“We are going to disband all committees today because they were constituted under the 2019 constitution that has been revoked and shall reconstitute them under the new SRO,” Sethi told ESPNcricinfo.
Wasim, a former Pakistan batter, was named chief selector in December 2020 with the arrangement expected to last till the 2023 ODI World Cup. On Friday, he was let go through an email. The last team Wasim picked was the Test squad for the New Zealand series at home.
During his tenure, Pakistan played 16 Tests, won eight and lost six of them, including two home series against Australia (1-0) and England (3-0). Pakistan made the semi-finals of the 2021 men’s T20 World Cup and the final in the 2022 edition. In 55 T20Is while Wasim was around, Pakistan won 34 and lost 18. And in 15 ODIs, Pakistan won ten and lost five.
The new committee will have 120 days to change the PCB’s constitution, bringing back the 2014 version to replace the one put in place in 2019. The committee will be tasked with the responsibility of forming a board of governors and electing a chairman, as stipulated in the 2014 constitution.
