The PCB has confirmed the appointment of former Pakistan cricketers Kamran Akmal, Rao Iftikhar Anjum and Salman Butt as advisory members to the chief selector Wahab Riaz.

The PCB has appointed former international cricketers Kamran Akmal, Rao Iftikhar Anjum and Salman Butt as advisory members to the chief selector Wahab Riaz.

The trio will assume their role on the selection committee with immediate effect. Their first assignment as advisory members begins with Pakistan's five-match T20I series against New Zealand, which begins on January 12 after the conclusion of their Test tour to Australia.

The PCB said that when the trio is not engaged in selection duties, they may be given additional duties such as conducting skill camps.

Both Akmal and Anjum previously had selection responsibilities. Akmal, who represented Pakistan in 53 Tests, 157 ODIs and 58 T20Is in his 15-year career before retiring from all forms of cricket in February, was appointed chairman of the PCB's junior selection committee earlier this year. He was also appointed chairman of an eight-member selection committee to conduct trials for U13, U16 and U19 players to select regional and district teams.

Rao Iftikhar played one Test, 62 ODIs and two T20Is from 2004 to 2010, taking a total of 78 international wickets. He was also part of the team that won the T20 World Cup in 2009.

Former Test captain Salman Butt represented Pakistan in 33 Tests, 78 ODIs and 24 T20Is. He made 5,209 runs across the three formats with 11 international centuries. He was part of the squad that won the T20 World Cup in 2009.

Additionally, Mohammad Hafeez has been appointed as the team director and will also serve as Pakistan's head coach in Australia and New Zealand.

The squad for the three-match Test series in Australia was selected on November 20. The series will be Shan Masood's first as Pakistan captain after Babar Azam stepped down from the position in all formats last month.