Shaharyar calls round-table conference to solve cricket issues

PCB to invite a long list of former cricketers to discuss solutions on March 6 and 7

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Shaharyar Khan on Wednesday announced that he has called former players to a round-table conference to resolve issues which are acting as detriments.

According to press release published by the PCB, the meeting would be held on March 6 and 7 – just the very next day after the Pakistan Super League final in Lahore.

The meeting will be chaired by Shaharyar while national selection committee head Inzamamul Haq and Director Academies Mudassar Nazar will co-chair it. The responsibility of co-ordinator is given to National Cricket Academy head coach Mushtaq Ahmed.

“The invitations will be extended to 1992 World Cup winning captain Imran Khan, Test captain Misbahul Haq, Test veteran Younus Khan, former national team head coach Waqar Younis, bowling legend Wasim Akram, batting legend Zaheer Abbas, former pacer Shoaib Akhtar, former captains Aamir Sohail, Javed Miandad, Rashid Latif, Ramiz Raja, Moin Khan, former spinner Abdul Qadir, former bowling coach Aaqib Javed, Iqbal Qasim, former cricketer Bazid Khan, and veteran off-spinner Saeed Ajmal and several others. Chairmen of committees and Board of Governors will also be invited,” read the press release.

The issues that will be discussed in the meeting are: Improving teams’ performances, domestic structure, improvement of pitches, coaching of national and junior teams and encouragement to foreign teams to tour Pakistan.

Pakistan cricket team was recently whitewashed by New Zealand and Australia in the Test series. They also lost the five-ODI series against Australia 4-1.