Director of Pakistan’s men’s cricket team Mickey Arthur has joined the squad in Hambantota, Sri Lanka.
He will be stay with the team for the remaining two ODIs against Afghanistan, on August 24 and 26, and the crucial clash against India in the Asia Cup on September 2 in Kandy.
Arthur was appointed by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in April, earlier this year.
In this role, Arthur will be involved in designing, formulating and overseeing strategies behind the Pakistan men’s team.
The 54-year-old will also be a part of the coaching staff for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023, away tour to Australia and home series against the West Indies.
During his time from 2016 to 2019, Arthur coached Pakistan to No.1 in Tests and T20Is, and also helped the side to win the ICC Champions Trophy 2017.
“I am absolutely thrilled to be rejoining the Pakistan cricket team and look forward to working with the group,” Arthur had said after his appointment.
“Since moving on, I have kept a track of the players and their collective performances. This is a talented bunch with the potential to be number one across all formats and my endeavor is to put in place strategies and create an environment that can contribute in further enhancing their performances so that we can extract the best out of them.”
PCB Player support personnel for Afghanistan ODIs, Asia Cup
Rehan-ul-Haq (team manager), Mickey Arthur (Director – Pakistan men’s team), Grant Bradburn (head coach), Andrew Puttick (batting coach), Morne Morkel (bowling coach), Aftab Khan (fielding coach), Abdul Rehman (assistant coach), Dr Sohail Saleem (team doctor), Drikus Saaiman (strength and conditioning coach), Cliffe Deacon (physiotherapist), Ahsan Iftikhar Nagi (media manager), Lt Col Usman Anwari (Retd) (security manager), Ammar Ahsan (digital content producer, only for Asia Cup), Maqbool Ahmad Babri (psychologist), Talha Ejaz (analyst) and Malang Ali (masseur).
Sohail Imran Sohail Imran is a senior reporter for Geo News.
