LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday, unveiled the Team Management for the upcoming two-match home Test series against Bangladesh, featuring newly-appointed Naveed Akram Cheema.
Earlier this week, it was reported that the cricketing body has decided to appoint Cheema as the team manager.
Cheema served as the team manager on the tour of Australia and New Zealand from December 2023 to January 2024.
However, following the twin tours, he was replaced by Mansoor Rana as the team manager, while Wahab Riaz was appointed as the senior team manager for the series.
Following Pakistan’s disappointing performance in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, Wahab and Mansoor were relieved of their managerial duties due to their reported failure to maintain discipline within the team.
Naveed Akram Cheema is set to resume his role as the new manager of the Pakistan cricket team, specifically to enforce strict discipline measures.
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The newly formed Pakistan team management further features head coach Jason Gillespie and assistant coach Azhar Mahmood.
Drikus Saaimon will serve as the Strength and Conditioning Coach while Tim Neilsen was named the High-Performance coach.
Former South Africa cricketer Cliffe Deacon will continue to serve as the physio, while Talha Butt was named the analyst.
Pakistan team management further features security manager Irtiza Kumail while Nazeer Ahmed will serve as the media manager.
The upcoming series between Pakistan and Bangladesh is a part of the ICC World Test Championship 2023-25, with the first Test commencing at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium from 21-25 August.
The second Test match will be played at the National Bank Stadium in Karachi from 30 August to 3 September.