Pakistan appoint former head coach Mickey Arthur as team director

Arthur will assist the coaching team at the 2023 Cricket World Cup as well as during Pakistan's upcoming series against Australia (December 2023) and West Indies (February 2024)

Mickey Arthur has been appointed as the director of cricket for the Pakistan men's national side.

He will be responsible for developing and overseeing strategies for the team.

His appointment comes after a run of poor performances, with Pakistan recently losing 2-1 to Afghanistan in a three-match T20I series.

PCB chair Najam Sethi said: "I am pleased that Mickey has formally re-joined the Pakistan men's cricket team with an enhanced role in which he will be responsible for formulating and implementing strategies for the upcoming assignments across all formats.

^{Arthur served as Pakistan head coach between 2016 and 2019 [Harry Trump/Getty Images]}

"Having lived and worked in Pakistan during his previous tenure, Mickey knows the current players, the structure, and the system at the back of his hand. I am sure he will incorporate learnings from the previous tenure so that he can have an even more successful second term."

Arthur added: "I am absolutely thrilled to be re-joining the Pakistan cricket team and look forward to working with the group.

"Since moving on, I have kept a track of the players and their collective performances. This is a talented bunch with the potential to be No.1 across all formats and my endeavour is to put in place strategies and create an environment that can contribute in further enhancing their performances so that we can extract the best out of them."

Arthur will assist the coaching team at the 2023 Cricket World Cup as well as during Pakistan's upcoming series against Australia (December 2023) and West Indies (February 2024). He will be in attendance for Pakistan's match against India at this year's Asia Cup.

The Derbyshire head coach previously led the Pakistan team from 2016 to 2019, taking them to the top of the Test and T20I rankings and winning the Champions Trophy in 2017.

He turned down a second stint as head coach in January 2023 after signing a long-term contract extension with Derbyshire.

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