ISLAMABAD – Former skipper Misbah ul Haq was the top contender to be thehead coach for the national team as the Mianwali-born cricketer would beapplying for the post.
A Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) official told APP that PCB is focusing on tohire local coaches for the team and Misbah is the top preference for thejob as he would be applying for the post.
“Foreign cricketers have also applied for key slots of head coach, battingcoach and bowling coach, but PCB’s preference was to hire the local coachesfor the team,” he said.
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However, the deadline for accepting applications for coaching staff wasAugust 26. The official further said former cricketer Mohsin Hasan Khan,Rashid Latif, Ijaz Ahmed and Saqlain Mushtaq were also under considerationby PCB to be given different roles.
