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Former Pakistan all-rounder Azhar Mahmood has demonstrated interest in becoming the head coach of the national team as the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) seeks to fill this key position.
A few days earlier, PCB had advertised the post for a new coach, along with the position of Director of High Performance Centres, on its website this week.
Aaqib Javed recently served as the interim head coach of the Pakistan cricket team. He had been performing dual roles as both selector and coach for the past six months.
While speaking to a digital platform, the current assistant coach of the Pakistan team, Azhar Mahmood, opened up on the national team’s coaching role.
“Definitely, I’m going to apply for the Pakistan team head coach role. Previously, I was working for five different leagues. The idea of working with Jason and Gary was to take the role of head coach, moving forward, “Azhar Mahmood stated.
He further said, “I will apply, and at the end of the day, it’s on the cricket board they will decide.
“If given the opportunity, I would eagerly accept it because I have played modern T20 cricket around the world. The entire year is packed with T20 matches, and if the PCB offers me a chance, I will certainly seize it.”
It is worth mentioning that over the past two years, the Pakistan team has had six different coaches. Abdul Rahman served as the interim head coach, while Mohammad Hafeez held the position of national team director.
During this time, Azhar Mahmood also acted as an interim head coach. Jason Gillespie was the head coach for the Test team, and Gary Kirsten took on the role of head coach for the ODI team.
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