Inzamam-ul-Haq Wants Mickey Arthur And Grant Bradburn To Continue With Pakistan Cricket Team: Report

Mickey Arthur and Grant Bradburn, the foreign coaches attached with the Pakistan cricket team, are likely to continue in their respective roles with new chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq conveying to the management that he is comfortable working with them. South African Arthur was appointed as Team Director in April this year by the PCB while Bradburn came as Head Coach in May. However there was speculation that their stints might be cut short in case the cricket technical committee, that includes Inzamam and Misbah-ul-haq, won't give a positive response on presence of foreign recruits on the selection panel.

Inzamam, according to a PCB insider, is said to have played an influential role in convincing PCB Chief Zaka Ashraf and Board's Technical committee head Misbah-ul-Haq not to try to change the team management at this stage.

"It was Inzamam who gave positive feedback about Mickey Arthur and even Bradburn and assured the Chairman he will be able to work well with them and they can all do their best to select the best teams for coming events," the insider said.

Inzamam, after accepting the paid position, said that he has worked before with Arthur and also knew Bradburn well.

"I have worked before as Chief Selector and formed a good understanding with Mickey. With the Asia Cup and World Cup coming up and then a Test tour to Australia it is going to be a challenge in the coming days for us," Inzamam said.

Inzamam accepted the chief selector's position on Monday after stepping down as a member of the Pakistan Cricket Board's Cricket Technical Committee which is headed by another former captain, Misbah ul Haq.

Ironically Misbah was on the PCB's cricket committee in 2019 which after the World Cup in England had recommended