The PCB (Pakistan Cricket Board) has appointed former South African first-class cricketer and coach Michael Smith as the batting coach for the Pakistan men’s team.
Sarfaraz Khan is the head coach of Pakistan’s Test team, while Mike Hesson is the head coach for the ODI and T20 teams. In this situation, a batting coach has been appointed.
Pakistan’s coaches keep changing continuously. Now, Michael Smith has been appointed as the batting coach for both Test and ODI cricket.
Who is this Michael Smith?
Michael Smith, from South Africa (46 years old), has scored 4,867 runs in 89 first-class matches, 1,883 runs in 71 List A matches, and 279 runs in 16 T20 matches. He played in South Africa from 2003 to 2013.
He has served as a coach for Islamabad United and Karachi Kings in the Pakistan Super League. He has also been the batting coach for Australia’s Hobart Hurricanes and Cricket Tasmania.
Michael Smith has signed on as batting coach for the next two years. Next, the Test series against England is scheduled to begin on Aug. 19.
At present, the Pakistan team is playing a Test series against the West Indies. Although they lost the first Test, they are dominating the second Test.
