LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday annou­nced regional coaches for the 2023-24 domestic season.

There are 14 former Test cricketers and seven international cricketers who will be involved in the coaching panel for the domestic season starting from Sept 10.

The appointments were made after a robust review process, while keeping in view the needs of upcoming players across all formats and to further upskill the coaches by challenging them in different environments.

The ex-Test cricketers, who will coach different sides in the regional event during the forthcoming season, include Ijaz Ahmed Jr (head coach, Lahore Whites), Riaz Afridi (head coach, Fata), Arshad Khan (head coach, Peshawar), Aizaz Cheema (bowling coach, Lahore Whites), Humayun Farhat (age group, Lahore Whites), Rao Iftikhar (age group, Lahore Blues), Zahoor Elahi (batting coach, Multan), Shahid Nazir (age group, Faisalabad), Azam Khan (non first-class head coach, Larkana), Irfan Fazil (age group, Multan), Qaiser Abbas (non first-class, Islamabad), Akram Raza (non first-class, head coach AJK), Junaid Khan (non first-class, head coach Islamabad) and Abdul Rauf (non first-class, bowling coach AJK).

Also among the coaches, seven are former international cricketers. They are Mansoor Amjad, Zafar Iqbal, Shoaib Khan, Ghulam Ali, Riffatullah Khan, Faisal Athar and Samiullah Niazi.

The upcoming season commences with the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy pitting top regional teams against each other, following which, top eight departments will feature in the Presidents Trophy, starting on Dec 15.

Published in Dawn, August 30th, 2023