Former Pakistan skipper Inzamam ul Haq has been appointed as the new national men’s team chief selector.
Inzamam Appointed as Chief Selector for Pakistan Men’s National Team
Inzamam is also part of a high-profile Cricket Technical Committee (CTC) constituted by PCB last week. The committee is led by former captain Misbah-ul-Haq and also has Mohammad Hafeez in it.
In April 2016, he was appointed the chief selector of the Pakistan national cricket team and served till July 2019 during which Pakistan won their Champions Trophy.
Inzamam started his career playing for his hometown club, Multan, in 1985. He went on to represent United Bank Limited, Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, the National Bank of Pakistan, and Water and Power Development Authority in his homeland.
Member of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 1992 winning side, Inzamam captained Pakistan in different stints from 2001 till 2007.
He made 11,739 ODI runs – the most for any batter from Pakistan – in 378 matches at an average of 39.52 and struck 10 centuries and 83 half-centuries. He scored 8,830 Test runs in 120 matches at an average of 49.60 and scored 25 centuries and 46 half-centuries.
He played a solitary T20I match against England at Bristol in August 2006, leading Pakistan to a five-wicket win in their maiden appearance in the format. In 2005, the Pakistani Government awarded Inzamam ul Haq with the Sitara-e-Imtiaz.
