“I’ve been approached to do some batting coaching for Peshawar, one of the franchises in the new Pakistan Super League,” Andy Flower, the former England Team Director, told ecb.co.uk.
“I’m looking forward to doing something different.
“I’ve chatted with Andrew Strauss about whether that’s OK from an ECB perspective and he says it is on the basis that it’s good for our English coaches to get out and about amongst some of these Twenty20 franchise competitions, to learn what’s happening outside of the domestic game in England, to interact with some of the international coaches and players, and to bring some of that knowledge back into our game in England.”
Flower, who toured Pakistan three times during his cricketing career for Zimbabwe, was saddened by the fact that there was no international cricket in Pakistan.
“I toured Pakistan a number of times as a player, and I think it’s really sad that we aren’t playing international cricket in Pakistan,” he said.
“Of course there are good reasons for that but the sooner we get back playing in Pakistan the better.
“I really enjoyed my tours anywhere in Asia and Pakistan was no different. We toured some fascinating places. Obviously the main cities but also we got out to Peshawar, we played a Test up there, we also played in Quetta, and I always found it fascinating observing another culture.”
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