PCB names Aaqib Javed as interim white-ball head coach until ICC Champions Trophy | Cricket News
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) today announced the appointment of former international fast bowler Aaqib Javed as the interim head coach of the Pakistan men’s cricket team until the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
PCB also said that during this period, Aaqib Javed will continue to serve as a senior member of the Pakistan men’s National Selection Committee. it is likely that Aaqib Javed will be assigned additional responsibilities following the conclusion of the eight-team tournament.
The announcement comes a day after PCB had refuted media reports that Aaqib Javed is likely to replace current Pakistan cricket team coach Jason Gillespie in all formats after the ongoing T20I series in Australia.
Jason Gillespie is coaching the Pakistan team in the ongoing series in Australia. (AP Photo)
Meanwhile, the PCB also said that it will initiate a “recruitment process for a permanent white-ball head coach”. the Pakistan board said that it was looking to complete the permanent appointment by the end of the ICC Champions Trophy, which Pakistan is hosting from February 19 to March 9 next year.
The position of Pakistan’s white-ball coach had become vacant after Gary Kirsten stepped down. Red-ball head coach Jason Gillespie is currently with the Pakistan team in Australia for the ODI and T20I series.
Jason Gillespie will now rejoin the side for the upcoming two-Test series in South Africa.
The Pakistan men’s side is scheduled to play three ODIs and three T20Is in Zimbabwe (24 November – 5 December) and as many white-ball matches in South Africa (10-22 December). In the lead up to the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, Pakistan will host New Zealand and South Africa for an ODI triangular series from 8-14 February.
