Qadir is new selector: wants merit based system

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Qadir appointed Pakistan's chief selector

Cricinfo staff

November 20, 2008





Abdul Qadir, the former legspinner, has been appointed Pakistan's new chief selector in place of Saleem Jaffar, who headed the interim committee. This is the latest in a series of appointments of former Test players to decision-making roles in the Pakistan board. The other members of the selection committee are yet to be announced.

Qadir said his first task would be to pick a squad for the series against India, who are scheduled to visit Pakistan in January for three Tests, five ODIs and a Twenty20. "We will do an honest selection so that we can put up the best fight against India, who are improving by leaps and bounds," Qadir told AFP. "I will select players on merit and devise a system where no first-class player can complain that he was not selected despite doing well."

OP Tipping wrote:Qadir told AFP. "I will select players on merit and devise a system where no first-class player can complain that he was not selected despite doing well."

he's going to select 249 players for the squad?

You can't have teams being picked on merit, it woould eliminate the in-fighting and bitch-slapping we've come to expect from Pakistan cricket.

weird choice.

i don't have a good feeling about these big names coming in so fast...

Listening to his interview

Point 1
Coaching at international level is a "humiliation".

" No one listens to a coach at international level(especially in Pakistan"

" Murali chucks"

.......but
"he is great to watch and is very skillful and he should have been stopped before NOT after he had already been playing cricket for many years"

"sports ministry should deal with cricket NOT presidents"

poor guy spent a very tough childhood...

"every thing that i achieved was because of my faith in Allah"

" i use to win every award...best bowler, fielder etc"

" LCCA still didn't play me due to politics"

" these players are nothing compare to the players of the previous eras"...

"Indians are great people"

Pakistan are taking a HUGE gamble by giving this guy the key job.

PlanetPakistan wrote:" these players are nothing compare to the players of the previous eras"...

That's one way to start off as selector. Inspire the troops and all that.

seems the interview is 4-5 days old because there weren't any questions about this new role

PlanetPakistan wrote:" Murali chucks"

.......but
"he is great to watch and is very skillful and he should have been stopped before NOT after he had already been playing cricket for many years"

Well he got one right.