Former Pakistan captain and coach Javed Miandad is ready to give a serious
thought to coaching the national team again if the Cricket Board offered him the
job.
Miandad, who has coached senior team on three separate terms but was removed acrimoniously
on all occasions, said he had always kept national interest above everything else.
"It is a hypothetical question but I can only think about it if the offer
comes to me. I have to think about various options if any offer comes through,"
he said.
Miandad did not apply for the job, for which PCB advertised
in newspapers after the World Cup keeping May 15 as the deadline for
interested candidates to submit their applications.
The former Test batsman said the Board had devalued the post
of Pakistan coach by openly advertising the position.
Miandad, the country's highest run-getter with 8832 in 124
Tests, last worked with the team in 2004. He was asked to step down as coach
after his team lost a historical home series to arch rivals India.
He was replaced by Bob Woolmer, who died during the
World Cup in mysterious circumstances a day after Pakistan's shock defeat at
the hands of Ireland following which they were knocked out of the tournament.
Miandad, who will turn 50 next month, said he had served the
country with honour and dignity and it was always his wish that Pakistan team
perform well in the international arena.
PCB Chief Naseem Ashraf, in a recent statement, had
said they (PCB) were looking for a foreign coach, who would be appointed within
next few months.
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