WC 2015: Pakistan chief selector Moin Khan ordered home after casino visit in New Zealand
Manager Naveed Akram Cheema to take over as chief selector of tour selection committee
Islamabad: Pakistan chief selector Moin Khan was ordered to return home immediately on Tuesday and explain his visit to a casino before the team's 150-run loss against the West Indies in the Cricket World Cup.
Moin went to the casino in Christchurch, New Zealand, two days before the defeat last on Saturday. "There are widespread allegations into the conduct of the chief selector having brought the image of Pakistan and PCB into disrepute," the Pakistan Cricket Board said in a statement on Tuesday.
PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan spoke with the chief selector and other members of the team management by telephone on Tuesday, before ordering Moin Khan home. Manager Naveed Akram Cheema will take over as chief selector of the tour selection committee, including coach Waqar Younis and captain Misbah-ul-Haq.
Pakistan has lost its two pool games against India and the West Indies, and next plays on Sunday against Zimbabwe.