\u2019s Team Director. Later, Wahab Riaz was appointed as the chief selector of the national men\u2019s selection committee, with the first task to announce the side for the Australia tour. Consulting members Kamran Akmal played 53 Tests, 157 ODIs and 58 T20Is. The former wicketkeeper-batter amassed 6,871 runs across formats and bagged 453 dismissals behind the stumps. He was a member of the Pakistan team that won the ICC Men\u2019s T20I World Cup 2009 at Lord\u2019s. Rao Iftikhar played a Test, 62 ODIs and two T20Is from 2004 to 2010 and took a total of 78 international wickets. He was also part of the side that lifted the T20I World Cup in 2009. Former Test captain Salman Butt represented Pakistan in 33 Tests, 78 ODIs and 24 T20Is. He made 5,209 runs spanning the three formats with 11 international centuries. He was in the T20I World Cup winning squad in 2009.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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