Umar Gul and Saeed Ajmal appointed as Pakistan's bowling coaches Gull will serve as the fast bowling coach while Ajmal comes in as the spin bowling coach The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has appointed former internationals Umar Gul and Saeed Ajmal as bowling coaches for the men's national team. While Gul has been assigned as the fast bowling coach, Ajmal will helm the spin unit. Gul has been actively involved in coaching stints since retiring from all forms of cricket in 2020 after turning out in 47 Tests (163 wickets at 34.06), 130 ODIs (179 at 29.34) and 60 T20Is (85 at 16.97) between 2003 and 2016. He was appointed Quetta Gladiators' bowling coach for PSL 2021, and also had a stint as Afghanistan's national bowling coach in 2022. The 41-year-old then served as the Pakistan bowling coach during a three-match T20I series against Afghanistan, and the subsequent series against New Zealand at home earlier this year. RELATED Wahab Riaz is Pakistan's new chi