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.

Pakistan Cricket Board Test Interim coach of the team Azhar Mahmood Wants to remove But that last Management By Azhar Done with Contract The reason is not able to do so. If the board removes them ahead of time, then Azhar To their 6 months Salary Will have to pay, which is Rs 1.38 crore i.e. about 4.5 crores Pakistani Is Rs. so PCB Recently they Contract Pakistan until finishing Test Team interim Head Has made a coach.

Do not have to pay money, so interim made under compulsion Head Coach

Reports According to PCB Rear Management With Azhar Contract Is stuck due to They Wants to Azhar Now you are no longer coach of the team. But only money does not have to be paid, in this compulsion They Azhar Could not remove This is why the board Azhar In April-May next year Contract Until the end Test Team interim Head Has made a coach.

The source said, “This is the reason why PCB Recently they Red-ball Team interim Head Created the coach, until his next year in April-May Contract Do not finish The source further said, “The problem started recently. White Of ball Head Coach Mike Hesan Made it clear that they have their own Support Will be staff and Azhar That List I was not From this PCB There was a big problem in front of Azhar How to use them so good Salary Give Jusify Be done, because They Even if he wanted, he could not remove them without 6 months compensation. “

Azhar To PCB Why do you want to remove?

Former cricketer and at this time of Pakistan team Selector And close to board chairman Aaqib Javed, Azhar Of Coaching Not happy with style, that’s why They He wants to remove them from the post of coach. But because of not paying money, because of this They Are unable to remove them.

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Who is azhar mahmood: Pakistan Cricket Board has appointed Azhar Mahmood as the acting head coach of the Pakistan men’s Test cricket team. Veteran cricketer Azhar has taken over the position with his great experience. After working as an assistant head coach of the national team, Azhar has been an important part of the team’s strategic core for a long time.

The Pakistan Cricket Board is confident that Azhar Mahmood will take the Pakistan Test team to the heights. Although his record in the county championship has been good, he has won 2 titles in his leadership. His daughter herself is part of the county team in England.

Who is Azhar Mahmood

50 -year -old Azhar Mahmood is a former cricketer of the Pakistan cricket team, whose Test career 4 and ODI career for 11 years. Mahmood married Abba Qureshi in 2003, from whom he met during the 1999 World Cup.

Aba Qureshi, wife of Azhar Mahmud, is a British citizen, she has 3 children. One of her daughter Inaya plays for England’s Women’s Club Surrey. Azhar himself gave cricket training to his daughter.

Azhar Mahmud’s cricket career

Azhar was born on 28 February 1975 in Rawalpindi. He was a bowler all -rounder. He made his debut in International Cricket (ODI) in 1996. A year later, in 1997, he made his Test debut.

His Test career was 4 years and ODI career was 11 years old. Azhar Mahmood played 21 Tests and 143 ODIs, in which he has 39 and 123 wickets respectively. In ODIs 3 times he halls five wickets.