Head Coach of Pakistan National Cricket Team: The next international series of Pakistan cricket team is with Bangladesh. She will play a 5 -match T20 series against Bangladesh at her home, which is going to start from 25 May. Earlier, PCB (Pakistan Cricket Board) has announced a new head coach.
The PCB has chosen a veteran as the new head coach, who has worked with Virat Kohli in the IPL RCB team. He has been the head coach in the Royal Challengers Bangalore team. He will join the Pakistan team after the Pakistan Super League is over. His term will start from May 26, although he is still in Pakistan.
Mike Hesson becomes Pakistan’s new head coach
Mike Hessen has been appointed as the new head coach of Pakistan cricket’s white-ball team. He is currently in Pakistan, where he is with the PSL team Islamabad United. Before Hessen, Aqib Javed was in the role of interim coach for 5 months. After Gary Kirsten’s sudden resignation, Aqib took over as a coach.
50 -year -old Mike Hessen has a lot of coaching experience. He took over as the head coach of New Zealand from 6 years (2012 to 2018). After this, he also worked in IPL.
Mike Hessen joined the RCB team in 2019, he stayed with the team until 2023. However, even in these years, Royal Challengers Bangalore did not win the title. The PCB officially announced the appointment of Mike Hessen but for how long it will remain, how long is it a contract? Did not disclose this. It is believed that Hessen’s contract is of 2 years.
Pakistan cricket team’s next series
As the head coach of Pakistan, Mike Hessen’s first series will be against Bangladesh. 5 T20 matches will be played in this series starting on May 25. After this, the team has to visit the West Indies.
PCB President Mohsin Naqvi said on the appointment of the head coach, “I am happy to announce the appointment of former New Zealand cricketer and famous coach Mike Hessen as the white-ball head coach of the Pakistan men’s team.”
Pakistan vs Bangladesh T20 series schedule
- First match: 25 May (Iqbal Stadium)
- Second match: May 27 (Iqbal Stadium)
- Third match: 30 May (Gaddafi Stadium)
- Fourth match: 01 June (Gaddafi Stadium)
- Fifth match: 03 June (Gaddafi Stadium)