Pakistan cricket will decide the future of captain Shan Masood Sarfaraz Ahmed this weekend

The Pakistan Cricket Board’s top brass will meet here this weekend to decide the future of Test captain Shan Masood and head coach Sarfaraz Khan. The meeting will be attended by PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi and it will be decided whether Masood and Sarfaraz, who were in charge of the Bangladesh tour where the team was beaten 0-2will he continue or not for the upcoming England and West Indies assignments.

“The most important decision is whether Shan Masood will continue as Test captain for the West Indies and England tour,” a PCB source said.

“Many selectors and some board officials feel it is time to give Salman Ali Agha a chance to lead the Test side,” the source said, adding that despite Masood’s desire to continue, the result in Bangladesh could go against him.

Agha is already in charge of the national team in white-ball formats.

The source added that PCB is yet to make any deal with Sarfaraz and former captain Younis Khan is being touted as the next head coach.

“So far, it looks like Sarfaraz will stay on until an agreement is reached with Younis, who has always been a tough negotiator when it comes to holding any board post,” the official said.

Former captain Mohammad Hafeez is another choice for the head coach’s role, but nothing has been finalized yet despite PCB officials holding talks with both.

“The situation will be clarified by Saturday when the meeting is scheduled but Mohsin Naqvi seems to want changes as he is not happy with the overall progress of Pakistan cricket,” the official said.

Naqvi also wants to reduce the burden on those officials who hold dual roles in the PCB. Currently, the national selectors are former captain Misbah Ul Haq, Asad Shafiq, Sarfaraz and Aaqib Javed, with some of them also holding other roles on the board.

Head coach for white ball formats Mike Hesson also gets involved in selection matters. Meanwhile, a decision on the appointment of the Director (International Cricket) could also be taken at the meeting.

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10 Jun 2026 15:58 IST