July 17, 2007	Tuesday	Rajab 01, 1428

KARACHI, July 16: A chronology of Pakistan cricket coaches in the last nine years after former Australian fast bowler Geoff Lawson was named to succeed Bob Woolmer on Monday:

Sept 1998: Former Pakistan great Javed Miandad takes over as coach from Haroon Rasheed.

April 1999: Miandad resigns after falling out with senior players and is replaced by Mushtaq Mohammad for the 1999 World Cup.

Aug 1999: Mushtaq sacked after the World Cup even though Pakistan finished runners-up; replaced by Wasim Raja.

Nov 1999: South African-based Englishman Richard Pybus replaces Wasim for a tour of Australia, becoming Pakistan’s first foreign coach.

Dec 1999: Intikhab Alam takes over after Pybus is axed following Pakistan’s 3-0 rout in the Australia Tests.

March 2000: Miandad returns in place of Intikhab, who was sacked after Pakistan lost the first two Tests against Sri Lanka in a home series.

April 2001: Miandad sacked after Pakistan’s tour of New Zealand and is replaced by Pybus for the tour of England.

Sept 2001: Pybus refuses to come to Pakistan in the wake of the Sept 11 attacks on the US and Mudassar Nazar takes over.

Sept 2002: Mudassar summoned home midway through the ICC Champions Trophy; Pybus returns.

March 2003: Pybus quits after Pakistan are knocked out in the first round of the World Cup; Miandad returns.

June 2004: Former England batsman Bob Woolmer takes over as Pakistan’s second foreign coach, replacing Miandad, who is sacked after Pakistan lose one-day and Test series at home against arch-rivals India.

March 2007: Woolmer dies during the World Cup in the Caribbean. Pakistan were knocked out by minnows Ireland the previous day.

July 2007: Former Australian fast bowler Geoff Lawson named as Pakistan's third foreign coach.—AFP