PCB hunt is on for 'right person' as hiring Mickey Arthur proves 'difficult'.

LAHORE -- The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said Tuesday that it is in search of the "right person" for the men's head coach post after considering the appointment of Australian great Mickey Arthur became a "difficult" task.

Newly-appointed chairman of the PCB's management committee, Najam Sethi, had hinted at hiring a foreign coach for the team as the contracts of Saqlain Mushtaq and Shaun Tait, Pakistan's current head and bowling coach, expire on February 9.

The Australian great was Pakistan's head coach when the team won the ICC Champions Trophy in England. He is currently in a long-term coaching agreement with Derbyshire county.

As reports were rife about appointing Arthur, the PCB, in a statement, confirmed that it was in talks with the former national team head coach and sought his services for several international events.

The board said it had approached Arthur with a view to appointing him as the head coach to guide the side through the ACC Asia Cup, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023, ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 and the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.

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