Aamir Sohail looking to take Pakistan cricket to next level

KARACHI: Newly appointed chief selector Aamir Sohail was looking forward to take Pakistan cricket to next level.

“This time I will be engaging all the stakeholders to take Pakistan cricket to the next level”, Sohail told reporters on Tuesday after his appointment.

“I am thankful to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and especially Zaka Ashraf who reposed his confidence in me and included in his team.”

Former Pakistan captain Aamir Sohail has been appointed chief selector for the second time after working in the same position in 2009 during Ijaz Butt being chairman of PCB.

He has been given the portfolio in addition to PCB’s Director Game Development.

The PCB has retained the previous members of the selection committee including Azhar Khan Saleem Jaffar and Farukh Zaman who will work under Aamir Sohail.

Selectors’ next task is to pick the side for the upcoming Asia Cup in Bangladesh in the last week of February. These (three) are the members who have been working in the past with the coach and captain and I will need their inputs, Sohail said.

“We will be meeting in next couple of days to discuss the selection for Asia Cup and World T20. Coordination I believe is very important and all the stakeholders should be on one page and understand each other before taking decisions”, Sohail said. “I want logic to prevail”.

Aamir Sohail said he has spent ample time with the outgoing coach Dav Whatmore and got his inputs before chalking out his plan. I need to see what the captain is comfortable with because I need to see the comfort levels as well and can t just impose my plan he remarked. (APP)