PCB likely to appoint separate foreign coaches for red ball and white ball formats: Report

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have narrowed down on Jason Gillespie and Gary Kirsten as potential candidates as the board has reportedly decided to hire separate foreign coaches for the red ball and white ball formats respectively. PCB issued advertisements for the same on Saturday. Foreign and local coaches who are interested will be eligible to apply for the post till 15 April. The coaches must have at least five years of experience of coaching a domestic, international or franchise teams while holding a minimum requirement of level two coaching credentials.

It said candidates with a higher level of coaching credentials would be given preference in the appointments.

A PCB source, however, told news agency PTI that though the advertisement has invited applications, the Board has held talks with Kirsten and Gillispie and is keen on them applying so that they can be appointed on a long-term basis.

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Kirsten, who had earlier coached the Indian team, has been earmarked for the white ball formats while Gillispie is expected to be the head coach of the red ball side, according to the source.

The source said PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi was doing everything by the book and had also informed the Board of governors of all developments.

”He has given the advertisement to ensure that whoever is appointed as coaches are given a proper contract and tenure to show their worth and not change at the whims and fancies of any chairman,” the source said.

This is the first time after a while that the PCB has issued a proper advertisement for the national team coaching positions. During the tenures of the two previous chairmen -- Zaka Ashraf and Najam Sethi -- coaches were appointed without any advertisements.

Even before that, former PCB chairman Ramiz Raja appointed foreign consultants with the team without any advertisement.

With PTI inputs