Pakistan’s head coach for limited-overs format Gary Kirsten has returned house with the board set to announce the successor to captain Babar Azam in white-ball codecs later within the month.
Kirsten returned house after spending the previous couple of weeks in Lahore and Faisalabad, watching the Champions Cup and attending a number of conferences with the selectors and board officers on the state of Pakistan cricket.
“Kirsten will be part of the Pakistan squad immediately in Melbourne on October 29 for the white ball collection in Australia, Zimbabwe and South Africa,” a board official confirmed.
Pakistan is because of play whole of 18 matches — 9 ODIs and as many T20Is — in these three international locations in November-December, beginning with the primary ODI in Melbourne on November 4.
The official knowledgeable that Kirsten was accessible for the workforce and board at any time when his enter was required or he needed to speak to the selectors or gamers.
Wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan and Shaheen Shah Afridi’s names are doing rounds because the favourites to take over.
“Kirsten and even Jason Gillespie have had discussions with different individuals on the choice committee over the captaincy concern however the determination can be taken retaining in thoughts the long run and in addition the behaviour and up to date performances of potential candidates,” the insider mentioned.
The supply mentioned Rizwan is the front-runner to turn into Pakistan’s white-ball captain with a youthful participant as his deputy in order that the workforce administration can handle his workload.