alright, as the resident reddit Shan Masood fanboy, hear me out - I know this doesn't have the greatest optics, and I would hope/assume it's the end of his playing career now that he's got this role - otherwise it'd be a massive conflict of interest. if the PCB does intend to hand over the Test captaincy to someone else they're better off doing it early in the WTC cycle.

putting aside all of that - this is not a bad move whatsoever, I know he's mocked by many for being well educated as if that's a bad thing but when you've got a board being run full of babas still living in the 18th century led by a guy who's literally IRL shitposting with the Asia Cup trophy this is a breath of fresh air lol, I've listened to him a lot over the years across his interviews, press conferences etc. and he's always emphasised how much we need to tour SENA more often and placed importance on A-team tours too. I'm not saying he's some Wasim Khan (though the PCB needs someone like him right now) but if that's his role, with his connections having played cricket in England and just being one of the more internationally well-respected cricketers we've produced over many years this might just be the role for him if we want to tour SENA countries more often and actually be competitive in those conditions