Babar Azam now a selector after PCB outlines new formula for selection committee

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Babar Azam, the captain of Pakistan T20I team, could potentially also become a selector now if the PCB's reported new formula for the formation of the selection committee is executed.

After the sacking of Wahab Riaz and Abdul Razzaq from the selection committee in the wake of Pakistan's first-round exit in the T20 World Cup 2024, PCB is reportedly mulling over the idea of including coaches of white-ball and red-ball formats along with the captain of the relevant format. Former cricketers Mohammad Yousuf and Asad Shafiq will also be a part of the selection committee as per the reports.

This will make Babar Azam a selector of the Pakistan cricket team if he is given the responsibility to lead the team in either of the three formats. Shan Masood was appointed the Pakistan Test team captain after Babar Azam stepped down from captaincy after Pakistan's forgettable World Cup 2024 campaign.

However, he was renamed the captain of the T20I team months before the T20 World Cup 2024 where Pakistan lost to the USA and India, and failed to qualify for the Super 8 stage. Babar Azam hasn't yet taken a call on his captaincy future after the debacle and left the decision on the board.

On Wednesday, PCB confirmed that they had notified Abdul Razzaq and Wahab Riaz that their services would no longer be required in the national selection committee set-up.

Sources informed Geo News that Wahab and Mansoor were involved in providing undue favours to certain players. The players who were supported by the duo and were included in the team were the ones who failed to perform.

Over the last four years, the PCB has had six top selectors: Wahab, Mohammad Wasim, Shahid Afridi, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Haroon Rashid, and Misbah-ul-Haq, all of whom had brief tenures.