Karachi: Chief selector and former Test captain Wasim Bari is likely to be appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of the Pakistan Cricket Board.

Bari has been interviewed by the Board and its consultants and he himself is keen for the job, sources said.

Bari has been chief selector since 1998 except for a one-year period after the 2003 World Cup when he was replaced by Aamir Sohail.

The former wicketkeeper, who played 81 Tests and 51 one-day internationals, is among those Pakistani players who have a sound educational background. He is also serving as a Director in the national airlines.

"Bari is due to retire from service in the airlines in September this year and the CEO post would be ideal for him given his cricketing and administrative background," sources told sources.

Interestingly, Bari and PCB's Director of Cricket Operations, Saleem Altaf have never seen eye to eye on many important issues.

The sources said other applicants had also been interviewed for CEO's post and their credentials would be discussed at Tuesday's Ad-Hoc committee meeting in Islamabad.

The meeting is also due to finalise a new constitution for the Board under which the board would cease to run on ad-hoc basis, which it has done since 1999 with the Chairman being directly appointed by the chief patron President Pervez Musharraf.

Critics have questioned the running of the board on ad-hoc basis for such a long period and point out that this system leads to unaccountability without any check on financial dealings.