{"id":4434,"date":"2025-04-20T06:01:47","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T06:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=4434"},"modified":"2025-04-20T06:01:47","modified_gmt":"2025-04-20T06:01:47","slug":"pcb-begins-search-for-new-head-coach-aaqib-javed-may-shift-roles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=4434","title":{"rendered":"PCB begins search for new head coach, Aaqib Javed may shift roles"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Saturday officially launched its search for a new permanent head coach by advertising the position, with interim coach Javed now showing interest in the Director of the High-Performance Centre role instead, according to sources.<\/p>\n<p>The PCB has invited applications from Level III qualified coaches with a minimum of 10 years of experience coaching national or domestic cricket teams.<\/p>\n<p>The move signals a transition from the current setup, which saw former fast bowler Javed serve as interim head coach across formats over the past several months.<\/p>\n<p>Javed initially took over as the white-ball head coach in November after Gary Kirsten stepped down shortly before Pakistan&#8217;s tour of Australia.<\/p>\n<p>His responsibilities were expanded to include all formats the following month, following Jason Gillespie\u2019s resignation due to differences with the board.<\/p>\n<p>Although Javed\u2019s interim term was set to conclude with the ICC Men\u2019s Champions Trophy 2025, it was extended briefly to cover the white-ball series in New Zealand earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>That extension has now ended, with the PCB deciding not to renew his role further.<\/p>\n<p>Despite stepping aside from the head coaching role, sources suggest Javed remains interested in continuing his involvement in Pakistan cricket by taking up the Director of the High-Performance Centre position.<\/p>\n<p>The board has also advertised this role, which became vacant after Nadeem Khan\u2019s resignation.<\/p>\n<p>The board is reportedly working with limited options among former national players and may look overseas to fill the coaching vacancy.<\/p>\n<p>While the PCB has previously opted for high-profile names, sources indicate that it is unlikely to pursue prominent international figures this time.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Saturday officially launched its search for a new permanent head coach by advertising the position, with interim coach Javed now showing interest in the Director of the High-Performance Centre role instead, according to sources. The PCB has invited applications from Level III qualified coaches with a minimum of 10 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4434","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4434","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4434"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4434\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4434"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4434"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4434"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}