Azhar Mahmood offered Pakistan assistant coach’s job

Jun 12, 2016 at 9:15 PM

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Azhar Mahmood offered Pakistan assistant coach’s job

Former Pakistan Test all-rounder Azhar Mahmood has been offered the role of assistant coach with the Pakistani national team.

Shaharyar Khan, the Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), confirmed the news and said that the job would also include duties of a bowling coach.

“Azhar has agreed to take up the assignment but will confirm once he has settled some contractual obligations with his county in England,” Khan said.

He said Azhar’s appointment has been made after consultations with new head coach Mickey Arthur.

“Mickey Arthur had specifically asked us to appoint a Pakistani assistant coach with him as this would make it easier for him to settle down quickly in the team and also communicate and understand the players psyche better,” Khan said.

With the challenging tour to England knocking on the door, Azhar’s inclusion will certainly benefit the team as the former all-rounder has spent the majority of his career playing in England.

Arthur, who was heavily criticised for not joining the team sooner, finally reached Lahore on Thursday to officially take charge of the squad, which is already announced for the four-Test series in England.

Reports are also suggesting that Arthur is  keen to include former Test leg-spinner Mushtaq Ahmed in his coaching staff by giving him the role of assistant coach but the PCB said the latter couldn’t be released from his duties at the National Cricket Academy since a new Director of academies Mudassar Nazar was due to take over from June 15th.

This is not the first time that Azhar has been a part of Pakistan’s coaching staff as he was also appointed bowling coach on a special short-term assignment for the World T20 in India, where Pakistan faltered badly and this led to changes in the team management with head coach Waqar Younis stepping down and the national selection committee being disbanded.

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