Azhar Ali resigns from Pakistan selection panel; also quits head of youth development post

Pakistan’s former Take a look at captain Azhar Ali has resigned from the nationwide choice committee and in addition as the top of the youth improvement division on the Nationwide Cricket Academy.

A dependable supply near Ali confirmed that he despatched his resignation to the Pakistan Cricket Board after one other former Take a look at captain Sarfaraz Ahmed was given full management of the Pakistan Shaheens and under-19 groups.

“Azhar despatched his resignation to the board earlier this week and it has been accepted,” the supply mentioned.

Azhar, a stalwart who has performed 97 Assessments, began his tenure final yr because the selector and head of youth improvement however the supply mentioned he had been more and more annoyed on the means issues labored within the board.

“The red-tape fashion of working irritated him as did the truth that a few of his proposals for younger cricketers grooming on the academy weren’t pushed ahead.”

The supply mentioned Azhar was upset when all of the sudden the board determined at hand over all issues of the Shaheens and under-19 cricket to Sarfaraz with out discussing the matter with him.

“Azhar felt that with Sarfaraz now requested to run the Shaheens and under-19 groups, a big a part of his obligations as head of youth improvement had been taken away with out his consent so he determined to resign,” he added.

Sarfaraz, who has been working with the board first as a mentor after which as an advisor on cricket affairs, was final week informed to take cost of the 2 groups and oversee all points, together with coaches performances, choice issues, organising coaching camps and in addition was given the authority to journey with the groups.

In recent times, there was a historical past of former gamers and coaches, together with foreigners, not finishing their contracts, both leaving or being fired.

Just lately the PCB didn’t renew the contract of Muhammad Wasim as head coach of the ladies’s workforce after the World Cup catastrophe the place it completed final among the many eight groups.