‘Moin was the only candidate approached’
PCB insists no other names were considered for the chief selector post.
PCB has strongly rejected another report suggesting that the new chief selector was once convicted and fined for match-fixing. PHOTO: AFP
KARACHI:
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has stressed that Moin Khan was the only former cricketer to have been approached by the board for the post of chief selector.
A PCB spokesperson, referring to reports that various former cricketers rejected the job, said: “No former cricketer had been approached for the job except Moin Khan, who accepted it after a meeting on Monday with acting chairman Najam Sethi.”
The board also strongly rejected another report suggesting that the new chief selector was once convicted and fined for match-fixing.
“Such irresponsible and false allegations hurt the national interest and cause demoralisation,” he said. “Moin had never been convicted for match-fixing.”
Meanwhile, the chief selector was scheduled to hold the first meeting of selection committee at the National Stadium in Karachi yesterday night.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 17th, 2013.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has stressed that Moin Khan was the only former cricketer to have been approached by the board for the post of chief selector.
A PCB spokesperson, referring to reports that various former cricketers rejected the job, said: “No former cricketer had been approached for the job except Moin Khan, who accepted it after a meeting on Monday with acting chairman Najam Sethi.”
The board also strongly rejected another report suggesting that the new chief selector was once convicted and fined for match-fixing.
“Such irresponsible and false allegations hurt the national interest and cause demoralisation,” he said. “Moin had never been convicted for match-fixing.”
Meanwhile, the chief selector was scheduled to hold the first meeting of selection committee at the National Stadium in Karachi yesterday night.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 17th, 2013.