Pakistan have appointed renowned Australian fielding specialist Shane McDermott as their all-format fielding coach ahead of their three-match T20I tour of Bangladesh.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
McDermott comes highly recommended by Pakistan’s new white-ball head coach Mike Hesson and is expected to join the squad ahead of the Bangladesh tour. An official announcement is anticipated later this week, the Telecom Asia Sport reported.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The 44-year-old brings extensive experience to the table, holding a High Performance Level Three Coaching Certificate and having worked with various international and domestic teams, including Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Cricket Australia, the Western Australia Cricket Association and Cricket Tasmania.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
From 2022 to 2023, McDermott served as the assistant fielding coach for the Bangladesh national team but parted ways with the side due to disagreements with then-head coach Chandika Hathurusinghe. Before that, he spent three years with Sri Lanka’s senior men’s team as their fielding coach and also took charge of the Sri Lanka A team during his tenure.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
After his stint in Bangladesh, McDermott joined Afghanistan’s coaching staff, where he received widespread praise for his role in the team’s impressive journey to the semi-finals of the ICC T20 World Cup in June 2024.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Earlier in his career, from 2012 to 2019, he held multiple roles at Cricket Australia’s National Cricket Centre, including interim assistant\/fielding coach and interim analyst and fielding coach for the Australia A team.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
After his stint in Bangladesh, McDermott joined Afghanistan’s coaching staff, where he received widespread praise for his role in the team’s impressive journey to the semi-finals of the ICC T20 World Cup in June 2024.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Earlier this week, the Pakistan Cricket Board appointed former all-rounder Azhar Mahmood as acting head coach for the Test team. The board is also expected to name Salman Agha as the all-format captain, replacing Shan Masood (Tests) and Mohammad Rizwan (ODIs) in leadership roles.<\/p>\r\n\r\n