Overview
- The plan reported Wednesday by BOL News, Free Press Journal and Times Now keeps Masood as red-ball captain and elevates Sarfaraz to head coach.
- PCB officials plan to confirm the roles when they publish the Bangladesh Test series schedule, according to Geo Super as cited by Times Now.
- Sarfaraz would replace Azhar Mahmood, take on head-coach duties for the first time, and move from his current post as national selector.
- A red-ball training camp is underway at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore under Sarfaraz’s supervision as preparations begin for the next Test stretch.
- Pakistan expects a busy slate of Tests against Bangladesh, the West Indies and England, while the white-ball setup remains unchanged with Mike Hesson as coach, Shaheen Shah Afridi leading ODIs and Salman Ali Agha captaining T20s.