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PCB holding talks with Whatmore

Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board is holding negotiations with Bangladesh coach, Dav Whatmore, although he is yet to formally apply for a coaching position.

Whatmore is also the front-runner for the coaching assignment of the Indian team and has shown keen interest in the job.

The Pakistan Board had last month advertised for the position of coach which was left vacant after the death of Bob Woolmer during the World Cup.

The PCB has kept May 15 as the final date for applicants to send in their CVs, and according to a senior official they have already received around seven applications from England, West Indies and Australia.

Interestingly, Whatmore has not applied for the position, but Zakir Khan, the Director of Cricket Operations, confirmed that the Board was in talks with him.``It really does not matter when he applies. First we have to know if he is interested in accepting our offer,'' Zakir said.

Zakir said nothing was final and only the initial talks had been held. ``There's nothing wrong with talking to someone. He is a highly qualified coach and we are interested in him,'' he added. — PTI

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