The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), on Friday, appointed present Take a look at captain Shan Masood because the Advisor of Worldwide Cricket and Gamers’ Affairs.
The 36-year-old has featured in 44 Checks, 9 ODIs and 19 T20Is, scoring 3,108 worldwide runs, together with six Take a look at centuries.
“Shan has additionally captained Pakistan in 14 Checks, together with the just lately concluded two-match ICC World Take a look at Championship sequence towards South Africa.
“Beneath his management, Pakistan defeated England 2-1 final 12 months, their first Take a look at sequence win towards England on house soil since 2005,” the PCB stated in its assertion on Friday.
The transfer marks the primary time an lively Take a look at captain has been in an administrative place within the PCB. Masood has been Pakistan’s Take a look at captain since November 2023, having made his worldwide debut in 2013.
It’s, nonetheless, unclear whether or not Masood will tackle each positions concurrently or transition from an lively cricketer to a full-time guide, off the sphere.
Printed on Oct 24, 2025