Overview
- Senior Pakistan Cricket Board officials will meet this weekend, with a scheduled review to decide whether Shan Masood should remain Test captain and whether Sarfaraz Ahmed will continue as Test head coach.
- The review follows Pakistan’s 0-2 Test series loss in Bangladesh and a longer pattern of weak red‑ball results that board members say undermines planning for upcoming tours.
- Selectors and some PCB figures have named Salman Ali Agha as a leading candidate to replace Shan Masood as Test captain, while Younis Khan and Mohammad Hafeez are frequently reported as options for the red‑ball coaching or director role.
- Sources say Sarfaraz may be kept temporarily while the board negotiates with potential successors, and a decision on appointing a Director of International Cricket could also be taken at the meeting.
- Chairman Mohsin Naqvi is pressing wider structural reforms inside the PCB, including reducing officials’ overlapping roles, a move the board says is intended to improve accountability and team preparation before the England tour.