The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) appointed all-rounder Nida Dar as the captain of the women’s national cricket team ahead of the year-round matches, while New Zealand’s Mark Coles was once again appointed as the head coach. .
Nida Dar, 36, has been named as the captain in place of Bisma Maruf, who resigned after Pakistan’s disappointing performance in the Twenty20 World Cup in South Africa in February, where the team lost three of their four matches.
The Pakistan Cricket Board has brought back Mark Coles for a second term as the head coach of the women’s cricket team.
The cricket board said in its ongoing press release that the appointments of Nida Dar and Mark Coles were made in light of the PCB’s vision and strategy to further invest in the development of women’s cricket.
The statement said that the PCB hopes that these appointments will boost the team’s performance as Pakistan hosts South Africa in September and October, followed by Bangladesh and New Zealand between October and December. will visit
Pakistan will also participate in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in Bangladesh in 2024 and the 8-team ICC Women’s World Cup in India in 2025.
Nida Dar was also part of the gold medal-winning Pakistani teams at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou and 2014 in Incheon.
Reacting to the PCB’s decision, Nida Dar said, “I am proud to be appointed as the captain of the Pakistan Women’s Cricket Team, it is a huge responsibility and I am excited to lead the team.”
Re-appointed head coach Mark Coles has been associated with the Pakistan cricket team from 2017 to 2019.
“We have a lot of potential in our team, I look forward to helping the players to excel and achieve success at the global level,” Mark Coles was quoted as saying in a PCB release.
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2024-07-26 22:41:05