Pakistan’s head coach confident to prepare young squad

Pakistan’s head coach confident to prepare young squad

Pakistan’s head coach confident to prepare young squad

“I have come from coaching at grassroots” says Pakistan’s head coach Abdul Rehman

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  • Rehman is confident in his ability to prepare young squad.
  • PCB has rested several key players, including captain Babar.
  • His focus is to keep players on their strength.
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Abdul Rehman, Pakistan’s head coach for the Afghanistan T20I series, is confident in his ability to prepare a young squad well.

Pakistan’s squad, led by Shadab Khan, is mostly made up of inexperienced players. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has rested several key players, including captain Babar Azam, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammad Rizwan, Haris Rauf, and Fakhar Zaman.

Rehman was named to the interim coaching staff alongside Umar Gul (bowling coach) and Mohammad Yousaf (batting coach).

“I have come from coaching at grassroots. International cricket is a whole different game but there is no problem for me,” said Rehman during a press conference in Lahore on Tuesday.

“I have been given a very young squad. I am excited to coach this young squad and looking forward to their performances. Every player is a trump card for us,” he added.

Season 8 Pakistan Super League (PSL) players Saim Ayub, Ihsanullah, Zaman Khan, Azam Khan, Imad Wasim, and Mohammad Haris will play in a three-match T20I series in Sharjah.

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Rehman believes Afghanistan players will have an idea of Pakistani players after participating in PSL 8.

“They [Afghanistan] will have an edge as they played with and against our players during PSL 8. Their bowlers will have an idea of our batters,” he said.

“My focus is to keep players on their strength. I will try to utilise my experience and field a strong team in the ground. We have our bases covered,” he concluded.

Pakistan Squad

Shadab Khan (c), Abdullah Shafique, Azam Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Ihsanullah, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Shan Masood, Tayyab Tahir, Zaman Khan

Afghanistan Squad

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Rashid Khan (C), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Ibrahim Zadran, Usman Ghani, Sediqullah Atal, Najibullah Zadran, Afsar Zazai, Karim Janat, Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Gulbadin Naib, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Noor Ahmad, Mujeeb Ur Rehman, Fareed Ahmad, Fazal Haq Farooqi and Naveen Ul Haq.

Reserved players: Abrar Ahmed, Haseebullah, Usama Mir

Schedule

Mar 24 – First T20I – Sharjah

Mar 26 – Second T20I – Sharjah

Mar 27 – Third T20I – Sharjah

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