LAHORE: Director of the Pakistan men’s cricket team, Mickey Arthur, is likely to join the side towards the end of August in Sri Lanka.
According to sources, Arthur could join the team on August 23 and will stay till September 3.
If the aforementioned timeline is confirmed, Arthur will be available for two ODIs against Afghanistan and as many matches of the Asia Cup.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is yet to announce the team management for the three-match ODI series against Afghanistan and the Asia Cup.
Head coach Grant Bradburn has already reached Lahore, meanwhile physiotherapist Cliffe Deacon will land tomorrow.
Batting coach Andrew Puttick and strength and conditioning coach Drikus Saaiman will arrive in Lahore on August 13 and 14, respectively.
Bowling coach Morne Morkel will join the Pakistan team in Sri Lanka on August 17.
The team will assemble in Hambantota on August 18 with the players in Pakistan departing on August 17. The players in Pakistan will hold a three-day camp between August 14 to 16 at the National Cricket Academy, Lahore.
Pakistan players who are participating in The Hundred and the Lanka Premier League will join the team in Sri Lanka on August 18.
The ODI series between Pakistan and Afghanistan will begin on August 22 in Hambantota. The second and third ODI of the series will be played at the same venue on August 24 and 26.
After reaching Pakistan, the team will continue the preparations for their first Asia Cup match against Nepal which will be played in Multan on August 30.
After playing against Nepal, Pakistan will once again travel to Sri Lanka to play their second match of the tournament against arch-rivals India, which will be played in Kandy, on September 2.
As many as nine games will be played in Sri Lanka including the final on September 17.
Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka are in the same group whereas the other group contains India, Pakistan and Nepal.
Sohail Imran Sohail Imran is a senior reporter for Geo News.- Mickey Arthur