Former Pakistan cricketer Misbah-ul-Haq has been appointed as the head coach and chief selector of the Pakistan national cricket team. He will work with Waqar Younis, who was named as bowling coach.

A five-member panel that included Intikhab Alam (former captain), Bazid Khan (former cricket), Asad Ali Khan (Member of the Board of Governors), Wasim Khan (Chief Executive, PCB) and Zakir Khan (Director – International Cricket) is ubderstood to have unanimously picked Misbah for the role..

“Misbah was a unanimous choice of a five-member panel that comprised Intikhab Alam, Bazid Khan, Asad Ali Khan, Wasim Khan and Zakir Khan following a robust recruitment process,” a PCB said in a media release.