Whatmore attended the selection committee meeting ahead of Pakistan’s latest assignment, the Asia Cup. He also held discussions with Pakistan’s captain Misbah-ul-Haq while PCB is yet to make a formal announcement about Whatmore.

He will be Pakistan’s first permanent coach after Waqar Younis stepped down following the tour of Zimbabwe due to medical complications. The interim coaching role was then taken up by Mohsin Hasan Khan, who enjoyed great success at the start of his tenure with series wins over Sri Lanka, Bangaldesh and England. Though, his tenure ended in disarray with Pakistan going down against England 4-0 and 2-1 in the ODI and T20 series, respectively.

PCB’s plan was to induct specialized coaches for all departments. Whatmore will primarily be working with the batsmen while Julien Fountain will be overlooking the fielding department.  

Meanwhile, Sarfraz Nawaz has also been assigned the role of bowling consultant at the NCA, where he will be working with bowlers selected for the Asia Cup in the absence of Aaqib Javed, who was tipped to fill in the bowling coach’s role but opted to take up a coaching job with UAE.