The Pakistan Cricket Board on Wednesday appointed a new selection committee after the previous panel resigned in the wake of the team's disastrous performance in the World Cup.

Former Test player Salahuddin Ahmed will head the three-member paid selection committee, which will have Saleem Jaffer and Shafqat Rana, also former players, as members.

Ahmed, who has served as a national selector on 12 previous occasions, said his team would have a daunting task ahead.

"We have to start afresh after the disappointment of the World Cup," he told Reuters.

"It is a big challenge for us."

Pakistan were eliminated from the tournament after losing their opening game to the West Indies [ Images ] and then being stunned by minnows Ireland.

Coach Bob Woolmer [ Images ] died in a hospital in Kingston [ Images ] a day later, and police are now investigating his death as a murder.

Captain Inzamam-ul-Haq [ Images ] also stepped down and retired from one-day internationals following the team's poor performance, and the PCB is expected to appoint a new captain this week.