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Aaqib Javed is currently a part of the PCB selection committee.
Former Pakistani bowler Aaqib Javed can become the new head coach of the Pakistani team. According to the report of ESPN, Aaqib Javed can be given the responsibility of all formats by removing Jason Gillespie.
Gillespie was recently made the coach of Pakistan after the resignation of white ball format head coach Gary Kirsten. Aaqib is currently working as a convener in Pakistan Men’s Cricket Selection Committee. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) can announce this decision on Monday.
Jason Gillespie is the full-time head coach of Pakistan’s Test format.
Can start coaching from Zimbabwe tour
Pakistan cricket team will play the third and last T20 match against Australia on Monday. After this the team has to tour Zimbabwe, where Aaqib Javed will be made the white-ball head coach. Aaqib has also been the assistant coach of Pakistan team in the past. UAE made him its head coach in 2013.
Aaqib Javed, sitting at the water cooler, has previously coached UAE, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
Gary Kirsten quits coaching in six months
Recently the Pakistan Cricket Board has taken away the right to select its captains and head coaches. This was the reason why Gary Kirsten left the post after just six months.
Convener of Javed Selection Committee
Javed was recently included among the five national selectors of PCB. After which the Pakistan cricket team performed well on the home ground and the Pakistan team won the home test series after three years and eight months. According to the report, Javed had insisted on making spin-friendly pitches instead of flat pitches. It is believed that Gillespie was the coach, but Javed was taking the decisions.
Mickey Arthur resigns after ODI World Cup 2023 After the ICC ODI World Cup 2023, PCB made several changes in its support staff. The team could not qualify for the semi-finals of the ODI World Cup 2023.
Mickey Arthur, Grant Bradburn and Andrew Puttick resigned from their posts after the World Cup. Arthur was appointed the director of the Pakistan men’s cricket team in April 2023. Bradburn was announced as the head coach of the team early last year.
Mickey Arthur resigned after the ODI World Cup 2023.
