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Inzamam-ul-Haq appointed Pakistan chief selector

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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday appointed former captain Inzamam-ul-Haq as the chief selector of the cricket team. Inzamam, who had been coaching Afghanistan cricket team since October 2015, had resigned from the post on Saturday to take up the role of the selector in his home country.

"It's an honour for me that I can serve Pakistan, I have played a lot for Pakistan but it's for the first time that I have come [as selector] and the PCB has given me such an important responsibility," Inzamam said. "I want to thank ACB that they allowed me to do national duty. I worked for them for six months, I am thankful to them for their cooperation. The three selectors should be involved in first-class cricket and [we have] one fast bowler, one spinner, and one batsman so that we can cover three sectors," said Inzamam, reported ESPNcricinfo.

Inzamam was previously associated with the Pakistan cricket team as a batting consultant, back in 2012-13. The 46-year old will head the selection panel which also includes former opening batsman Wajahatullah Wasti, Tauseef Ahmed-an offspinner who played 34 Tests and 70 ODIs, and seam-bowling all-rounder Wasim Haider, who played three ODIs and over a 100 first-class and List A matches.

Inzamam’s appointment as the chief selector comes in the wake of several changes in the Pakistan cricket team, which also saw T20 captain Shahid Afridi and coach Waqar Younis stepping down after the debacle in the Asia Cup T20 and World T20.

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