Pakistan captain to have more say in selection
Tuesday, 21 October 2008
Pakistan's selection policy has been tweaked to allow the captain more say in the selection of the final XI for home matches, reports Cricinfo.
The move is a bid to ensure a smoother working relationship between the new, interim selection committee and the captain Shoaib Malik.
In a meeting with Ijaz Butt, the new chairman of the PCB, the selection committee, now headed by Saleem Jaffar, and Malik agreed that greater input would be sought from Malik. "The new chairman has said that the captain's recommendations for home matches should be given greater priority by the selection committee," Jaffar told Cricinfo. "His justified belief is that as the captain holds the responsibility of results on the field, he should have more say in the XI."
The context within which the move has come is particularly relevant: the last selection committee, headed by Salahuddin Ahmed (of which Jaffar was a member) had a fractious working relationship with Malik and coach Geoff Lawson.
On a number of occasions this year, selection meetings would break down in arguments and disagreements. The policy then was subtly different, that the final XI for home matches would be chosen by the selectors with only inputs from the coach and captain.
The move is a bid to ensure a smoother working relationship between the new, interim selection committee and the captain Shoaib Malik.
In a meeting with Ijaz Butt, the new chairman of the PCB, the selection committee, now headed by Saleem Jaffar, and Malik agreed that greater input would be sought from Malik. "The new chairman has said that the captain's recommendations for home matches should be given greater priority by the selection committee," Jaffar told Cricinfo. "His justified belief is that as the captain holds the responsibility of results on the field, he should have more say in the XI."
The context within which the move has come is particularly relevant: the last selection committee, headed by Salahuddin Ahmed (of which Jaffar was a member) had a fractious working relationship with Malik and coach Geoff Lawson.
On a number of occasions this year, selection meetings would break down in arguments and disagreements. The policy then was subtly different, that the final XI for home matches would be chosen by the selectors with only inputs from the coach and captain.