LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has charged former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed with key responsibilities, sources said on Sunday.
Sarfaraz, the sources added, has been given the task of overseeing matters related to Pakistan Shaheens and the Under-19 team.
The former skipper will monitor the performance of the coaches of both teams and also handle their tours.
He will also guide the teams during training and series in Pakistan, sources said.
It is pertinent to mention that the wicketkeeper-batsman, who has an extensive international career, played 54 Tests and scored 3,031 runs, including four centuries and 21 fifties.
In 117 ODIs, he amassed 2,315 runs with two centuries and 11 fifties, while in T20Is he scored 818 runs in 61 matches, including three fifties.
Sarfaraz also has an impressive captaincy record. He led Pakistan to victory in the 2017 Champions Trophy, beating India by 180 runs in the final with a winning percentage of 70%.
He also led the team to a 62.5% winning percentage in the 2019 Cricket World Cup, winning five out of nine matches.
In T20Is, he achieved a win rate of 78.37% and won 29 out of 37 matches.
For the unversed, the 38-year-old last represented Pakistan in the red-ball format in a Test against Australia in Perth in 2023.
