ISLAMABAD – No foreigners would get the opportunity to serve at keycoaching posts in Pakistan Cricket, as the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) islikely to assign former national cricket stars on key coachingresponsibilities.
Several former cricketers have applied for the key slots of head coach,batting coach and bowling coach and it is being discussed to avail theirexpertise for Pakistan cricket team, a source told APP.
He said former great cricketer Mohsin Hasan Khan, Rashid Latif, MisbahulHaq and Saqlain Mushtaq were also set to be given different roles by PCB.
Misbah who has already been appointed as camp-commandant of the pre-seasonPakistan camp would be coming as the head coach for the national team, hesaid.
PCB has also named Misbah in the three-member panel to review and finalizethe six provincial cricket associations’ squads to feature in the revampeddomestic season starting from September 12 with the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy.
“Misbah’s name was also circulating for the role of chief selector but ashe would be travelling with the national team to Australia in November fortwo Tests and three Twenty20s, therefore, he won’t be able to monitor thefirst-class domestic season,” he said.
Therefore, currently, former wicket-keeper and captain Rashid Latif is thefront and favourite candidate for the job of the chief selector.
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“Rashid was also offered the role of chief selector in former chairmanNajam Sethi’s tenure but he declined as he wanted to head theanti-corruption unit as well,” he said.
The source said the name of Mohsin Hasan Khan was being considered for theteam manager. Mohsin was heading the PCB’s cricket committee previously butresigned saying he wanted to work with the board but he does not want tohead the committee.
He said former off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq is all set to become the coachof the Under-19 national cricket team and his first assignment would be theACC Under-19 Asia Cup 2019.
The U19 Asia Cup would be played in Sri Lanka from September 5 to 14 andPakistan team led by Rohail Nazir is placed in Group A along with India,Afghanistan and Kuwait.
