Pakistan’s search for a foreign coach hit a major blow after both former Australian allrounder Shane Watson and former West Indian captain Darren Sammy withdrew from the race to bag the head coach role in the men’s senior national team. Sammy turned down the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) offer as he is already the head coach of the West Indies white-ball team and hence remains contracted with Cricket West Indies.
According to a report, Watson had a detail conversation on the position with a PCB official in Karachi on the sidelines of the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL). The Aussie had in fact agreed upon the offer besides keeping a few conditions before accepting it.
“Watson had initially shown interest and kept certain financial and other conditions to accept the offer,” the source said.