PCB holds interviews for appointment of new head coach
PCB holds interviews for appointment of new head coach.
LAHORE (Dunya News) – The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) conducted interviews for appointments of the men’s national team’s new head coach and other staff on Thursday (today).
A five-member panel – comprising former captain Intikhab Alam, ex-international cricketer Bazid Khan, Board of Governors (BoG) member Asad Ali Khan, PCB Chief Executive Wasim Khan and Director International Cricket Zakir Khan – interviewed the candidates for the roles of Pakistan cricket team’s players support personnel.
Let it be known that two foreigners – Dean Jones and Courtney Walsh – have applied for the position of head coach while Pakistan’s most successful Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq is favorite for the post.
Misbah-ul-Haq had earlier stepped down from the Pakistan Cricket Board’s executive committee to clear the way for his application.
“I have resigned from the cricket committee and have applied for the post of Pakistan’s head coach,” said the 45-year-old former batsman describing the position as a ‘dream.’
Bowling coach candidates include Waqar Younis, Mohammad Akram and Jalaluddin. Batting coach contenders comprise Faisal Iqbal, Mohammad and Muhammad Wasim.
