Lahore
Former cricketers Misbah-ul-Haq and Waqar Younis have emerged as the top candidates for Pakistan cricket team coaching positions after a five-member panel conducted interviews on Thursday.
After the interviews, sources said that Misbah is the frontrunner for the post of the head coach and Waqar Younis being favoured for bowling coach.
The five-member panel was formed by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to interview candidates for the roles of Pakistan’s cricket team’s player support personnel.
The panel comprises PCB Managing Director Wasim Khan, Board of Governor member Asad Ali Khan, Director International Cricket Zakir Khan, former cricketer Bazid Khan and former captain and team manager/coach Intikhab Alam.
Misbah along with Dean Jones are being considered for the post of head coach, while for bowling coach Waqar Younis, Yasir Arafat and Jalaluddin are in the running. Faisal Iqbal and Mohammad Wasim have applied for the post of batting coach.
Interviews for batting, strength and conditioning coaches will be conducted after the position for head coach is filled.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) conducted its interview process for the posts of head and bowling coaches today.
A day earlier, the PCB announced a five-member panel to interview the candidates for the roles of Pakistan cricket team’s player support personnel.
The panel comprises former captain and team manager/coach Intikhab Alam, former cricketer and commentator Bazid Khan, Board of Governor member Asad Ali Khan, PCB Managing Director Wasim Khan and Director International Cricket Zakir Khan.
The interviews for the role of head coach and bowling coach were carried out today after which the panel will send its recommendations to PCB Chairman Ehsan Mani.
Misbah-ul-Haq, Waqar Younis and Mohsin Khan gave their interviews today. The interviews for the batting, strength and conditioning coaches will be conducted after the position of the head coach is filled.
Among the candidates for the post of head coach are Misbah-ul-Haq and Dean Jones. For bowling coach, Waqar Younis, Yasir Arafat and Jalaluddin are in the running while Faisal Iqbal and Mohammad Wasim have applied for the post of batting coach.—Agencies
