{"id":139617,"date":"2020-08-19T05:52:06","date_gmt":"2020-08-19T00:52:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=139617"},"modified":"2020-08-19T05:52:06","modified_gmt":"2020-08-19T00:52:06","slug":"azhar-joins-englands-coaching-staff-ahead-of-pakistan-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/azhar-joins-englands-coaching-staff-ahead-of-pakistan-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Azhar joins England\u2019s coaching staff ahead of Pakistan series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>EBB announces squad for T20I matches against Pakistan<br \/>\nnews agency<br \/>\nKARACHI<br \/>\nFormer Pakistan bowling coach Azhar Mahmood has joined England\u2019s coaching staff ahead of the three-match T20I series against Pakistan, which is starting from 28th August in Manchester.<br \/>\nAzhar, 45, will join the English squad as Assistant Bowling coach for the series.<br \/>\n\u201cJon Lewis will be the bowling coach and is supported by former Pakistan international and bowling coach Azhar Mahmood,\u201d said the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) while announcing squad and coaching staff for the upcoming series.<br \/>\nThe all-rounder has represented Pakistan in 143 ODIs and 21 Test matches and was Pakistan\u2019s bowling coach from 2016 to 2019 with Mickey Arthur as the head coach of the team.<br \/>\nHe was also Surrey\u2019s player-coach before appointment with the Pakistan team.<br \/>\nAzhar is not the first Pakistani to be working in the coaching staff of the English cricket team. In the past, Saqlain Mushtaq and Mushtaq Ahmed have also worked in the coaching staff for England\u2019s team.<br \/>\nMeanwhile, England has also confirmed 14 member squad for the three-match T20I series.<br \/>\nThe squad includes Eoin Morgan (captain), Moeen Ali, Jonathan Bairstow, Tom Banton, Sam Billings, Tom Curran, Joe Denly, Lewis Gregory, Chris Jordan, Saqib Mahmood, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Jason Roy &#038; David Willey.<br \/>\nThe three-match series will be played behind closed doors, in a bio-secure environment at Manchester.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EBB announces squad for T20I matches against Pakistan news agency KARACHI Former Pakistan bowling coach Azhar Mahmood has joined England\u2019s coaching staff ahead of the three-match T20I series against Pakistan, which is starting from 28th August in Manchester. 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