LAHORE: Former fast bowler Aaqib Javed on Thursday ruled himself out of the running for the post of head coach of the Pakistan cricket team. Javed, who is currently coaching the United Arab Emirates (UAE) team, has asserted that the selection committee is biased, therefore, he will not be submitting his application.
The 43-year-old said that he had expressed his willingness when the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) approached him last week, but he ruled himself out because of the board’s insistence that it wanted a foreign coach. “I’m still the UAE head coach and am not going anywhere. I am not leaving. I am not even applying for the Pakistan job because the speculation is they are going for a foreign coach,” Javed was quoted as saying.
Javed was also angered by the PCB’s decision to openly advertise for a successor to former coach Waqar Younis, despite his willingness to take up the role. – Agencies
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