Yousuf steps down as selection committee member to focus on coaching role
Faisalabad, 29 September 2024:
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) today announced that Mohammad Yousuf has voluntarily stepped down from his role as a member of the national selection committee to focus on other key responsibilities within the cricket board.
“The PCB expresses its sincere gratitude to Mohammad Yousuf for his invaluable contributions during his tenure as a selection committee member. Yousuf will continue to play a pivotal role at the PCB, sharing his extensive knowledge and experience as the batting coach at the High Performance Centre.”
Yousuf was the head coach of the Pakistan U19 side that finished third in the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2024 in South Africa.
Muhammad Yusuf is one of the most successful batsmen of Pakistan who scored 7530 Test runs and 9720 ODI runs in his career from 1998 to 2010.
He holds the distinction of scoring the most runs in Test cricket in a calendar year (2006) with 1788 runs.