Grant Bradburn will assume the role of head coach. This officially concludes his limited tenure as the head coach of the Pakistan men’s team.
Bradburn succeeded Saqlain Mushtaq as captain of the 50-over World Cup in India and oversaw Test series against New Zealand and Sri Lanka in the previous year. He collaborated with Mickey Arthur, who managed Derbyshire’s coaching staff while also serving as the team director for Pakistan on a part-time basis.
After Pakistan’s elimination from the World Cup semifinals, Bradburn and Arthur found themselves in a state of uncertainty. Although the PCB’s interim management committee was devoid of the power to terminate their contracts, neither Bradburn nor Arthur accompanied the team on their recent Test tour of Australia; in their place, Mohammad Hafeez served as team director.
Bradburn, who joined the PCB in 2018 as an assistant coach before ascending to the position of director of high-performance coaching in 2020, has since departed.
“It is now in our final moments of the extraordinary era that has been Pakistan cricket,” he wrote on social media. “Three roles over five years, I am proud of what’s been achieved and grateful to have worked with so many outstanding players, coaches and staff.”
Next month, he will begin his new position at Glamorgan, assuming leadership of the Welsh county across all disciplines following a one-year attempt to divide the role. White-ball coach Mark Alleyne, who assumed leadership primarily in the T20 Blast, is anticipated to continue working for Bradburn as a member of the coaching staff. In contrast, red-ball coach Matthew Maynard departed at the conclusion of the previous season.
Glamorgan performed below expectations across all formats in the previous season, failing to qualify for the knockout stages of either white-ball competition and finishing fifth in Division Two of the County Championship. Appointing a new captain will be one of Bradburn’s initial responsibilities; the incumbent, David Lloyd, will be joining Arthur at Derbyshire this winter.
“To have the opportunity to coach Glamorgan is a huge honors and a privilege,”
Bradburn said in a press release. “My simple aim is to create a winning environment with an awesome culture. Together, we will quickly identify a brand of cricket in all formats that most importantly inspires the players and, in turn, attracts everyone within the club to be excited and proud of our teams.
“With international experience and a passion for developing players and staff, I am really looking forward to immersing myself alongside our Glamorgan network of coaches to develop quality players within our programmers. I will bring fresh eyes which I believe will be healthy for the club.
“I’m not taking this role expecting just to compete in the County Championship. I will bring a desire for Glamorgan to be contenders in all formats and am looking forward to meeting everyone at the club soon.”
Mark Wallace, Glamorgan’s director of cricket, said that he was “delighted” that Bradburn had signed a three-year deal. “He has a wide range of experience as a coach and right across high performance, and will add a great amount to the club from top to bottom,” he said.
