PCB appoints Shane McDermott as fielding coach

New Delhi: Pakistan have appointed renowned Australian fielding specialist Shane McDermott as their all-format fielding coach ahead of their three-match T20I tour of Bangladesh.

McDermott comes highly recommended by Pakistan’s new white-ball head coach, Mike Hesso,n and is expected to join the squad ahead of the Bangladesh tour. An official announcement is anticipated later this week, the Telecom Asia Sport (www.telecomasia.net) has reported.

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.

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. IANS

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