KARACHI, (Reuters) – Pakistan named former test  batsman Mohsin Khan as Iqbal Qasim’s successor as chief selector yesterday.

“It is a big honour for me but I also consider this position  as the biggest challenge of my cricket career as the national  team needs to show more consistency and discipline in its  performances,” Mohsin told Reuters.

The 54-year-old replaces former test spinner Qasim who quit last month after the team were whitewashed in the test and one-day series in Australia.

Mohsin, who played 48 tests and 75 one-day internationals between 1978 and 1986, said his first priority would be to pick  a strong squad for Pakistan’s title defence at the Twenty20  World Cup in the Caribbean in April and May.