Former Test captain of Pakistan, Azhar Ali, has came out as a contender to be appointed at a senior position in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), to look after the development program for the youth.
On Wednesday, The Board gave out the advertisement for the position of a new Director for Youth Cricket, where the deadline to apply for this position is given out at October 31. The only criteria to apply for the position is given that a player must have played 50 Tests for Pakistan.
According to a source in the board, Azhar Ali has come out to be the top contender for this post, considering that he has showed his interest to work with junior players and improve the system.
“Another former former captain, Mohammad Yousuf is also keen on working in this position and was one reason why he resigned as national selector,” the source said.
The PCB introduced this post for the appointed candidate to work with Under-13 t Under-19 levels along with the regional coaches, academics and players. The appointed candidate will also be given the task to look out for new emerging talents and grooming them with proper systems and facilities.
The source concluded by telling that another reason for the introduction of this post was to dismiss politics and frauds in age verification for the tournaments related to the age groups.
