Lahore, 9 January 2026: The PCB has announced the updated composition of its International Match Officials panels following the retirement of Aleem Dar, former PCB and ICC international umpire and Muhammad Javed Malik, former PCB international match referee.
In order to fill the vacant positions, Chairman PCB Mohsin Naqvi constituted an independent committee comprising members of senior management. The committee was tasked with conducting a comprehensive and transparent review process to identify suitable candidates for nomination to the PCB international panels.
The committee evaluated the performance, experience and credentials of all members of the national elite panel of umpires and the national elite panel of match referees. Equal opportunity was provided to all candidates through a structured and transparent selection process, which included interviews.
After detailed deliberations, the committee unanimously recommended Nasir Hussain for nomination as a PCB international panel umpire and Kamran Chaudhry for inclusion in the PCB international panel of match referees. Chairman PCB later approved the committee’s recommendations.
With these nominations, the PCB international match officials’ panels will now comprise:
PCB International Panel Umpires:
Muhammad Asif Yaqoob, Rashid Riaz Waqar, Faisal Khan Afreedi and Nasir Hussain
PCB International Panel Match Referees:
Ali Naqvi, Kamran Chaudhry
