Pakistan Cricket Team / PCB will now take a big decision after making Babar the captain

Pakistan Cricket Team: Pakistan Cricket Board has recently appointed Babar Azam as the captain of limited overs format. Shaheen has taken the captaincy of the T20 team from Afridi. Whereas Shan Masood will remain the captain of Pakistani Test team. The Pakistan Cricket Board has decided to appoint separate foreign coaches for the red-ball and white-ball formats and according to sources, it has included former Australian fast bowler Jason Gillespie and former South African batsman Gary Kirsten as possible candidates. Has gone.

Pakistani team will get two coaches

PCB officially released the advertisement for the posts of red ball and white ball coaches. Interested candidates (foreign and local) can apply by April 15 and must have a minimum level two coaching qualification and at least five years of experience in coaching a domestic, international or franchise team. It said that candidates with higher level of coaching eligibility will be given preference in appointments.

PCB held talks with two veterans

However, a PCB source told PTI that applications have been invited in the advertisement but the board has held talks with Gary Kirsten and Jason Gillespie. The Board is awaiting his application so that he can be appointed on a long-term basis. According to the source, Kirsten, who has coached the Indian team, has been selected for the white ball format, while Gillespie is expected to be made the head coach of the red ball (Test) team. The source said that PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi was doing everything as planned and had even informed the Board of Governors about all the developments.

The source said he has admonished to ensure that whoever is appointed as coach is given a proper contract and tenure to show his worth so that he is not replaced as per the whims and fancies of any chairman. Can go. This is the first time in a long time that PCB has advertised for the post of national team coach. Earlier, during the tenure of Zaka Ashraf and Najam Sethi, coaches were appointed without any advertisement. Even former president Rameez Raja had appointed foreign consultants without any advertisement.