Overview

• PCB is poised to appoint Salman Ali Agha as all-format captain, replacing Shan Masood in Tests and Mohammad Rizwan in ODIs.
• The board will establish an observatory committee after Eid to monitor cricket developments and forward recommendations to the chairman.
• Former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed and ex-pacer Sikander Bakht have been offered roles on the observatory committee alongside other veterans.
• Chairman Mohsin Naqvi is considering overhauling the national selection committee to focus on talent identification from domestic and age-group cricket.
• Pakistan’s next Test assignment is a two-match home series against South Africa later this year as part of the new ICC World Test Championship cycle.