Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is likely to appoint former cricketers,Mohammad Yousuf and Umar Gul as the national team’s interim batting andbowling consultants respectively. The two former players are expected to beannounced as the consultants for Pakistan’s upcoming series against WestIndies.
PCB has not yet decided to appoint permanent coaching staff for thenational team ever since the departure of former head coach, Misbah-ul-Haq,and bowling coach, Waqar Younis, in September 2021. Legendary Australianbatter, Matthew Hayden, and former South African bowler, Vernon Philander,were roped in as interim coaches for Pakistan’s 2021 T20 World Cupcampaign. They have now left their roles with the PCB as their contractsended.
Mohammad Yousuf and Umar Gul are the likely candidates for the consultancyjob and will join Pakistan’s interim head coach, Saqlain Mushtaq, for theupcoming series. Saqlain was also initially appointed as Pakistan’s headcoach for the T20 World Cup but the PCB decided to extend his contract forthe Bangladesh tour. He is likely to continue his role in the upcoming WestIndies tour of Pakistan as well.
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Yousuf has had coaching experience at PCB’s National High-PerformanceCenter, while Gul has worked as a bowling coach for Pakistan Super League(PSL) franchise, Quetta Gladiators, as well as in other franchise T20leagues.
