Pakistan want three cricket coaches

A national head coach, aided by batting and fielding mentors, will be appointed by the Pakistan Cricket Board, with a February 6 deadline for applicants.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has set February 6 as the deadline for applicants for the positions of national team head coach, batting mentor and fielding coach.

Australia's Dav Whatmore and Julian Fountain of England quit as head coach and fielding coach respectively after Pakistan won the third Test by five wickets in a thrilling run chase to level the three-match series against Sri Lanka 1-1.

The Pakistan team doesn't have a batting coach and the new post has been created by the cricket board.

The PCB says in an advertisement on Tuesday that all the interested candidates should have "at least five years of working experience in their respective cricketing role".

PCB Chairman Zaka Ashraf came under criticism for appointing a foreign coach when he brought in Whatmore for a two-year period in 2012.


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