LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Friday appointed former Pakistan Test captain Wasim Bari as new manager of the national squad that will travel to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the series against West Indies. Present team manager Intikhab Alam’s contract will expire on September 30 so the PCB has decided to appoint Bari as his replacement. Bari, on PCB’s invitation, yesterday spent the day at the headquarters of the cricket board at the Gaddafi Stadium and met with PCB chief operating officer (COO) Subhan Ahmed and a few other officials. Bari represented Pakistan in 81 Test matches and 51 ODI matches. The former wicketkeeper has earlier held many positions within the PCB. He was appointed the interim chairman of selectors in place of Abdul Qadir in June 2009. Bari has also served as the PCB’s COO for more than a year. He stepped down from the post in November 2010 but was appointed director of education and training only after a month – a post created within the PCB as a part of their revised anti-corruption measures in the aftermath of the spot-fixing controversy. Bari will take charge as manager after Eidul Azha and will travel with the T20I team to the UAE on September 18. His appointment will end with the team’s tour to the UAE but can be extended for tours against New Zealand and Australia.