Pakistan Take a look at head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed could be seen on this display screen seize taken from a video. — PCB
Sarfaraz lately led Pakistan in his first project as Take a look at head coach throughout final month’s Bangladesh tour, the place the hosts defeated the nationwide facet 2-0 to say their first-ever dwelling whitewash towards Pakistan.
In the meantime, the way forward for Take a look at captain Shan Masood stays unsure, though he’s nonetheless below robust consideration for choice on each excursions.
Sources counsel that regardless of ongoing ambiguity over management, Masood stays in rivalry for the function, with a closing determination but to be made.
The left-handed batter, who has featured in 46 Assessments and captained Pakistan in 16 matches, has labored below a number of head coaches throughout his management tenure.
He has additionally led Pakistan in seven Take a look at sequence, successful just one, dropping 4, and drawing two. He’s at present positioned within the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) “D category” for captains.
Sources additional added that T20I captain Salman Ali Agha, who has represented Pakistan in 25 Assessments, is ready to embark on his maiden England tour as a part of the Take a look at squad.
Masood beforehand toured England in 2016 and 2020 and in addition brings management expertise from county cricket, having captained Yorkshire and Derbyshire.
In accordance with stories, his familiarity with English circumstances and the media setting may show useful for Pakistan throughout the sequence.
In the meantime, Salman Ali Agha is known to have robust backing from key figures throughout the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) think-tank. A closing determination concerning Masood’s continuation as captain or doable elimination is but to be taken, sources added.
It’s pertinent to say that Pakistan are scheduled to play a two-Take a look at sequence towards the West Indies in Trinidad and Tobago from July 25–29 and August 2–6.
The Take a look at tour of England is predicted to start on August 19 at Headingley, adopted by matches at Lord’s on August 27 and Edgbaston on September 9, though the official schedule is but to be formally confirmed.
