Former Pakistan cricketer Kamran Akmal has given his opinion for the decision to appoint his opinion as another interim head coach for the Pakistan Test side against the decision of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
The Pakistan Test team has been without head coach since the resignation of Australian great Jason Gillespie. Since then, PCB has appointed interim coaches as Aqib Javed, who played a role from Jason Gillespie after resigning from the post.
Azhar goes to Akmal after the appointment of Mahmud
Azhar Mahmood has now been nominated as the 7th Test coach of Pakistan since 2021. This clearly reflects the disagreement and continuity of chaos within the PCB and reflects a shadow of their inconsistency in important decision making.
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“I don’t understand the argument behind this decision. It is at the same time when the PCB allowed the Mickey Arthur Director of Cricket to continue working with a county team. I could not understand this, and I can’t understand it anymore,” Kamran Akmal said while referring to his views on Mahmud’s appointment.
Kamran Akmal hates temporary appointments by PCB
Pakistan has been a major failure in all three formats of the game. Playing several ICC events, the results have been derogatory to Pakistan, with the latest their exit from the 2025 Champions Trophy, which was held on the soil of their home.
Kamran Akmal has supported the team and convicts the PCB for making his inconsistent decisions, which shows the mistrust of this pattern of temporary appointments.
“These decisions reflect the lack of seriousness. When the PCB starts thinking seriously and acts professionally, he will not have to make such compromises or temporary appointments,” said former Pakistan wicket-keeper, Kamran Akmal.
Azhar Mahmood has been an assistant coach for Pakistan in all three formats of the game since his appointment in April 2024.
HOwever, starting his duties as a red-ball coach, Azhar Mahmood is likely not to continue further as an assistant coach of his white ball, as Azhar Mahmood was also not seen in Pakistan’s white ball chain against Bangladesh.
Aqib Javed was appointed after Jason Gillespi resigned as Pakistan’s Red-Ball Coach
Jason Gilespie was appointed back in April 2024 as the head coach of the Pakistan National Cricket Team; However, after a brief term with men in Green, Gillespie stepped down from the role.
After its resignation in December 2024, Pakistan appointed White-Ball Coach Aqib Javed, as well as as the next head coach of the test side. He led Pakistan as his coach in the two -match Test series against South Africa.
Gillespie’s final assignment marked a house victory for Pakistan after a record of losing tests at home; However, after Javed’s appointment, Pakistan lost the test series against South Africa on a tour of the African nation.
This is indicated by Kamran Akmal, as it suggests Pakistan’s problems in a long time.
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Pakistan’s derogatory end for WTC 2023-25
Many teams have not had the best impact in the ICC World Test Championship, which is one of the prominent names of England, as the three Lions do not have an attendance in the WTC final, which is hosted on their land.
However, Pakistan’s WTC was a disastrous campaign in the 2023-25 cycle, where they ended as a team at the bottom of the points table and ended with just 5 wins in 14 Tests. He also had the lowest PCT at 27.98 under Bangladesh and West Indies.
