Qasim heads up Pakistan selectors

Former chief selector Abdul Qadir resigned, claiming he was not allowed to work independently on the previous board

The Pakistan Cricket Board has appointed former spinner Iqbal Qasim as chairman of a new selection panel.

The PCB disbanded both its senior and junior selection panels last month following a row with chief selector Abdul Qadir, who resigned claiming he was not allowed to work independently.

The 55-year-old Qasim heads a seven-member panel which includes Saleem Jaffar, Asif Baloch and Mohammad Ilyas, three members from the old senior and junior selection committees.

The other members are Ijaz Ahmed, Azhar Khan and Farrukh Zaman.

The new seven-member panel will now select both senior and junior teams for Pakistan, starting with a group of 30 probables for the ICC Champions Trophy.