The PCB is said to be going all out to rope in legendary West Indian cricketer Sir Vivian Richards to coach the Green Shirts in the T20 World Cup tournament in 2024. If reliable inside information is anything to go by. The competition, as such, provides Pakistan with an excellent chance to learn from Richards. He is undoubtedly one of the most experienced players in the history of the game.
It is expected to start on June 2 and will be conducted in the US and the West Indies. As said in various reports, the PCB is now getting ready to sit down with Richards to appraise him for his poor leadership qualities and insufficient knowledge of cricket.
Vivian Richards’s Potential Impact
Vivian Richards was specifically appointed by PCB to act as a team mentor for the Quetta Gladiators franchise team in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). The mentoring done by Vivian Richards has been recognized as having brought about positive impacts on the team’s performance and optimism levels.
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Scheduling Hurdles
However, PCB faces a problem in signing Vivian Richards because he has prior media engagements during the period of inter-team competition. Nonetheless, the board has not lost focus and is on the lookout for a proper solution to signing the West Indies legend.
This development comes in this regard when Pakistan’s new white ball head coach, Gary Kirsten, has already accompanied the national team in England. The team is ready for a four-match T20I series against England that is to start tomorrow. Specifically, the involvement of Kirsten is seen as critical in the preparation of the Men in Green for the mega event.
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Tournament Schedule
These fixtures will see Pakistan take on the USA on June 6 in Dallas, with the much-awaited match being that of Pakistan against India on June 9 in New York.
The T20I World Cup 2024-qualified teams will be twenty, grouped into five groups of four as follows. The four highest seeds in each group will qualify for the next round. He is known as the Super Eight, in which the teams will be grouped into two groups of four. Finally, the top two teams from each of these groups will qualify for the semi-finals; the team that emerges victorious in each of these semi-final matches will go for the final match.
As the PCB explores planning difficulties to get Sir Vivian Richards as a coach, the team’s readiness under Gary Kirsten proceeds unabated. The impending T20 World Cup guarantees invigorating cricket with a vigorous design pointed toward exhibiting the best teams from around the world. Fans anxiously anticipate Pakistan’s exhibition as they hold back nothing from the lofty competition.
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