May 8, 2014 8:55 AM

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Waqar Younis to be head coach of Pak cricket team

The Pakistan Cricket Board has finally formalised Waqar Younis as coach of the national side after chairman Najam Sethi had declared the former pacer's appointment last week. A committee constituted by PCB comprising Director Domestic Cricket Operations Intikhab Alam, Director GameDevelopment Haroon Rashid and chief selector Moin Khan met in Lahore and unanimously endorsed Sethi's choice togive a two-year contract to Waqar. Waqar, who is currently in India in connection with an IPL assignment,said that he is extremely pleased to have been selected as the head coach. He said his immediate aim would be to prepare the Pak team for the upcoming busy cricket season including next year's ICC Cricket World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. The former Pakistan skipper will be joining the Misbah ul Haq-led side in June 2014. Waqar's first assignment is a home series against Australia in the UAE in October, comprising one-off Twenty20, three ODIs and two Tests

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