PCB postpones decision of appointing new batting coach

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has postponed the decision of appointing the new batting coach for the Pakistan cricket team till the end of the West Indies series. The board has delayed the appointment, after the former captain, Javed Miandad, refused the responsibility as a batting coach for the national team.
The national cricket team will be touring the Caribbean this month, for one T20, five One Day Internationals (ODIs) and two Test matches. The series will start on 23 April and end on 20 May.
The PCB official stated that the board was not expecting Miandad’s refusal for the post of the batting coach. This has created a little upheaval within the board’s governing body.
The official said, “Actually nobody in the board was expecting that Miandad will refuse this offer and everybody was considering him as a batting consultant for the squad. However, his refusal stunned the management and they did not have sufficient time to look for a batting consultant before the West Indies tour.”
The PCB official is of the view that as there is very less time left before the start of the West Indies series and it is not possible for the board to appoint a new batting coach for the team.
He said, “Pakistan will spend one month in West Indies and it is improper to name a new batting coach at this moment. We believe that the board will be in better position to name someone for this slot towards the end of this tour”
The board official also said that they are looking forward to appoint a suitable person for the batting coach post, but no names have been finalised yet. He added that the higher authorities are considering few former veterans, who will be finalized and announced in the near future.
However, the Pakistan cricket team captain, Shahid Afridi, initially raised the demand of a new batting coach, as his team failed to prove themselves as fighting campaigners in the ICC World Cup 2011 that ended with India’s victory as the World Cup champions.