The Pakistan Cricket Board has extended national team’s head coach Mickey Arthur and the rest of the support staff’s contract until the 2019 cricket World Cup, to be held in England. “Contracts of the head coach and other support staff have been extended till the World Cup. The official said that after Pakistan’s unexpected victory in the ICC Champions Trophy, the board had decided to extend the contracts. “It makes no sense to make changes now as the next important assignment is the World Cup,” he said. PCB’s plan to file BCCI compensation claim not on ICC’s agendaThe Pakistan Cricket Board’s plan to file a compensation claim with the ICC against its Indian counterpart (BCCI) is unlikely to see the light of day in the near future.

Source: Hindustan Times October 05, 2017 14:26 UTC