Islamabad, Nov 7: The PCB is set to appoint former Pakistan Test cricketer Ijaz Ahmed as the new fielding coach of the national team ahead of the home series against India.

Ijaz, who is working as the National Cricket Academy (NCA) fielding coach, would be elevated as the national fielding coach well before the important series against India starting in January 2009, The News quoted a well placed PCB source as saying.

Islamabad, Oct 24 : Justice Ijaz Ahmed has said that Pervez Musharraf’s statement on giving up his uniform before taking oath as the next President, submitted before the court, was irrelevant.

He further said that the statement proved that Musharraf is the Army Chief and in the light of this statement, his nomination papers could not be accepted.

Justice Ijaz observed that the document (undertaking) "is irrelevant to decide this case because it has no legal sanctity."

He added that this case would be decided on the basis of documents that had been submitted at the time of nomination papers as it involved the issue of candidacy and not other matters.