PCB Appointed New Coaches: Tait, Saqlain & Yousuf Take The Lead

Coaches play an important role in sports. They guide and mentor the players with their performances and techniques. The upcoming Australian Tour would be a crucial one. For that reason, PCB has appointed Shaun Tait, Muhammad Yousuf as coaches for bowling, and batting. Saqlain Mushtaq would be the head coach for the year.

To win a game, the team needs to be well aware and prepared to take over. International Teams haven’t played on Pakistani soil for more than a decade. Not playing at home is a disadvantage for the players. Australia is going to brace the Pakistani soil after long 24 years. They have been the kings of cricket and have been followed by Pakistani fans for years.

PCB Appoints Coaches

Earlier PCB has announced that foreign coaches would be hired, but the process couldn’t be completed. To prepare for the Australian Series, PCB has appointed the following coaches to assist the players, as the team had no coaches since September 2021. Saqlain and Abdul Razzaq were appointed as temporary coaches. The coaches are as follows:

Saqlain Mushtaq-Head Coach for one year
Shaun Tait-Bowling Coach for one year
Muhammad Yousuf-Batting coach for the Aus Series
Abdul Majeed-fielding coach

Support Personnel

Other support personnel includes:

Mansoor Rana-Manager
Shahid Aslam-Assistant to head coach
Cliffe Deacon-Physiotherapist
Drikus Saaiman-Trainer/strength and conditioning coach
Abdul Majeed-fielding coach
Emmad Ahmed Hameed-Media and digital manager
Col (retd) Usman Anwari-Security manager
Talha Ejaz-Analyst
Malang Ali-Masseur

Fact sheet of Shaun Tait

ex Australian fast bowler
played a crucial role in the 2007 WC where Aus won in WI
Played 3 Tests, 35 ODIs, and 21 T20s
Retired in 2017 due to persistent injuries

Fact sheet of Saqlain Mushtaq

Ex Pakistani spinner
Invented doosra (type of bowling in off-spinning)
Played 49 tests, 169 ODIs, and 9 T20is
Holds 7 records

Fact sheet of Muhammad Yousuf

Ex Pakistani Batter
Played 90 Tests, 288 ODIs, and 3 T20is
Holds many records

Australia will play 3 Tests, 3 ODIS, and one T20i in the series. The Tests will be part of the ICC World Test Championship, while the ODIs will be part of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League, a 13-team competition from which the top seven teams and hosts India will qualify directly for the 2023 event.

The training sessions are expected to start from February 16 in Rawalpindi.