Sarfaraz Ahmed set to be Pakistan’s new Test head coach
Former Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed set to become Test team head coach, leading the team in upcoming Bangladesh series.
Pakistan Test cricket team – (Web Desk) – Former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed is reportedly set to take over as the new head coach of the Pakistan Test cricket team, with an official announcement expected soon.
Sources say Sarfaraz, who previously guided the Asia Cup-winning U19 team, will begin his role during Pakistan’s upcoming Test series against Bangladesh in May. The head coach position had been vacant since October 2025, after Azhar Mahmood served as interim coach during the recent South Africa series.
Pakistan will play a two-match Test series against Bangladesh as part of the ICC World Test Championship 2027 cycle, with the first Test starting on May 8 and the second on May 16.
Currently, Sarfaraz is working with the Pakistan Shaheens, who are facing the England Lions in a T20 and one-day series in the United Arab Emirates.
The wicketkeeper-batter has had an extensive international career, playing 54 Tests, scoring 3,031 runs, including four centuries and 21 fifties.
In 117 ODIs, he amassed 2,315 runs with two centuries and 11 fifties, while in T20Is, he scored 818 runs in 61 matches, including three fifties.
Sarfaraz also boasts an impressive captaincy record. He led Pakistan to victory in the 2017 Champions Trophy and defeated India by 180 runs in the final with a 70%-win rate.
He also guided the team to a 62.5%-win rate in the 2019 Cricket World Cup, winning five of nine matches.
In T20Is, he recorded a 78.37%-win rate, winning 29 out of 37 matches.
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For the unversed, the 38-year-old last represented Pakistan in the red-ball format during a Test against Australia in Perth in 2023.
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