Aaqib Javed to continue as Pakistan’s head coach for New Zealand tour | Cricket News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has determined to retain former pacer and nationwide selector Aaqib Javed as the interim head coach for the upcoming white-ball tour of New Zealand. A PCB official said that due to the quick hole between the Champions Trophy and the New Zealand sequence, Aaqib will continue in his position.
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Meanwhile, the PCB has initiated the method of appointing a everlasting head coach for the nationwide crew. The official added that Pakistan is predicted to have a brand new head coach in place earlier than the beginning of their World Test Championship (WTC) cycle in August.
Last yr, the PCB appointed Jason Gillespie and Gary Kirsten as head coaches for purple-ball and white-ball cricket, respectively. However, each resigned inside six to eight months, citing points with the board. In response, Aaqib Javed was given interim teaching tasks for the white-ball squad and later additionally for the purple-ball crew in sequence towards South Africa and West Indies. He continued within the position in the course of the three-nation event in Pakistan and the Champions Trophy, the place Pakistan exited and not using a single win.

Additionally, former Pakistan captain Mohammad Yousuf has been appointed as the nationwide crew’s batting coach.
The PCB has additionally named Salman Ali Agha as the brand new T20I captain, with Shadab Khan as his deputy, holding in thoughts the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 and the ACC Men’s T20 Asia Cup 2025. Salman beforehand led Pakistan to a 2-1 sequence win towards Zimbabwe in T20Is.
As half of their preparation for the T20 World Cup, Pakistan will play not less than 5 T20Is within the Asia Cup 2025, together with three-match sequence towards West Indies (away in July), Afghanistan (house in August), Ireland (house in September), South Africa (house in September/October), Sri Lanka (house in November), and Australia (house in January 2026).
For ODIs, Mohammad Rizwan will continue as captain as Pakistan builds in direction of the 2027 ODI World Cup, set to be hosted by Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.
The PCB additionally confirmed that openers Fakhar Zaman and Saim Ayub weren’t thought of for choice for the New Zealand tour due to medical recommendation. Fakhar suffered a left decrease intercostal muscle sprain throughout Pakistan’s Champions Trophy opener towards New Zealand, whereas Saim is recovering from a proper ankle fracture sustained in the course of the Cape Town Test in January.
Both gamers are anticipated to regain full health forward of the Pakistan Super League 10, which begins in Rawalpindi on April 11.