PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi confirmed that a new white-ball coach will be appointed in time for the Zimbabwe white-ball series with Jason Gillespie to stand-in for the Australia series after Gary Kirsten's premature exit.
Former South Africa cricketer Gary Kirsten has resigned as Pakistan's white-ball head coach within six months after appointment. Interestingly, he couldn't coach Pakistan in a single ODI and resigned soon after their squad for Australia tour was announced.
Babar Azam was snubbed and left out of Pakistan's playing XI for the second and third Test of the series against England in Multan and Rawalpindi respectively. He is expected to be back in the squad for Pakistan's white-ball tour of Australia.
"Mohammad Rizwan because of his seniority, his reliability as a player and because of his experience of leading teams well in domestic cricket and PSL is a front runner to become white-ball captain,” the PCB source told PTI on Friday.
The latest revamp has come after Mohammad Yousuf's resignation as one of the members of the selection committee. The captain and head coach are still a part of the committee.
With around four months to go, there is no clarity on India's stance over touring Pakistan for the Champions Trophy next year. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is getting ready to host the first ICC tournament since 1996. Meanwhile, PCB Chief has opened up on India's visit to the country.
"The primary objective of the camp is to define a shared vision and mission, along with setting a roadmap to reignite the pride and excellence that has characterised Pakistan cricket since achieving Test status in 1952," the PCB statement said.
Ahmed Shehzad last played for Pakistan in a T20I against Sri Lanka at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. He has represented Pakistan in 13 Tests, 81 ODIs and 59 T20Is.
Waqar Younis, Misbah-ul-Haq, Shoaib Malik, Saqlain Mushtaq and Sarfaraz Ahmed have been appointed as mentors for teams participating in the newly formulated Champions Cup - a series of domestic events.
"We have been guided by the construction experts on the timelines for the readiness of the Stadium. They advised that while construction could continue during playing hours, the resulting noise pollution would disturb the cricketers," the PCB statement said.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday, August 14 confirmed that the fans won't be allowed in the second Test between Pakistan and Bangladesh at the National Stadium in Karachi. The two-match Test series is set to kick off on August 21 in Rawalpindi with the second game in Karachi from August 29.
India qualified for the Women's Asia Cup semi-finals after beating Nepal by 82 runs while Pakistan beat UAE to confirm their spot. PCB has left it up to the ICC to handle the India not travelling to Pakistan situation for the Champions Trophy. Here's a look at the top 10 sports stories on July 24.
Pakistan are going to host Bangladesh for a two-match Test series which is a part of the World Test Championship 2023-25 cycle. The first Test will be played at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
Pakistan Cricket Board is mulling quite a few changes in its structure ever since the team led by Babar Azam endured a distastrous T20 World Cup campaign where they were knocked out in the group stage itself. Pakistan lost to World Cup debutants USA and arch-rivals India.
Right-arm leg spinner Usama Mir was also denied a No Objection Certificate (NOC) earlier for playing in the T20 Blast. The leggie was also not picked in Pakistan's squad for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024.
Mohammad Yousuf was the head coach of the Pakistan U19 team during the ICC Men's U19 World Cup in January. The Pakistan U19 team played some impressive cricket during the tournament and qualified for the semis.
The chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Mohsin Naqvi attended a meeting with Gary Kirsten (white-ball head coach), Jason Gillespie (red-ball head coach) and assistant coach Azhar Mahmood on Tuesday and it is understood that they jointly took the decision.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced a bumper home season for 2024-25 until the Champions Trophy February-March next year that has rendered a very busy international calendar for the men's team. Pakistan are also scheduled to tour Australia, South Africa and Zimbabwe in this period.
"The PCB has submitted the draft of the 15-match ICC Champions Trophy. Seven games in Lahore, three in Karachi and five in Rawalpindi. The opening match will be held in Karachi with two semifinals in Karachi and Rawalpindi, final in Lahore," the ICC Board member said.
Pakistan got knocked out from the T20 World Cup 2024 in group stage itself as they lost to the USA and India in their first two matches itself. Amidst massive criticism, their players are now set to feature in T20 leagues with no international matches scheduled in July.
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