The former Pakistan skipper Misbah-ul-Haq is likely to be appointed as head coach and chief selector under a new model to be introduced by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).

On Thursday, the 45-year-old was appointed as 'camp commandant' for the forthcoming 17-day conditioning camp for 20 Pakistan cricketers to be held at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Lahore from August 22 to September 7.

The reports from Dawn suggested that Misbah himself selected the players and will start coaching them. Thus, it might also be a test to prove his credibility for the dual role of head coach and chief selector.

In his media interactions, the PCB director of international cricket, Zakir Khan revealed that the board is planning to introduce three models for selection panel of the senior international team.

The first is the existing one comprising of a chairman and three or four members of the selection committee. While, the second one is to appoint a chief selector only and to give an extra role to the head coaches of the six provincial teams in the domestic season who will be asked to also perform as selectors and recommend the names of talented players to chief selector.

While in the third model, only one person will play dual role of chief selector and head coach to whom all the head coaches of the six provincial teams will report and give feedback about the talented players.

After Pakistan’s dismal performance at the recently concluded World Cup in UK, where the Green Army failed to make it to the semifinal stage and were knocked out of the group stage of the tournament, the PCB decided to sack head coach Mickey Arthur along with bowling coach Azhar Mahmood, batting coach Grant Flower and trainer Grant Luden.

(With IANS inputs)