Aaqib Javed appointed interim Pakistan white-ball cricket coach

Javed’s interim assignment runs until March 9, 2025, coinciding pinch nan extremity of nan ICC Champions Trophy being staged successful Pakistan.

Pakistan has again changed its coaching lineup, appointing erstwhile accelerated bowler Aaqib Javed arsenic interim caput coach for nan achromatic shot team.

In nan past 2 years, Pakistan cricket has ploughed done 5 coaches, 3 committee heads, 3 captains and galore formats of nan home competition, while suffering a drawstring of humiliating defeats.

Javed will switch Jason Gillespie who steered nan nationalist broadside to a caller 2-1 ODI distant bid triumph complete world champions Australia, earlier slumping to a 3-0 T20 bid conclusion against nan Aussies.

Gillespie, Pakistan’s red-ball caput coach, had replaced erstwhile South African Gary Kirsten who resigned complete differences pinch nan Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) past month.

“Aaqib Javed, a erstwhile world accelerated bowler, is appointed arsenic nan interim caput coach of nan Pakistan men’s cricket squad until nan ICC Champions Trophy 2025,” said a PCB merchandise connected Monday.

It refuted reports Gillespie – nan erstwhile Australian prima bowler – would beryllium removed, announcing he would stay red-ball caput coach for nan two-match Test bid successful South Africa adjacent month.

Javed is besides a personnel of Pakistan’s elder action committee which has been many times reshuffled since Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi took complete arsenic PCB president successful February.

A imperishable caput coach will beryllium appointed aft nan ICC Champions Trophy which Pakistan is owed to big from February 19 until March 9 – taxable to India’s participation.

Last week, India threw nan eight-team world title into mobility by refusing to nonstop their squad to Pakistan connected information fears and projected their matches beryllium played astatine a neutral venue extracurricular nan country.

The PCB said it would not judge a hybrid exemplary and insisted nan full tourney should beryllium staged successful Pakistan.

Javed’s first duty will beryllium 3 ODIs and 3 T20Is successful Zimbabwe from November 24 until December 5, followed by a white-ball circuit of South Africa starting December 10.

In nan lead-up to nan Champions Trophy 2025, Pakistan will big New Zealand and South Africa for an ODI triangular bid from February 8-14.

Mohammad Rizwan is nan existent white-ball skipper of nan Pakistan nationalist squad arsenic it embarks connected a circuit of Zimbabwe, starting November 24 [Ayush Kumar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images]