Champions Trophy: Aaqib Javed enlists Mudassar Nazar’s experience for conflict in opposition to India

A file picture of Pakistan’s cricket head coach Aaqib Javed
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Pakistan’s interim head coach and selector Aaqib Javed has enlisted the assistance of former teammate Mudassar Nazar to help in making ready the staff for his or her essential Champions Trophy conflict in opposition to arch-rivals India in Dubai on Sunday (February 23, 2025).

Aaqib invited Mudassar to affix the Pakistan staff’s nets session in Dubai to share his insights on the enjoying situations, significantly any current modifications.

A supply near the staff revealed that Mudassar, who has been primarily based in Dubai for a number of years and works on the ICC Academy, possesses intensive data of the native situations.

Mudassar, a former Pakistan coach and ex-director of the PCB Excessive Efficiency Centre in Lahore, joined the staff on Friday (February 21, 2025). The veteran, who has additionally coached Kenya and the UAE, will proceed to help the squad on Saturday (February 22, 2025), offering priceless ideas for the India encounter.

Defending champions Pakistan, having misplaced their opening match in opposition to New Zealand, want a victory over India to remain in rivalry for a spot within the knockout phases of the Champions Trophy.