Shahid Afridi, Pakistan ODI captain, will see PCB chairman Ijaz Butt at the Board’s headquarters on Monday to decide the likely squad for the 2011 World Cup, as well as, a 15-member squad for the one-day international series in New Zealand.
Shahid Afridi reached Lahore on Friday night for the meeting, after the end of the three-match Twenty20 series in Christchurch. He will rush back on Monday night to join the Pakistan team in Hamilton for the first Test against New Zealand starting on January 7.
The Daily Times quoted a top PCB official, as saying that PCB Chairman wanted to discuss the probables with Shahid Afridi before giving the ‘go ahead’ signal to national selectors for announcing the World Cup preliminary squad as well as the ODI squad for six-match ODI series against New Zealand.
All participating teams of World Cup 2011 were asked to name their preliminary squads by December 19, two months before the ICC’s mega event gets underway in the subcontinent. But the PCB was unable to meet the deadline due to its key players being caught up in a spot-fixing scandal, and seeking a `clearance' for national duty.
Following a PCB request, the International Cricket Council (ICC) extended the deadline, and allowed Pakistan to name their squad by January 5.
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