Former captain of Pakistan cricket team and pace veteran Waqar Younis is likely to be appointed by Chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Mohsin Naqvi for a "key role", sources told Geo News on Tuesday.
The insiders revealed that the cricket commentator will be given the role of "advisor" to Naqvi on cricketing affairs and will even share his authority within the board.
They said that Younis will oversee cricket concerning matters in the PCB whereas Naqvi, who is also Pakistan’s interior minister, will look over administrative issues within the board.
The PCB chief will also focus on matters of the upcoming 2025 Champions Trophy, which is scheduled to be held in Pakistan from February through March next year.
As for the former captain, he will likely have the power to deal with international and domestic cricket issues, concerns of the selection committee and the No Objection Certificates (NOCs) of cricketers.
According to the PCB Constitution 2014, the chairman of the board possesses the power to delegate his power to someone and that is how Younis will be given the power to make all the decisions related to the team.
Naqvi's vision is to involve senior cricketers in important aspects of cricket, they added.
Earlier this month, the chairman had met more than two dozen former and current cricketers of Pakistan to discuss the future of cricket in the country.
Naqvi assured the implementation of the suggestions in the meeting and said that five or six things that cricketers in the meeting mentioned would be implemented.
On the suggestion of Yasir Hameed, former Test cricketer, the PCB chief said that cricket academies will be built in Islamabad and Peshawar. The standard of grounds will also be improved.
He said that four-day cricket would be given maximum priority, coaches would be given more education, and qualified coaches would be hired.
The chairman said that five domestic teams will be formed, and apart from their coaches, there will also be five mentors.
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