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Pakistan Cricket Board Offers Head Coach Role to Former Captain Sarfaraz Ahmed
At 38, Sarfaraz Ahmed would become Pakistan's youngest Test head coach amid a busy 2026 schedule including tours to Bangladesh, West Indies, and England.
- Breaking: PCB offered the Pakistan Test head coach role to Sarfaraz Ahmed, and is awaiting his confirmation; he would be the youngest Test coach if confirmed.
- With the interim role vacated, the PCB sought a permanent replacement after Azhar Mahmood's interim contract was ended by mutual consent following the 1-1 drawn series.
- Sarfaraz's credentials include playing 54 Tests, 117 ODIs and 61 T20 internationals and managing Pakistan Shaheens and under-19 sides last year, including the Asia Cup Rising Stars and ICC World Youth Cup this year.
- The decision comes ahead of a busy Test schedule this year with two Tests in Bangladesh in May and tours to West Indies and England after Pakistan's last home series against South Africa late last year.
- Looking at the bigger picture, Pakistan has never come close to qualifying for the WTC in its three editions, shaping the stakes for new Test leadership.
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