Wasim Akram favours local coaches for team green

Former star Intikhab Alam says there are 25 applications for position of coach but no foreigner has applied.

LAHORE: Foreign coaches have been favoured in the past but it is time to promote local coaches now, former cricket legend Wasim Akram argued during a press conference of the Coach Selection Committee in Lahore, Express New reported on Sunday.

“In my personal opinion, the national team should have coaching staff from Pakistan,” Wasim had said.

On January 21, Pakistan cricket authorities began the hunt for a new head coach for the national team, a day after Dav Whatmore’s two-year tenure ended with a series-levelling victory over Sri Lanka.

Former stars Akram, Javed Miandad and Intikhab Alam are members of the Pakistan Cricket Board-appointed committee tasked with finding the coaches. The final decision will come before the Asia Cup in Bangladesh.

During the press conference, Alam said that there were 25 requests for the position of coach and interviews will be held after names of possible candidates are selected, further adding that no foreigner applied for the position.

Miandad stated that head, fielding and bowling coaches will be selected for the national team.

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