NEW DELHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) made an official announcement on Wednesday regarding the formation of a Cricket Technical Committee (CTC). The committee will be headed by former captain Misbah-ul-Haq, and it will include former skippers Inzamam-ul-Haq and Mohammad Hafeez as its members.
Additionally, the committee will comprise the head of the PCB's domestic cricket department and a representative of the chairman of the Cricket Management Committee.
There were earlier speculations about the formation of the cricket committee, with rumors suggesting that Zaka Ashraf had created the committee with Misbah as its head and that they had already held a meeting.
However, the official announcement came a day after another former captain, Rashid Latif, who had attended the preliminary meeting, clarified that he had no association with any PCB committee.
The PCB clarified that the Cricket Technical Committee will only make recommendations on cricket-related matters to the chairman of the board, who will have the authority to make the final decisions based on those recommendations.
Having experienced and respected former cricketers like Misbah-ul-Haq, Inzamam-ul-Haq, and Mohammad Hafeez on the committee will bring valuable insights and expertise to guide cricket-related decisions in Pakistan. The committee's formation is expected to have a positive impact on the development and progress of cricket in the country.
The PCB said CTC will provide recommendations on cricket-related matters, including but not limited to the overall domestic structure, scheduling, playing conditions, appointment of national selection committees and national team coaches, central and domestic contracts and plans for the development of umpires, referees and curators.
The CTC will have the powers to invite additional cricket experts, and will report to the head of the PCB Management Committee on a regular basis.
Ashraf said, “These three former captains possess great cricket knowledge and understand the demands of modern-day cricket.”
“Domestic cricket structure is a pillar of any cricketing nation. We have to make it fool-proof and its structure progressive."
"The presence of Misbah, Inzamam and Hafeez, three of Pakistan's most experienced and decorated cricketers who rose through the domestic ranks, will help us in providing our cricketers the best system to thrive so that we can produce the best cricketers,” he added.
(With PTI inputs)
