Dubai
\nAhead of the much-anticipated upcoming T20I and ODI series against New Zealand, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced the national side\u2019s team management. According to an official statement issued by the cricket board, Rehan-ul-Haq \u2014 the general manager of two-time Pakistan Super League (PSL) champions Islamabad United \u2014 has been appointed team manager.
\nNew Zealand\u2019s former Test cricketer Grant Bradburn will be the head coach with Abdul Rehman as his assistant. Andrew Puttick will come as batting coach followed by Umar Gul\u2019s extension as bowling coach.
\nReportedly, the team management has been appointed in the loop with a potential team director in the future, Mickey Arthur. The former head coach of the national team is likely to be confirmed to take up the post after the home New Zealand tour.
\nBradburn and Puttick have been appointed for the New Zealand series and will arrive in Lahore on 11 April. The PCB will confirm the Pakistan team management for post-New Zealand series following the completion of the relevant recruitment processes, which are presently ongoing
\nPakistani squads
\nT20I: Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Ihsanullah, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood and Zaman Khan
\nODI: Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Haris Sohail, Ihsanullah, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood and Usama Mir. Reserves: Abbas Afridi, Abrar Ahmed and Tayyab Tahir
\nPlayer support personnel
\nRehan Ul Haq (manager), Grant Bradburn (head coach), Abdul Rehman (assistant to head coach), Andrew Puttick (batting coach), Umar Gul (bowling coach), Cliffe Deacon (physiotherapist), Drikus Saaimon (strength and conditioning coach), Talha Ijaz (analyst), Ahsan Iftikhar Nagi (media and digital manager), Major (retd) Azhar Arif (security manager), Ammar Ahsan (videographer), Dr Najeeb Soomro (team doctor) and Malang Ali (masseur).
\nSeries schedule:
\n14 Apr \u2013 1st T20I, Lahore
\n15 Apr \u2013 2nd T20I, Lahore
\n17 Apr \u2013 3rd T20I, Lahore
\n20 Apr \u2013 4th T20I, Rawalpindi
\n24 Apr \u2013 5th T20I, Rawalpindi
\n27 Apr \u2013 1st ODI, Rawalpindi
\n29 Apr \u2013 2nd ODI, Rawalpindi
\n3 May \u2013 3rd ODI, Karachi
\n5 May \u2013 4th ODI, Karachi
\n7 May \u2013 5th ODI, Karachi
\nThe T20Is will begin at 9pm; whereas, ODIs will begin at 3:30pm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Dubai Ahead of the much-anticipated upcoming T20I and ODI series against New Zealand, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced the national side\u2019s team management. According to an official statement issued by the cricket board, Rehan-ul-Haq \u2014 the general manager of two-time Pakistan Super League (PSL) champions Islamabad United \u2014 has been appointed team manager. New […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":324601,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-324576","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n