Former Pakistan and UAE fast coach Aaqib will continue to serve as a senior member of the Pakistan men’s selection committee and “will be assigned additional responsibilities following the conclusion” of the Champions Trophy, the PCB said in a announced on Monday.
The PCB added that it will “initiate the process of hiring a permanent white-ball head coach” with the aim of completing the appointment before the end of the Champions Trophy, which will be played from February 19 to March 9.
At a press meet at the Gaddafi Stadium on Monday, Mohsin Naqvi, PCB president, said: “We have temporarily asked Aaqib Javed to take over as coach until the Champions Trophy. We do not want to act too hastily in bringing in another coach.” . Who is not right? So this three month gap, Aaqib will work. [in that position]. He definitely wants to work on other things, but we asked him to work for three months as a head coach and then we’ll see what other things he wants to do.
The fact that Aaqib continues on the selection committee puts the PCB coaching organization in the unusual position of the interim white-ball coach having a say in the selection in all formats, while the red-ball coach a full time has no say in the selection. for test side
“It’s just for [Aaqib to be only] white ball [coach] and alone [in an] provisional [capacity]. “We will begin the process of searching for a head coach in the next 10 to 15 days so that we can search and find a good head coach.”
The fact that Aaqib continues on the selection committee puts the PCB coaching organization in an unusual position, where the interim white-ball coach has a say in the selection in all formats, while the red-ball coach a full time has no voice. in selection for the Test side.
The decision to hand over white-ball coaching duties to Aaqib at such a critical phase of white-ball cricket for Pakistan underlines how rapid Aaqib’s rise has been. Until a few weeks ago, he was the long-term coach and director of cricket operations for Lahore Qalandars, where he had a mixed record; He led the team to back-to-back PSL titles, but also saw several last-place finishes, including earlier this season.
When he was appointed to the selection committee, the PCB top brass saw him as the brain behind implementing spin-friendly pitches against England to turn around that series. He left his position at Qalandars to focus on the PCB, where he was initially considered the favorite to be appointed director of the National cricket Academy. Earlier this year he worked for a time as Sri Lanka’s bowling coach, but now begins his most high-profile challenge.
The tour of Australia, where Pakistan won the ODI series but lost the T20Is, ends today, with Pakistan scheduled to play three ODIs and three T20Is in Zimbabwe (November 24 to December 5) before traveling to South Africa. In South Africa, they will first play three T20Is (December 10-14) and then three ODIs (December 17-22) before the two Tests. Pakistan will then play a two-Test series at home against the West Indies (January 16-28) before hosting New Zealand and South Africa in a short ODI tri-series just before the Champions Trophy.
Danyal Rasool is Pakistan correspondent for ESPNcricinfo. @danny61000
