Kirsten joins Pakistan team as white-ball head coach ahead of England series
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Pakistan take on England in first T20I on May 22 at Headingley Leeds
LEEDS (Dunya News) – Gary Kirsten has join the Pakistan cricket team in Leeds to commence his two-year tenure as the white-ball head coach ahead of the T20I series against England.
Pakistan team management, skipper Babar Azam and others welcomed the new coach while senior manager Wahab Riaz presented training shirt to Kirsten.
Pakistan side is set to hold their practice session under the supervision of the new coach.
Kirsten’s arrival comes three days prior to the start of the four-match T20I series against England at Headingley on Wednesday, 22 May. The series will be followed by the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 in the United States and Caribbean, with Pakistan taking on the hosts in its opener in Dallas on 6 June.
The 56-year-old South African was confirmed as the white-ball head coach along with Jason Gillespie as red-ball head coach last month.
Apart from next month’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 and other bilateral white-ball series, Kirsten will be the head coach for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 in Pakistan, ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 in India and Sri Lanka, and the ACC T20 Asia Cup 2025.
