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[ad_1] The Pakistan Cricket Board has confirmed the team management for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 that will be played in India in October and November. Pakistan begin their campaign on 6 October when they play the Netherlands in Hyderabad.  Player support personnel: 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 and digital content manager), Usman Anwari (security manager), Maqbool Ahmad Babri (psychologist), Talha Ejaz (analyst) and Malang Ali (masseur). Pakistan are scheduled to depart for Hyderabad in the wee hours of Wednesday. Babar Azam’s side will play their first warm-up on 29 September against New Zealand and the second and last against A...

[ad_1] Misbah-ul-Haq, the former captain of Pakistan's cricket team, has been appointed as an advisor to Zaka Ashraf, the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) management committee, with a focus on cricket affairs. He also has been given the leading role to head the cricket committee. In an exclusive interview with Cricket Pakistan, PCB chair Ashraf told that the cricket committee was formed to look after all crucial matters and to pan out better suggestions for the improvement of Pakistan cricket. "I formed a cricket committee as soon as I held the office, which is headed by Misbah-ul-Haq. The committee will look after all the cricketing matters," Ashraf said. The 70-year-old also stated that for now, the coaching staff is performing well so far, but PCB is banking on the Misbah-led committee to decide the coaching staff's future. "To me, it doesn't matter whether the coaches are local or foreign; whoever will perform well to me that is b...

[ad_1] Mickey Arthur, the team director for Pakistan, has confirmed that there were discussions within the team regarding the venue for their match against Afghanistan in the upcoming 2023 World Cup in India. Last month, Cricket Pakistan reported that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had expressed their desire to swap venues for their matches against Afghanistan and Australia. Specifically, they requested that their match against Australia be moved to Chennai and their match against Afghanistan be relocated to Bengaluru. The PCB's concern was rooted in the nature of the Chennai pitch, which is known to be favorable to spinners. This could potentially pose a challenge for the Pakistani team in their match against Afghanistan, who possess a strong spin-bowling lineup. "When you have a look at sides that you want to play at certain venues, Afghanistan in Chennai is one you wouldn’t pick. It obviously suits them more compared to us, with the spin-bowling they have avai...

[ad_1] Mickey Arthur, the current team director of Pakistan, has revealed why he advocated for Babar Azam to continue as the captain of the national team. In the midst of rumors suggesting a possible change in captaincy, Arthur confirmed that he supported Babar and even had a conversation with former PCB management committee chairman, Najam Sethi, regarding this matter. Arthur's intention was to emphasize that Babar had grown and matured as a leader, and he believed it was crucial for him to continue leading the side. "Babar is a matter of pride for me. The way he has developed as a world class batsman and matured as a leader. Our entire new philosophy of playing cricket the 'The Pakistani Way' revolves around Babar," Arthur said. Arthur emphasized the importance of showing unwavering support for Babar. He stressed that it was crucial for everyone in the team to support Babar in whatever decisions he made and to have each other's backs on and off t...