Afghanistan Cricket: Noor Malikzai named board's chief selector

Afghanistan former middle-order batter Noor-ul-Haq Malikzai has been appointed as the Chief Selector of the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB). Noor-ul-Haq Malikzai was serving the ACB on an acting basis for more than three months. Meanwhile, on Monday he was officially handed over the responsibilities.

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"Malikzai has had quite an impressive tenure as the acting chief selector and has shown great spirit during the selection of the teams for the U19 Asia Cup & World Cup as well as for our recent squad selections for the Netherlands and Bangladesh series. I would like to congratulate him and wish him all the very best for the future."

CEO of the ACB Naseeb Khan said in a statement

"We have a busy 2022 year ahead. As a team, we will be working to not only address our short-term needs but also achieve our long-term goals. We have enormous talent in the country and it is important that they are provided with proper opportunities." Malikzai told ANI.

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According to ACB, Malikzai is a former National player. He has represented Afghanistan in 2 ODIs and has featured in two editions of the ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup in 2010 and 2012 respectively.

Malikzai has also played 18 first-class, 13 List-A, and 8 T20s and has vast experience playing in domestic cricket.