LAHORE: Five elite foreign coaches have been appointed for the PCB Pathway Cricket Programme to provide specialist training to the participating players under the coaching project with the first phase set to kick off later this week in Lahore.
According to the details, Gordon Parsons (South Africa), Julian Fountain (New Zealand), Julian Wood (England), Nicholas Webb (England) and Toby Radford (England) are expected to arrive in Lahore in the next seven to 10 days and will work with teenagers from next month under PCB’s Pathway Cricket Programme.
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PCB entered a three-year agreement with a private corporation for the sponsorship of the foreign coaches under the programme.
According to the PCB, the foreign coaches selected for the coaching programme are richly experienced and have produced results in age-group and senior cricket around the world for domestic, national and franchise teams.
‘These coaches have made their name and reputation with innovative coaching on modern lines that has helped cricketers from around the world,” said Chairman PCB Ramiz Raja.
“By providing world-class coaching and training to the future Pakistan stars we are building the foundations of a potentially world beating side that can take on teams from around the world for the next 10 to 15 years,” he added.
Foutain, one of the five coaches appointed for the task, has previously served as Pakistan men’s fielding coach and has also offered his services at the National High Performance Centre (NHPC), while Parsons has worked extensively as bowling and head coach in South Africa and the UK.
The foreign coaches will work closely with the local coaches during the training camps for the U13, U16 and U19 players. A total of 107 players have been enrolled in the first batch. These players include the leading performers of the national U19, U16 and U13 tournaments.
After the completion of the pathway camp, the players selected for the inaugural edition of the Pakistan Junior League will join their respective teams for the action commencing from the first week of October at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.
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