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[QUOTE="Munyaradzi Mafaro, post: 47675, member: 636"]
Pakistan Cricket Board appointed Azhar Mahmood as temporary Test team head coach on Monday. The former all-rounder becomes the fourth person to hold this role during the past 18 months. Mahmood will lead the team through January before officials select a permanent replacement. The 50-year-old cricketer has worked as assistant coach since last year. He played 143 one-day matches and 21 Test games for Pakistan during his career.

Mahmood takes over from Aaqib Javed after Pakistan lost all four recent Test matches. The team finished last place during the third World Test Championship cycle under Javed's leadership. Javed had replaced Jason Gillespie who quit his position last December after disagreements with cricket board officials. Mohammad Hafeez previously served as team director before Gillespie arrived. Pakistan suffered a 3-0 Test series defeat against Australia under Hafeez's guidance.

Cricket officials made this coaching change as part of broader efforts to improve team performance. Pakistan has struggled during the past two years across different formats of the game. New Zealand's Mike Hesson recently joined as white-ball head coach for a two-year contract. The national team will face South Africa at home during October for their first series of the new championship cycle. Sri Lanka will visit Pakistan for Test matches between December and January.
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