Smith will join the Pakistan team ahead of the three-match Test series against England, commencing on August 19. He will work with the team across both red-ball and white-ball formats.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The 46-year-old South African, who has featured in 89 first-class matches, 72 List-A matches and 16 T20 matches from 2003 to 2013, has served on the coaching staff in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) with Islamabad United, Karachi Kings and, earlier this season, was Multan Sultans' assistant coach. He has also worked as batting coach with Australia\u2019s Hobart Hurricanes and Cricket Tasmania and was a coaching consultant for South Africa\u2019s KZN Inland and Eastern Province<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Pakistan has had frequent changes in the team management, with Younis Khan, Mohammad Yousuf, Andrew Puttick and Shafiq serving in the post in the last three years.Their batting has been failing in Test matches as they have lost eight successive Tests abroad, the worst sequence in their history.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The 46-year-old South African, who has featured in 89 first-class matches, 72 List-A matches and 16 T20 matches from 2003 to 2013, has served on the coaching staff in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) with Islamabad United, Karachi Kings and, earlier this season, was Multan Sultans' assistant coach. He has also worked as batting coach with Australia\u2019s Hobart Hurricanes and Cricket Tasmania and was a coaching consultant for South Africa\u2019s KZN Inland and Eastern Province<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Pakistan, who are currently playing a Test series against the West Indies, are placed ninth in the ICC World Test Championship standings. They will need to win the rest of their matches to pose a challenge for a top-two spot.<\/p>\r\n\r\n