LAHORE: Member of the selection committee, Muhammad Ilyas has been handed over the responsibilities of chief selector by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Express 24/7 reported on Wednesday.
The shuffle came after Waqar Younis resigned from his position as the cricket team's national coach and Mohsin Khan was appointed interim coach for an upcoming tour.
Younis had earlier announced that the recent Zimbabwe tour would be his last, citing personal and health reasons for relinquishing his post, which he has held since early last year.
The vacancy created by his resignation was filled by chief selector Mohsin Hassan Khan, who has taken up the role of an interim coach for the national team.
As reported earlier, Ilyas was suspended by PCB in June this year, for alleged breach of conduct for criticising Shahid Afridi and appearing on a TV show with banned cricketer Salman Butt.
COMMENTS (6)
Comments are moderated and generally will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive.
For more information, please see our Comments FAQ
Imran Farhat to get a selection for life to the team.
So here we go - we have the answer who will be Msbah's successor? It is the MIGHTY IMRAN FARHAT. LONG LIVE PCB
Such a jokie person to be made as Chief Selector
M. ILYAS IS A SHADY CHARACTER, HE WILL HARM PAKISTAN CRICKET. NOT A GOOD DECISION, WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FROM A MAN NAMED BUTT ???
@ ET, Misleading headline please correct
Till the time a full time Head Coach for the National side is appointed from a list of probables, Mohsin Khan will act as an "interim" coach AND
Subsequently ILYAS Khan has been given the charge of Chief Selector on interim basis. This is not a full time appointment
Imran Farhat will now be a permanent part of the team.