The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has “decided” to appoint former South African opening batsman Gary Kirsten and former Australian fast bowler Jason Gillespie as the coaches for the men's national side, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

The PCB picked Kirsten as the white-ball coach while Gillespie was selected as the red-ball coach.

The final announcement will be made after further consultations and completion of formalities in this regard.

The development ahead of the T20I series against New Zealand which is set to begin from April 18.

The next major assignment of the Pakistan cricket team is the T20 World Cup which will be held in the United States and West Indies in June.

Meanwhile, Pakistan Cricket Board has invited applications for recruitment of assistant coach of national cricket team through advertisement.

In this regard PCB invited applications by advertising on its website.

Level 2 coaching course and three years experience required for the assistant coach.

Interested former cricketers can submit applications till April 20.

Reporter: Wasim Ahmad