Miandad appointed PCB's director-general.

Javed Miandad, the former Pakistan captain, hopes to lift Pakistan's standing in the ICC rankings during his tenure as PCB's director-general. Pakistan, who have not played a Test in 2008, are sixth in the Test rankings and fourth among ODI teams.

"The main purpose of my appointment is to look after the cricketing affairs in the board," Miandad told Associated Press. "It's good that the new chairman of the board [Ijaz Butt] is inducting former Test cricketers in the PCB and I hope it would benefit Pakistan cricket in the future.

Among the former players handling positions in the PCB is former fast bowler Saleem Altaf, who only last month had been named as director-general, but is now the board's chief operating officer. Confusingly, Altaf's current position had originally been scrapped when his appointment as director-general was made.

A spate of changes have taken place in Pakistan cricket after Butt, a former Test wicketkeeper, assumed charge. Former Test batsmen Ijaz Ahmed and Shoaib Mohammad were appointed to the selection committee, with Saleem Jaffer, the surviving member of the previous three-man panel, named chairman of selectors. Talat Ali, the team's permanent manager since October 2006, stepped down, with Yawar Saeed, a veteran administrator and former manager, taking up duties for the ODI series in Abu Dhabi.

Aamer Sohail, the former Pakistan captain and opener, was appointed director of the National Cricket Academy (NCA), replacing Mudassar Nazar, who left for a coaching post with the ICC last month. Wasim Bari, the former wicketkeeper and chief selector, was appointed director of human resources and administration. On Tuesday, Bari had said the PCB would aim to cut down heavily on the administrative expenditure of running the organisation in order to cope with decreased revenues.

Miandad had been highly tipped to take over as Pakistan's coach following the dismissal of Geoff Lawson last month, but to the PCB's disappointment, he turned down a fourth stint in charge of the team, instead offering to help the board in an advisory position. Butt admitted Miandad was the board's first choice for the job, now taken up by Intikhab Alam.

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Many congratulations to Javid Miandad.

Lets hope he can improve the standard of Cricket in Pakistan.

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good........

it's great news, With his leadership he will transform pakistani team into a great fighting squad and I hope that we have next series with india in Pakistan.

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I like this news

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thts very good step by cricket board

its good for pakistani cricket he is a legendry sportsman.

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lets hope he will be given a free hand this time to re-organize team

if no team is willing to play cricket in Pakistan. what Miandad can do in this regard.

	Muhammad Arahim wrote:
	if no team is willing to play cricket in Pakistan. what Miandad can do in this regard.

very little or no thing -- because Pakistan as a Country put on "High Risk Places" it can't be resolve by Cricket Board... World knows well that a country run by "Bunch of Criminals" where nothing is save.

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	urfi67 wrote:
	lets hope he will be given a free hand this time to re-organize team

One can only hope for good... but don't forget there is Aamir Sohail on side it's like putting water and oil together Smile

on other hand Muhammad Arahim make very good and important point.

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GREAT JOB DONE BY GOVT

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Best Of Luck for Miandad,, may he bring the lost spirit of Cricket in Pakistan.

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I think the major good change was the segregation of Admin & Cricket part as previously Admin people were running cricket affairs also (4 which they don't have any idea, Hopefully India will tour pakistan (?) then things will start imporving & i am also hoping that ICL players Baan should be removed (which is in place just to please BCCI)