Former Pakistan Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq is set to be appointed as the Director of International Cricket Operations for the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).

The qualification for the key position as mentioned in the advertisement is that the individual should be a former domestic or international cricketer.

A reliable source in the PCB said that chairman Mohsin Naqvi has convinced Misbah to apply for the position as he wants the former skipper and head coach of the national side to handle international cricket affairs.

Misbah is still closely associated with the PCB in his capacity as mentor and advisor to the chairman on cricket matters and is said to have played a big part in the removal of Mohammad Rizwan as captain of the ODI squad.

Misbah also convinced the national selectors that

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