Splitting the captaincy and inviting fresh applications for the national team coach and other support staff will be on the agenda when the PCB’s Cricket Committee meets later this month to review Pakistan’s debacle in the World Cup.
Though the Pakistan Cricket Board is tight lipped on thedates for the Cricket Committee meeting, sources said it is expected to be heldon July 29.
The source told PTI that the meeting was delayed sinceformer captain Misbah-ul-Haq, one of the members of the panel, had plans totravel to the USA on personal work.
“If he travels, then he will attend the meeting viavideo link and if he is in Lahore he will be present in person,” thesource said.
He said pace-bowling legend Wasim Akram and Urooj Mumtaz, aformer captain of the national women’s team, who are the other members of thecommittee, have already been sounded out for the meeting which will be chairedby PCB MD Wasim Khan.
Pakistan finished fifth in the just-concluded World Cup andreview of the poor performance of the team will be on the top of agenda of themeeting.
It is learnt that head coach Mickey Arthur has been told byPCB chief Ehsan Mani and Wasim Khanduring a meeting in London that he would have to apply afresh for the post andhe would not get any extension as his contract has expired.
The source said that the PCB has also started makinginquiries about potential candidates for the support staff and the name ofex-Zimbabwe captain and former England head coach Andy Flower was on the list.
“The PCB is impressed with the work done by Flower as acoach and then at the England Cricket Board’s academy behind the scenes tobuild a strong ODI squad which went on to win the World Cup,” the sourcesaid. The biggest challenge facing the PCB is whether to again appoint aforeign coach or go for a homegrown stalwart.A discussion is also expected among the membersof the committee about reducing the burden of captaincy on Sarfaraz Ahmed bysplitting the captaincy which may be beneficial for the Pakistan team in thelong term.