Waqar Younis is set for senior role in PCB

Waqar met PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi on Monday in Lahore to finalize the appointment, although it is believed that there are still a few issues that need to be resolved. Some of this may depend on the nature of the role. Although Waqar will start for now as a consultant, as an adviser to the chairman on cricket matters, the title could change once – and if – the appointment is made permanent. The role assumed at that time is thought to be the same as that currently held by Robert Key, the ECB’s managing director.

A board official said Naqvi was keen on appointing a former cricketer to handle “all matters of cricket, such as selection and high-level play and methods,” leaving the chairman to continue running the board. Naqvi has huge demands on his time, as he is also Pakistan’s Interior Minister, one of the most senior positions in the cabinet. Faisal Hasnain was the CEO under Ramiz Raja but when Raja, who had wrapped up the management duties under the chairman anyway, left, the old constitution was brought back which did not have a CEO role in it.

Naqvi was keen to have a replacement ahead of what will be the busiest season for the Pakistan men’s team in years. They will face Bangladesh in a two-Test series in August, before England arrive for a three-Test series in October. They then play two Tests in South Africa between Christmas and New Year, return to Pakistan for a Test series with the West Indies, an ODI tri-series with South Africa and New Zealand, the 2025 Champions Trophy scheduled to be held in Pakistan, and then an eight-match football series white in New Zealand in March 2025.

Among the international games will be the recently expanded domestic games, with three tournaments (one in each format) added to the calendar, as well as the PSL.

Waqar has been bowling or assistant coach in three categories with the Pakistan team, and head coach twice. His last stint with the Pakistan team was as the bowling coach under Misbah-ul-Haq’s coaching regime after the 2019 World Cup.

It will be the first time, however, that he will be involved in such a huge amount which will include, among other things, dealing with balancing the demands of Pakistan’s international schedule with the demand of their players in different T20 leagues around the world. .