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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has appointed local former first-class player Mohammad Masroor as the national team’s fielding coach for the tours of Australia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa.
Masroor, renowned for his excellent fielding abilities, has been given a three-tour contract after previously working with the national team during the last two Tests against England.
A PCB source stated, “The red ball head coach, Jason Gillespie, was pretty impressed by the work and methods of Masroor and recommended he be appointed as fielding coach for coming white ball tours as well.”
Masroor has vast experience as a head coach with the Pakistan Shaheen and under-19 teams in the past and has recently been on the coaching staff of domestic teams because of his coaching credentials.
He was also an assistant to Australian Steve Rixon several years ago before Rixon resigned after differences with the PCB.
Pakistan players have recently faced criticism for their poor fielding, and the source noted that when the two foreign coaches, Gillespie and Gary Kirsten, took over, they stressed the importance of having a professional fielding coach with the teams.
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