Mohsin Khan appointed as interim coach for Pakistan National Team

KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to send its incumbent chief selector Mohsin Khan as interim coach of the national team for the upcoming series against Sri Lanka in the UAE.

The decision was taken after the PCB committee, led by former coach and manager Intikhab Alam, sought more time to bring in a new coach as Waqar Younis’ replacement, who left the key post after the recently-concluded tour of Zimbabwe.

The PCB said Khan will be in charge for the Sri Lanka series only, adding it was “in the process of appointing a full-time coach”, AFP reported.

The Express Tribune has learnt that Khan will accompany the team in UAE for the series and will also supervise the team’s training camp in Lahore from October 10.

Meanwhile, Nadeem Akram Cheema who accompanied the team as manager in Zimbabwe will not be available for the three-match Test series against Sri Lanka as he will be leaving to perform Hajj.

Pakistan will play three Tests, five one-days and a Twenty20 against the islanders in the UAE, after Sri Lanka refused to tour Pakistan, where they were attacked in 2009.

Khan, a charismatic opener who played 46 Tests and 75 one-day matches between 1977 and 1986, assumed charge as chief selector in 2010.

He is the fourth coach since PCB chairman Ijaz Butt’s tenure began in 2008.

Butt sacked Australian coach Geoff Lawson and then replaced Intikhab Alam with Waqar in 2010.