Inzamam-ul-Haq Takes Pay Cut For Pakistan Cricket Board's Chief Selector's Job

Inzamam-ul-Haq, former Pakistan captain, who is set to be announced as the chairman of Pakistan cricket team's senior selection committee, took a hefty pay cut of four lakh rupees from existing monthly salary of 12 lakh that he drew from Afghanistan Cricket Board. (Inzamam-ul-Haq Resigns as Afghanistan National Cricket Coach)
 
According to sources in the Pakaistan Cricket Board (PCB), Inzamam reached a deal after he agreed to lower his monthly salary to eight lakh rupees from the 12 lakh he was getting from the Afghanistan board.

The PCB is set to announce his name as the new chief selector on Tuesday after he resigned as head coach of the Afghanistan cricket team.

PCB chairman Shahryar Khan confirmed that Inzamam would be the new chief selector and all issues surrounding his release from his contract with the Afghanistan Cricket Board had been resolved.

"He is our choice given his vast experience and the board has reached an agreement with Inzamam after the Afghanistan board agreed to release him," Khan said.

Inzamam, a veteran of 120 Tests and 398 One-Day Internationals, came up as a surprise choice for the chief selector's position after other names including those of former Test players Mohsin Khan, Iqbal Qasim and Moin Khan were tipped for this position.

Shahryar said that Inzamam would be given the opportunity to select  other members of his selection committee and he had also advised the board to include the captain and coach in the selection process in future.

Under the present system the captain and coach are only consulted by the selectors before finalising any team but Inzamam told the board he wants the captain and coach to be members of the selection committee so that they can take full responsibility for the performance of the team.

Inzamam, who last year signed up with the Afghanistan team as their head coach, has enjoyed success with them as the minnows stunned the eventual World T20 champions, West Indies, in the group stage.

Media reports claimed that Inzamam had emerged as the surprise candidate for the coveted post after advice from the Prime Minister's secretariat to the PCB but Khan dismissed these reports insisting it was the board's decision to approach the former captain.

"We opted for Inzamam as we wanted to bring in someone who had played modern day cricket and who commanded total respect in the cricket circles," Khan added.

Inzamam has in the past worked as batting consultant for the board for a few days but has never accepted a permanent position.