New Pakistan chief selector introduces data-based criteria.

KARACHI -- Pakistan's new chief selector Mohammad Wasim has set a new trend in the country by introducing data-based criteria for team's selection.

The press conference organized by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday to announce Test squad for the home series against South Africa was unprecedented in many ways.

For many journalists covering cricket regularly, the scenes were different. There was a laptop, a projector and a screen that got everyone's attention as this was never done before during a squad announcement.

The 42-year-old explained each exclusion and inclusion to the journalists with help of data-based presentation on screen, providing statistics of every player in question.

'Pakistan is behind in terms of scientific analysis of the data for team selection. I will definitely look on data and comparative and situational analysis to pick a suitable player,' Wasim said.

'It is also important to explain why a player was preferred and why he was excluded and there should be strong...

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