Whatmore is front-runner as Pak coach: PCB official
A Pakistan Cricket Board official has confirmed that Australian Dav Whatmore, who currently in India's National Cricket Academy, is the front-runner to take over as head coach of the national team.
"Yes, we have held talks with Whatmore along with other potential candidates for
the coaching positions advertised by us in the Pakistan team," the senior official, who declined to be named, told PTI.
The PCB has said that it is looking to appoint a head coach and specialist batting, bowling and fielding coaches for the national team.
The board, since September, has been in the process of inviting applications from interested candidates and has shortlisted some of them for the prime positions in the team.
The hunt for the new coaches began after former Test captain Waqar Younis stepped down after the Zimbabwe tour in September due to personal and health reasons. When he resigned, Waqar had 14 months left in his contract with the PCB.
The official said initial talks had been held with Whatmore to assess his point of view and the committee appointed by the board and headed by Intikhab Alam was still in the process of preparing a list of final candidates for the board to approve.
Newspaper:Hindustan Times, 6th Dec
A Pakistan Cricket Board official has confirmed that Australian Dav Whatmore, who currently in India's National Cricket Academy, is the front-runner to take over as head coach of the national team.
"Yes, we have held talks with Whatmore along with other potential candidates for
the coaching positions advertised by us in the Pakistan team," the senior official, who declined to be named, told PTI.
The PCB has said that it is looking to appoint a head coach and specialist batting, bowling and fielding coaches for the national team.
The board, since September, has been in the process of inviting applications from interested candidates and has shortlisted some of them for the prime positions in the team.
The hunt for the new coaches began after former Test captain Waqar Younis stepped down after the Zimbabwe tour in September due to personal and health reasons. When he resigned, Waqar had 14 months left in his contract with the PCB.
The official said initial talks had been held with Whatmore to assess his point of view and the committee appointed by the board and headed by Intikhab Alam was still in the process of preparing a list of final candidates for the board to approve.
Newspaper:Hindustan Times, 6th Dec
