Monday, May 12, 2014

Mushtaq Ahmed appointed as Bowling coach in PCB

After finishing contract with England cricket board Mushtaq Ahmed appointed as Bowling coach in Pakistan cricket board (PCB).

According to cricinfo...
Mushtaq had applied for the Pakistan job after it became clear that under new head coach, Peter Moores, England were looking to streamline their support staff. He was first appointed England bowling coach in 2008 and was involved in an era when Graeme Swann rose to prominence, but leaves with England cricket going through one of its leanest patches in years in terms of spin bowling.

PCB official website confirms this appointment.
Mushtaq signed the contract with PCB Monday morning and has taken charge of his position.

The coach selection committee, comprising Moin Khan, Intikhab Alam and Haroon Rashid, had also shortlisted former off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq and was in communication with him prior to finalizing its recommendation in favour of Mushtaq.
Zaheer Abbas, Special Adviser to Chairman PCB, and chief coach Waqar Younis too concurred with the committee’s recommendation.
At his prime, Mushtaq was considered one of the top three leg-break googly bowlers, claiming 185 Test wickets along with 161 ODI scalps. His greatest achievement in first class cricket, where he took 100-plus wickets for five successive seasons for Sussex in the early 2000s, was winning the county its first Championship ever in 2003, also spearheading the feat in 2006 and 2007.
In an interview with local channel Mushtaq's says if he get chance he wants to work with U-19 and Local players.


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