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Azhar Mahmood has been an assistant to the team’s head coach Jason Gillespie. He was appointed as Assistant Coach for two years in April last year by PCB.
Former all -rounder Azhar Mahmood has been appointed as TED coach by the Test team by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday. He was currently an assistant coach of the team.
Mahmood will replace former fast bowler Aqib Javed, who was playing the responsibility after leaving the post of Jason Gillespie. Gilespie resigned from his post in December last year. His term was to end in 2026. The Glippy team was angry with the PCB over the selection and the rights to prepare the pitch.
PCB-Mahmood right for this role
The Pakistan Cricket Board has said in its released statement that an experienced cricketer Azhar Mahmood has taken the role with a great experience. He has worked as Assistant Head Coaches and has long been an important part of the team’s strategic core group. He has a deep understanding of the game and an international level of experience. He has succeeded in the English County Circuit. These things make them very suitable for this role.
Team head coach by 2026 PCB made Azhar Mahmdu an assistant coach for two years in April last year. He will be the head coach of the team by the end of his term (2026 April).
The first assignment will be the first assignment against South Africa Mahmud’s first assignment will be a two -Test domestic series with South Africa. South Africa will visit Pakistan in October-November. The African team will play a series of three ODIs and the same T20 matches in addition to the 2 Test series.
Mahmood has played 21 Tests for Pakistan 50 -year -old Azhar Mahmood has played 21 Tests and 141 ODIs for Pakistan. He scored 900 runs in Tests and took 39 wickets. At the same time, ODI International has 1521 runs and 123 wickets in his name. Mahmood has scored three centuries and four half -centuries in international cricket.
Azhar Mahmood has played in IPL Azhar Mahmood has played IPL (Indian Premier League) of 2012, 2013 and 2015. In 2012 and 2013, he represented Punjab Kings (PBKS). Whereas in the 2015 season, he was a part of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). Mahmood played a total of 23 matches in the IPL, in which he scored 388 runs in addition to taking 29 wickets.
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