Pakistan, Aug. 4 -- The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has appointed former South African cricketer Michael Smith as the batting coach of the Pakistan men's team on a two-year contract. The 46-year-old will work with the national side in both red-ball and white-ball cricket and will join the squad before the three-match Test series against England, which begins on August 19. His appointment fills an important coaching position ahead of a demanding international schedule.

Smith brings valuable playing and coaching experience to the role after representing domestic teams from 2003 to 2013. During his career, he played 89 first-class, 72 List-A, and 16 T20 matches, scoring 7,029 runs across all formats, including nine centuries and 40 half-ce...