Inzamam takes charge as Pakistan chief selector

LAHORE: Former captain Inzamam-ul-Haq on Monday took charge as chief selector of the Pakistan cricket team.

Addressing a press conference in Lahore, Inzamam said: “I will try to justice [to my selection]. I won’t leave in the middle.”

Inzamam’s selection committee will comprise former opening batsmen Tauseef Ahmed, Wajahatullah Wasti and former all-rounder Wasim Haider.

Inzamam was recently serving as Afghanistan’s head coach and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) supremo Shaharyar Khan had to request the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) chief Shafiq Stanikzai to release the batting great from his contract.

The 46-year-old Inzamam guided Afghanistan to the Super 10 stage of the recent World Twenty20 in India, during which they defeated eventual champions West Indies.

Pakistan exited the World T20 after losing three of their four games in the Super 10 stage prompting head coach Waqar Younis to resign.

Inzamam played 378 one-day internationals and 120 Tests for Pakistan and also served as the team’s batting consultant for a brief period in 2012.