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Mohammad Yousuf Appointed Pakistan Junior Team Head Coach
On a spree of making new appointments, the Pakistan Cricket Board on Saturday named former captain Mohammad Yousuf as the head coach of the national U-19 team ahead of the Asia Cup and the World Cup early next year. Yousuf's appointment comes a day after PCB elevated the former fast bowler Sohail Tanvir as the head of the junior selection committee. Among its slew of actions taken in recent days following Pakistan's first-round exit from the World Cup in India, the PCB had also announced the appointment of former pacer Wahab Riaz as the chief selector of the national selection committee.
"PCB Left With Zero Credibility...": Ex-Pakistan Star Questions Mohammed Hafeez's Appointment As Director Of Cricket
Former Pakistan pacer Mohammad Asif has questioned the country's cricket board over the appointment of ex-captain Mohammad Hafeez as Director of Cricket. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed Hafeez's appointment earlier this week, while reports have emerged that the former all-rounder will serve a duel role, with the apex body set to merge the post of team director and head coach. Taking to social media platform X, Asif questioned PCB's credibility in the matter, highlighting Hafeez's resignation earlier this year from his post in the Technical Committee.
Mohammad Hafeez To Serve As Pakistan Head Coach For Australia, New Zealand Tours
Former cricketer Mohammad Hafeez will serve as Pakistan's head coach for the upcoming Australia and New Zealand tour, according to a report by ESPNcricinfo. Hafeez was appointed as the Pakistan team director. Earlier, Mickey Arthur held the post until a reshuffle took place followed by Babar Azam's resignation as the captain. As per ESPNcricinfo, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will now merge the post of team director and head coach. As of now, Hafeez will play a dual role in their upcoming three Test matches in Australia and five T20Is in New Zealand which will take place in December and January respectively.
"Together We Will Strive For Excellence": Pakistan's New Team Director Mohammad Hafeez
Former Test captain Mohammad Hafeez expressed his delight at being appointed the Team Director of the Pakistan cricket side and asserted that they would strive for excellence together. He has been given the responsibility of reshaping the national team after Pakistan's league stage elimination in the World Cup. Hafeez will also be serving as a coach and he will be consulted when the PCB appoints the new support staff of the team for the forthcoming tours to Australia and New Zealand.
Mohammad Hafeez Likely To Be Replace Inzamam-ul-Haq As PCBs Chief Selector: Report
Former Pakistan captain Mohammad Hafeez is front-runner to become chairman of senior selection committee, a post vacated recently by Inzamam ul Haq after allegations of 'Conflict of Interest' surfaced. A source in PCB also said that another Test captain Younis Khan could also get an important designation in the national set-up. Both the former stalwarts along with current players Wahab Riaz and Sohail Tanvir met with Zaka Ashraf, the head of PCB's cricket management committee in Lahore on Tuesday.
England Great's Fresh "Selfish Like Virat Kohli" Dig At Pakistan Post World Cup Exit
Former England captain Michael Vaughan has been engaged in an un-ending banter with former Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez on social media. Ever since Hafeez branded Kohli ‘selfish' for the tempo of his knock en route 49th ODI ton, Vaughan has been taking a swipe at him at every opportunity. After Pakistan lost their final league-stage game of the Cricket World Cup 2023 against England on Saturday, Vaughan took another swipe at Hafeez and the Pakistan team, suggesting maybe Babar Azam's men need to be ‘selfish like Virat'.
Mohammed Hafeez's Indirect 'Foolish' Dig At Michael Vaughan Prompts Epic Response From England Great
Former Pakistan all-rounder Mohammed Hafeez and ex-England captain Michael Vaughan recently had a battle on X, formerly known as Twitter, regarding the century of India batter Virat Kohli that came against South Africa. The ton in Cricket World Cup 2023 was a record equalling 49th ODI hundred for Kohli but Hafeez termed the India batter 'selfish' over that knock. Soon after his comment, Vaughan poked fun at Hafeez. Vaughan said that the former Pakistan player criticised the India star because he was clean bowled off Kohli's bowling during the T20 World Cup in 2012.