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No one can predict what will happen in Pakistan cricket. Once again there has been a reshuffle in Pakistan cricket. Pakistan Cricket Board (pcb) Has severed ties with Test team head coach Azhar Mahmood. PCB has severed ties with Azhar Mahmood even before the expiry of his contract. Azhar’s contract was till March 2026, but he has been terminated prematurely.
In the report of news agency PTI, quoting a reliable source close to the PCB, it has been said, ,Azhar Mahmood’s contract is expiring in March and the Test tour of Pakistan team will start from March 2026. Therefore, the board wants to prepare its strategy for the new head coach from now on.,
Let us tell you that the contract of former veteran all-rounder Azhar Mahmood with PCB was for two years. He was appointed the head coach of the Test team last year. According to sources, PCB has started the search for a new head coach for the Test team and there may be a reshuffle in the support staff as well.
Pakistan is at fifth position in WTC points table
Azhar Mahmood, who played 21 Tests and 143 ODIs for Pakistan, has worked with the Pakistan cricket team in different roles in the last few years. Pakistan’s performance in Test cricket under Azhar’s coaching has been mixed. In this cycle of the World Test Championship, Pakistan team has played two Tests, winning one and losing the other. WTC Pakistan is at fifth position above India in the points table.
Pakistan’s test cricket schedule
Pakistan’s tour under the ICC World Test Championship will start with the tour of Bangladesh in March 2026. After this he will tour West Indies in July and England in August-September. After this, Pakistan will host Sri Lanka and New Zealand in November-December 2026 and March 2027 respectively.