Kirsten has coached for India while Langer served as Australia\u2019s coach in the past
\n LAHORE
\nSouth Africa\u2019s Gary Kirsten and Australia\u2019s Justice Langer are the two names being mulled by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) as the national cricketing body continues its quest to fill the vacant position of national team\u2019s head coach.
\nKirsten has coached for India while Langer served as Australia\u2019s coach in the past.
\nThe national cricketing body is reportedly keen on securing a long-term contract for the new coach, as the Men in Green have been without a designated head coach since the dismissal of Grant Bradburn in the aftermath of a disappointing ODI World Cup campaign last year.
\nFormer allrounder Mohammad Hafeez temporarily filled the void, serving as both team director and head coach during Pakistan\u2019s tours of Australia and New Zealand. However, Hafeez stepped down from the post last month, leaving the PCB scrambling to find a suitable replacement.
\nInitially, the PCB engaged in talks with former Australian allrounder Shane Watson for the head coach\u2019s role. However, negotiations broke down, with PCB chief Mohsin Naqvi citing leaks to the media as a contributing factor to Watson\u2019s decision not to accept the offer.
\n\u201cWe were also in talks with Shane Watson, and one reason for him not accepting the offer was because so many things leaked out in the media, most of which were not correct,\u201d revealed Naqvi.
\nIn addition to Kirsten and Langer, the PCB is reportedly exploring options with Mike Hesson, Matthew Hayden, Eoin Morgan, and Phil Simmons. While former PCB chief Zaka Ashraf advocated for local coaches, Naqvi has expressed a preference for a foreign coach.
\nHowever, the PCB faces challenges in convincing overseas candidates due to concerns stemming from the treatment of past coaches, both foreign and local.
\n\u201cIt is because of the PCB\u2019s poor track record in appointing and sacking coaches \u2014 foreign and local \u2014 in the past that others are now very reluctant to accept any offer from the PCB,\u201d a board official acknowledged.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Kirsten has coached for India while Langer served as Australia\u2019s coach in the past LAHORE South Africa\u2019s Gary Kirsten and Australia\u2019s Justice Langer are the two names being mulled by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) as the national cricketing body continues its quest to fill the vacant position of national team\u2019s head coach. Kirsten has […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":395733,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-395720","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n