Cricket News-in-Brief - October 18, 2011 – Part 3
Former Pakistan skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Dean-Mervyn-Jones-c53391 to take over as Pakistan’s head coach.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is currently in search of a replacement for Waqar Younis, who stepped down from coaching after his side’s tour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045.
According to Wasim, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755. He further stressed that the team is in desperate need of a foreign coach, who will not come under the influence of local pressure and do the job perfectly.
Currently, PCB’s chief selector http://www.senore.com/Cricket/United-Arab-Emirates-c3033 (UAE).
Former Pakistan captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ijaz-Butt-c64128.
The all-rounder had quit international cricket until the management was changed in the board.
Butt’s tenure as PCB chief came to an end at the start of this month and he did not get extension from the President of the country Asif Ali Zardari, who is also the patron in chief of the national cricket team.
According to Afridi, he did not actually retire from cricket but denied working with a certain group of people, who have now been removed.
England’s One Day International (ODI) captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AN-Cook-c1026 will look to make some changes to the squad
after losing the opening two matches of the five match series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750.
The Poms were dominant against the Men in Blue on the British soil, defeating them in all matches played on the tour.
However, things have become completely different once both teams have returned to action on the Indian soil.
Pakistan’s pace ace http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758.
According to the right-arm bowler, he has been doing well in the recent times and will look to continue taking wickets against the Lankan http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lions-c808 in every format of the game.
However, Gul said that the absence of former coach http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Waqar-Younis-Maitla-c96193 will be a setback for the team, especially for the fast bowlers.
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