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PCB appoints Azhar Mahmood as interim bowling coach
Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) today appointed ex-all rounder Azhar Mahmood as team’s interim bowling coach for the Asia Cup and the upcoming World T20 tournament.
He is expected to join the squad in Dhaka on Thursday evening.
Mahmood replaces former leg-spinner Mushtaq Ahmed for the two competitions, said the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). Ahmed has been rested but is expected to take over again ahead of the England tour in June this year.
“Mushi (Mushtaq) has been rested for two events as he was too fatigued,” Pakistan’s team manager Moin Khan said.
“Azhar is a good replacement for the interim, being a T20 specialist. He will join the squad later this evening.”
The 40-year-old has been playing domestic cricket since his last international match in 2007. He has had vast experience in this format and featured in 225 T20 matches playing for various clubs and franchises in Pakistan, England, India, Bangladesh, West Indies and New Zealand.
He has also enjoyed minor coaching roles in private clubs in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and England.
The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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