Former all-rounder Azhar Mahmood has been appointed Pakistan head coach for a five-match T20I series against New Zealand.
The matches will be played in Rawalpindi (18, 20 and 21 April) and Lahore (25 and 27 April).
Mahmood represented Pakistan in 164 internationals, taking 162 wickets and scoring 2,421 runs. He was the bowling coach from 2016-19.
Former paceman Wahab Riaz has been appointed as the senior team manager, while former captain Mohammad Yousuf will be the batting coach and Saeed Ajmal the spin-bowling coach.
Pakistan had a major shake-up after last year’s ODI World Cup in India with head coach Mickey Arthur replaced and Babar Azam stepping down as captain of all three formats.
At first, Shaheen Shah Afridi was appointed white-ball captain, Shan Masood Test skipper and Mohammad Hafeez team director.
But after Mohsin Naqvi was elected as PCB chairman he restructured the selection panel and reappointed Azam as white-ball captain.
Pakistan will also play three T20Is in Ireland and four in England before heading to the T20 World Cup in the United States and the West Indies.
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