Five named on PCB ad hoc body

Lahore, Nov 25: Five more members have been co-opted to assist Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) ad hoc committee chairman Dr Zafar Altaf in running its affairs. Some more committees have also been constituted.

PCB secretary Shafqat Rana announced here on Thursday that Shariq Mahmood had been appointed honorary treasurer. Former chairman of the BCCP probe committee Justice Chaudhary Ejaz Yousuf (Quetta), former Test wicket-keeper and captain Wasim Bari, former Test opener/wicket-keeper Col Naushad Ali and Syed Asif Shah would be the new members. He said that all those five members would also serve as members of the PCB executive committee. Former Test captain Intikhab Alam has been appointed chairman of the re-vamped Domestic Tournament Monitoring Committee (DTMC) in place of Javed Zaman Khan. Former Test paceman Zakir Khan will be convener of the new committee. Its members are Test player Ijaz Faqih, Ma'azullah Khan, Shakeel Sheikh and Talaat Masood.

Former Test off-spinner Zulfiqar Ahmad has been appointed chairman of the committee which will handle the international cricket affairs. Zakir Khan will be convener of this committee as well. Its members will be Intikhab Alam and the Test umpire Khalid Aziz.