The former England head coach Andy Flower has confirmed his involvement in Pakistan Super League (PSL) and will join the Peshawar Zalmi franchise, saying that he was looking forward to do something different.
According to ESPN cricinfo, Flower said, “I’ve been approached to do some batting coaching for Peshawar, one of the franchises in the new Pakistan Super League”. I’m looking forward to do something different”.
Flower, who toured Pakistan three times during his cricketing career for Zimbabwe, was saddened by the fact that there was no international cricket in Pakistan.
“I toured Pakistan a number of times as a player, and I think it’s really sad that we aren’t playing international cricket in Pakistan,” he said. “Of course there are good reasons for that but the sooner we get back playing in Pakistan the better. I really enjoyed my tours anywhere in Asia and Pakistan was no different. We toured some fascinating places. Obviously the main cities but also we got out to Peshawar, we played a Test up there, we also played in Quetta, and I always found it fascinating observing another culture,” he added.
On December 13, the Peshawar franchise of the PSL to be called “Peshawar Zalmi”. The PSL is scheduled to take place from Feb 4-23, 2016 in Dubai and Sharjah.
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