Former Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur reached Islamabad on Tuesday to spend time with the national men’s side ahead of his formal appointment as the team’s consultant director. Arthur will stay with the Green Shirts, who are currently engaged in five-game T20 series against New Zealand, till April 20 before departing England, where he serves as head coach of Derbyshire County Cricket Club. During his stay, the former head coach will meet the national team in Islamabad and discuss plans with captain Babar Azam and other players. Pakistan will play the last two T20Is against New Zealand in Rawalpindi on April 20 and 24.

The chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) management committee Najam Sethi while addressing a press conference last month hinted at the possible return of Arthur, saying the decision regarding his appointment would be made soon. “If there was any sort of compulsion to take Mickey on board then we would have done that already. It is getting delayed because I’m listening to your voices and conveying it to Mickey that our media is raising questions and you should answer them,” Sethi had told the journalists.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan-INP