Mansoor Rana rejects offer to serve as Pakistan Shaheens’ team manager

Former Pakistan cricketer, Mansoor Rana, has declined Pakistan Cricket Board’s offer to work as team manager of Pakistan Shaheens squad.

The 60-year-old, who has been serving as the senior team's manager for the past five years, recently also managed the team during the series against Afghanistan. 

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According to sources, Rana was offered to be Shaheens’ team manager for their tour of Zimbabwe in May. However, he has turned down the offer.

For the past five years, Rana has been working as Pakistan's senior team manager, after previously working as the batting coach at the National Cricket Academy (NCA). 

Currently, he is associated with the Lahore Qalandars team as the director of their High-Performance Center.

Pakistan Shaheens squad: Imran Butt (captain) (Lahore), Hussain Talat (vice-captain) (Lahore), Aamir Jamal (Islamabad), Abdul Wahid Bangalzai (Quetta), Haseebullah (Quetta), Kamran Ghulam (Peshawar), Mehran Mumtaz (Rawalpindi), Mir Hamza (Karachi), Mohammad Huraira (Sialkot), Mubasir Khan (Islamabad), Muhammad Umar (Karachi), Omair Bin Yousuf (Karachi), Qasim Akram (Lahore), Rohail Nazir (wicketkeeper) (Islamabad), Sahibzada Farhan (Peshawar) and Shahnawaz Dahani (Larkana). Asif Mehmood (Hyderabad), Athar Mehmood (Gujranwala), Saad Khan (Hyderabad) and Waqar Ahmad (Peshawar) (all reserves)

Zimbabwe Tour schedule:

3-6 May – 1st Four-day match; KSC, Kwekwe
10- 13 May – 2nd Four-day match; MSC, Mutare
17 May – 1st 50-over match; TSC, Harare
19 May – 2nd 50-over match; HSC, Harare
21 May – 3rd 50-over match; HSC, Harare
23 May – 4th 50-over match; OH, Harare
25 May – 5th 50-over match; HSC, Harare
27 May – 6th 50-over match; HSC, Harare