The Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) coach-hunt committee has shown no interest in Shoaib Akhtar’s offer to take on the vacant bowling coach’s role with the national squad.

Akhtar, while talking to reporters in Lahore on Thursday, said that he will jump at the opportunity if the PCB approached him. However, a member of the committee said that the former pacer was not eligible due to lack of qualifications as a ‘professional coach’.


Pakistan is without a bowling coach since former fast-bowler Aqib Javed resigned from the post to take up UAE’s head coach position after the series against England earlier this year. While the three-member committee that comprises Intikhab Alam, Zaheer Abbas and Colonel Naushad Ali, hired Dav Whatmore and Julien Fountain as head coach and fielding coach respectively, it has failed to finalise a candidate despite months of deliberation. Recently, PCB chief Zaka Ashraf confirmed that none of the applicants were suitable enough for the role.

“Akhtar doesn’t fulfil the criteria set out for the job,” a committee member told The Express Tribune. “We need a professional coach for which we demanded at least five years coaching experience. Secondly, the candidate must be a level-3 coach. These are the two main pre-requisites which were a must to apply for the job and Akhtar does not have either of them. No doubt he was a great pacer in his days but a good cricketing history cannot guarantee good coaching career.”


The member, however, confirmed that Akhtar’s chequered history – his run-ins with the PCB as well as doping and disciplinary offences – were not the reasons behind the snub. The official added that the committee was weighing pros and cons over ‘various’ options that it has and will send the name for the PCB chairman’s approval in due time.

According to reports, former Essex paceman Ian Pont is said be the leading contender to replace Javed.

Akhtar not qualified enough: PCB – The Express Tribune

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wow. i'm shocked. the pcb actually made a professional decision? amazing!! i'm all for shoaib coaching pakistani bowlers in an official capacity, but he's got to get some experience and fulfill the criteria set out by the pcb first. it's the same with any sport, you cannot just retire and walk into a coaching role. you need to take classes and get certified first, then you sign on to coach the team. if shoaib is serious, he should at least get certified and then the 5yrs thing will probably forgiven.

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present admin excluded, which setup in the pcb was professional by any stretch of the imagination....

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As far as I can recall, the setup under Arif Ali Abbasi during 1995-96 and later under Lt. Gen Tauqeer Zia was the best as far as development of game and nurturing of talent. And we saw a collective gain from positive steps taken by those admins.

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Professional ? PCB ? hardly even by a close margin !

Ian pont is even better than Wasim Akram

Well its PCBs lose and Pakistan cricket team's. Who ever signs up pont now will be gauranteed to dominate fastbowling scene in the next 10 years

looks like it will not be Pakistan. Thankyou PCB.

My choice was always Ian Pont.