Former Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur has accepted Najam Sethi’s offer and will take charge as Pakistan’s head coach in the next few days, sources told JEE News on Monday.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) 14-member management committee chairman Najam Sethi approached the former South African cricketer about his role in the new setup.
According to sources, Mickey Arthur will join the team before the eighth session of the Pakistan Super League.
Arthur coached the national team from 2016 to 2019 during which the Pakistan team won the Champions Trophy.
The new PCB administration is overhauling the board and sacked the selection committee headed by governing body Mohammad Wasim while reportedly deciding not to extend the contracts of head coach Saqlain Mushtaq and bowling coach Sean Tait. has gone
Babar Azam focused on the game.
Meanwhile, speaking to the media ahead of the first Test against New Zealand on Sunday, captain Babar Azam said he is concentrating on his game.
Asked if his team was in the right frame of mind to win the series against New Zealand after so many incidents, changes in the PCB and selection committee and the country’s failure in the last four consecutive Tests, Babar said: The way things are going on and the changes that have happened in the last few days, I think as a professional you have to face things like that.
“But our job is to perform and give our best. Look, these things are off the ground and our focus is on the ground, how to win the match and how to start this series and how to deliver in all three areas. It has to be done,” he said.
Babar said that the final XI will be decided after a meeting with the interim chief selector Shahid Afridi.
“We haven’t finalized the final XI yet because the chief selector is coming and we will discuss with him and then decide the playing XI,” he said.
Asked if he was consulted by the selectors, who have added three more players to the squad, Babar said he had been consulted.
“Yes, it was discussed with me and we discussed how we should proceed because they have their own mindset. I gave my input and we did what we thought was best,” he said. They said.
