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DAWN.COM | Cricket | Afridi axed from tour selection committee

KARACHI: Bowing to skipper Younis Khan’s demand, the Pakistan Cricket Board has taken off vice-captain Shahid Afridi and team manager Abdul Raqeeb from the tour selection committee in the ongoing one-day series against New Zealand in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.

Raqeeb said under the new policy only the captain, coach and the chief selector were selecting the playing eleven for every match. ‘In the past the team manager and vice-captain also used to be involved in this process,’ he revealed.

PCB sources said one of the conditions that Younis had put forth for taking back his resignation as captain after the Champions Trophy was that the team manager and vice captain be removed from the tour selection committee.

‘Younis had made it clear to the PCB Chairman that only the captain and coach should have this responsibility after consultations with the chief selector either in person or on telephone when on tour,’ the source said.

‘In the past Younis and coach Intikhab faced problems getting their playing eleven because of the interference of the manager, vice-captain and even some senior players but now they have a free hand to pick their playing eleven,’ he added.—Agencies

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