Saturday, July 12, 2025

Darren Sammy declines PCB offer to coach Pakistan

-

The Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) efforts to hire a foreign coach for the men’s cricket team faced another setback when former West Indies captain Darren Sammy declined the board’s offer for the top position, as reported by The News on Monday.

Sammy, who also serves as the head coach of Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchise Peshawar Zalmi, turned down the offer due to his existing contract with the West Indies board, where he currently serves as the team’s head coach for one-day internationals (ODIs) and T20Is.

Darren Sammy declines PCB offer to coach Pakistan

This development follows the PCB’s unsuccessful attempt to recruit former Australian all-rounder Shane Watson as the national team’s head coach. Watson, who also coaches Quetta Gladiators, returned home after rejecting the PCB’s offer despite holding discussions during the ongoing PSL in Karachi.

Initially expressing interest, Watson later declined the offer, citing the leakage of information regarding the PCB’s proposed package to the media. He also mentioned his commitment to his current coaching and commentary roles, including commentary duties for the Indian Premier League (IPL) and coaching the Major League Cricket side San Francisco Unicorns.

With both Sammy and Watson no longer in contention, the PCB may explore interim arrangements for overseeing the national team during the training camp in Kakul from March 25 to April 8, ahead of the five-match T20 series against New Zealand starting on April 14 in Lahore and Rawalpindi.

LATEST POSTS

After Cricket, Now Hockey! Indian Media Rages Over Pakistan’s Asia Cup Entry

India’s sports rivalry takes another toxic turn as Godi media explodes in outrage — this time over hockey. Furious...

Beard Dyed, Time to Retire! – Kohli Cracks Up Fans Over Test Exit

Virat Kohli Breaks Silence on Test Retirement with a Beard Joke That’s Going ViralFormer Indian captain Virat Kohli has...

India Refuses to Attend ACC Meet in Dhaka — Blames Political Turbulence

The BCCI isn’t too thrilled about heading to Dhaka for the upcoming Asian Cricket Council (ACC) meeting and has...

Most Popular