A former Pakistan international, Nazar has been at the forefront of the Academy’s development since its launch in 2009.
During his tenure Nazar has coached thousands of students at the high performance facilities at Dubai Sports City, which now includes the newly opened PowerBase gym and Cricket Cage.
Nazar, who played 76 Test for his country and 122 ODIs, also doubled up as the UAE’s batting coach since 2014.
“The opportunities I have had through being the ICC Academy’s Head of Cricket Development and utilising its world-class facilities to be able to coach and educate some of cricket’s best junior and senior athletes has ultimately brought me to this new role as the Pakistan Cricket Board’s Director of Academies,” said Nazar.
“I would like to thank Dubai Sports City and the ICC Academy for their continued support and the outstanding contribution they have made to the development of cricket. I have no doubt the Academy, its coaches and staff will continue the sterling work we have already managed to achieve.
“I now look forward to contributing to and giving back to Pakistan Cricket which has given me so much.”
With the assistance of ICC Academy and Dubai Sports City staff, Nazar has seen the launch of The Warriors, a training programme dedicated to supporting young players, aged between 13 – 18 years’ old, that are hungry to learn all elements of the game. He has also overseen the introduction of the Junior Warriors, as well as Cricket Cubs and The ICC Academy Schools programme.
Mudassar Nazar to take charge as Director of NCA on June 15, PCB would hire his assistants after consulting with him. #Cricket #Pakistan
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Nazar has played a vital role in The ICC Academy Schools programme, which brings cricket coaching to more than 15 schools across Dubai.
The Schools programme has also allowed students to test their skills against other school teams as far and wide as the UK, Nepal, Kenya and Sri Lanka.
He now leaves for the PCB role, a scalp its chairman Shaharyar Khan is delighted to have secured.
“I am pleased to have Mudassar on board to work with us as Director of Academies,” said Khan.
“Mudassar brings a wealth of experience in this role. I am particularly thankful to the ICC Academy and Dubai Sports City for allowing Mudassar to work with us.
“Our association with DSC is time tested and Mudassar’s immediate release by DSC on our request is a demonstration of our cooperation.”
