The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has appointed Umar Farooq Kalson as the media department's head, sources told Geo News.
Kalson, who is a renowned cricket writer and journalist in the country, has replaced Sami-ul-Hasan Burney as media director.
As per sources, Kalson has accepted the offer to become the media director from the new management committee chairman Zaka Ashraf. There are more changes expected in the media department.
Sami-ul-Hasan Burney and former CEO Faisal Hasnain have been transferred to the special projects department with immediate effect.
Sami took charge of PCB's media and communications department as director in 2019 when Ehsan Mani was the chairman. Whereas, Faisal was brought in as CEO by Ramiz Raja in 2022. He replaced Wasim Khan who resigned from his post.
Previously, former Management Committee chairman Najam Sethi also made prominent changes in the set-up. He made Shahid Afridi the selection committee's chief for a brief stint followed by Haroon Rashid's appointment later on.
Once again, a new chief selector is likely to be appointed in the coming days followed by the arrival of Misbah-ul-Haq as chief of the cricket committee. Mohammad Wasim, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Rashid Latif and Azhar Ali are under consideration for the important job.
Sohail Imran Sohail Imran is a senior reporter for Geo News.