Pakistan appoints Mohammad Wasim as chief selector

Pakistan has appointed former Test cricketer Mohammad Wasim as chairman of its selection committee until the 2023 World Cup.

The 43-year-old Wasim will replace Misbah-ul-Haq, who stepped down in October to concentrate on his job as head coach of the national team.

Wasim’s first assignment will be to select the Pakistan team for next month’s two-test and three Twenty20 home series against South Africa.

He played 18 Tests and 25 one-day internationals for Pakistan between 1996 and 2000.