Renowned cricket coach Andy Flower and former Australia coach Tom Moody have confirmed that they are not available to become the head coach of the Pakistan team, the search for a new head coach of the national cricket team. I Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is facing problems, many international coaches are not available due to franchise cricket.
Tom Moody told Dawn News in an exclusive interview. That he is not in the running to become the head coach of the Pakistan team, and because of his contracts in franchise cricket, Tom Moody is associated with the Desert Vipers in the International T20 League (ILT20) in Dubai as director of cricket.
He said that right now I am busy with Desert Vipers in the ILT20 league and there are some other engagements in the coming days, so to a large extent I am the head coach of Pakistan.
He said that Pakistan is a talented nation in terms of cricket and I am sure that whoever becomes the head coach of the Pakistan team will It will be an interesting time.
Meanwhile, Andy Flower has also confirmed That he too is not available to be the head coach of the Pakistan team, the renowned cricket coach is working as a coach with the Gulf giants in the ILT 20 in Dubai.
Zimbabwe. Former legend Andy Flower, who is also associated with Multan Sultans in the Pakistan Super League (PSL), told the media in Abu Dhabi that he is busy with franchise cricket and is not available for the Pakistan head coach.
It should be noted that the current head coach of Pakistan, Saqlain Mushtaq, is expiring in February 2023 and the Pakistan Cricket Board is looking for a new head coach.
It should be remembered that on January 10, the former coach of the Pakistan cricket team, Mickey Arthur, turned down the offer to become a coach again.
Towards PCB. It was said in a statement that the board confirms that former national team head coach Mickey Arthur has been approached to become the head coach.
said in the statement. It is said that Mickey Arthur will be the head coach of the national team during Asia Cup, Cricket World Cup 2023, T20 World Cup 2024 and ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
PCB said that because of the long-term contract with Derbyshire, we also discussed the proposal with them. was to work as a consultant for the PCB on a timeshare basis with Derbyshire.
It was reported that unfortunately due to various reasons. It is difficult for both the parties to make this proposal effective.
The board said that in view of the situation, PCB is still searching for a suitable person for the post of head coach of the national team. And few big names are already under consideration.