Pakistan Cricket Board confirms Mickey Arthur as men’s team director

Pakistan Cricket Board on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of  Mickey Arthur as the director of the men’s team. Arthur, who was earlier the top coach of the aspect, might be accountable for ‘designing, formulating, and overseeing methods’ for the team. He will even be a part of the teaching workers for the 2023 World Cup.

Notably, Arthur was the top coach of Pakistan from 2016 to 2019. He led the team to the No.1 Test and T20I spot and likewise helped them win the 2017 Champions Trophy. PCB launched an announcement, confirming Arthur’s appointment. “The Pakistan Cricket Board today confirmed Mickey Arthur’s appointment as the Director of the Pakistan men’s cricket team. In this role, Arthur will be involved in designing, formulating, and overseeing strategies behind the Pakistan men’s team,” the assertion added.

Meanwhile, Najam Sethi, Chair of the PCB Management Committee, was happy with Arthur’s appointment. “I’m happy that Mickey has formally rejoined the Pakistan males’s cricket team with an enhanced function by which he might be accountable for formulating and implementing methods for the upcoming assignments throughout all codecs. Furthermore, he will even be accountable for strengthening the nationwide team tradition, figuring out and grooming future stars in order that we will strengthen our bench-strength and strategically safe our future,” Sethi mentioned. 

Arthur was provided a full-time teaching function however he turned down the provide as he needs to proceed teaching the English county aspect, Derbyshire. “I am absolutely thrilled to be rejoining the Pakistan cricket team and look forward to working with the group,” mentioned Arthur. Since shifting on, I’ve stored a monitor of the gamers and their collective performances. This is a gifted bunch with the potential to be primary throughout all codecs and my endeavour is to place in place methods and create an atmosphere that may contribute in additional enhancing their performances in order that we will extract the very best out of them,” Arthur mentioned on his appointment.

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