Former head coach of the national team Mickey Arthur is going to join the national team once again but this time he will take on the responsibilities of a consultant instead of a coach.
Pakistan Cricket Board Management Committee Chairman Najam Sethi says that Mickey Arthur is returning as a consultant to the national team.
Najam Sethi said that final talks have been held with Mickey Arthur to act as a consultant and he will choose the support staff himself.
They said that three officials have been selected and two are left but as soon as they announce the names of more support staff, we will get their services.
Earlier, after Najam Sethi took over as the head of the board, it was hoped that Mickey Arthur would once again return to Pakistan cricket as the head coach.
The PCB had confirmed talks with Mickey Arthur but then there were reports that the talks could not go ahead due to Mickey Arthur’s contract with English county Derbyshire.
The board said in a statement that the decision to hire Mickey Arthur as a coach or consultant on a time-sharing basis with Derbyshire could not be fruitful due to difficulties on both sides.
However, last week, the news of Mickey Arthur’s involvement started to be heard once Najam Sethi said that we are still in touch with the Australian coach in which 90% of the discussions have been done and the final decision on the recruitment of support staff. Subject to decision regarding
Mickey Arthur was previously the head coach of the national team from 2016 to 2019 and during that time the national team won the 2017 Champions Trophy as well as becoming the world number one in Tests and T20Is.
However, due to the failure of the national team in the 2019 World Cup campaign and not reaching the semi-finals, the board did not extend his contract, after which he coached his home country South Africa and Sri Lanka and these days Linked with Derbyshire County on a three-year deal.
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2024-08-01 14:22:00
