Mohammad Wasim (coach)

Mohammad Wasim (Urdu: محمد وسیم; born 8 August 1978) is a Punjabi Pakistani cricket coach and cricketer who played for both the Pakistan and Dutch cricket teams. He played in 18 Test matches and 25 One Day Internationals from 1996 to 2000 for the Pakistan national cricket team.

Personal life

As of February 2017, Wasim was living in Islamabad, where he worked as a television expert on cricket and runs a cricket academy.^[1]

Cricket career

Wasim scored two Test centuries for Pakistan including one on Test debut. His debut came against New Zealand in 1996,^[2] after scoring a duck in the first innings he went on to record 109 in the second innings batting at number 7. He gradually moved up the order in subsequent tests eventually to open the innings for Pakistan in Tests. His second test ton came against Zimbabwe, scoring 192 in Harare, 1998.^[3]

Wasim's most prominent experience in a Pakistani shirt came in Pakistan winning the Carlton and United Series in Australia against perhaps the two other most powerful teams in world cricket at the time, West Indies and hosts Australia. The series was low scoring and Wasim contributed significantly batting at number six.^{[citation needed]}

His final Test appearance was in 2000 against Sri Lanka.^{[citation needed]} After being discarded he was never recalled and when Pakistan decided upon a new set of youngsters in preparation for the 2003 World Cup.^{[citation needed]}

In 2002/03 season, Wasim moved to play first-class cricket for Otago in New Zealand.^[4] After two seasons he left Otago and continued to play in Pakistan.^{[citation needed]}

In July 2014, Wasim played a 50-over game for the Netherlands against Scotland, after he acquired Dutch nationality after living in the country for several years – playing his cricket for Sparta 1888 and Dosti Amsterdam. Wasim was a regular for the North Holland Hurricanes in the North Sea Pro Series that season and also turned out for Netherlands A in the Continental T20 Championship in Schiedam.^[5]

Post-retirement

Coaching career

In May 2018, Wasim was appointed head coach of the Sweden national cricket team.^[6] He assisted the team in its preparation for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Europe Qualifier.^[7] Wasim was head coach of the Pakistan women's team from June 2024 until November 2025.^[8][9][10]

Cricket administration

in December 2020, Wasim was appointed as chief selector for the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).^[11] He was sacked from the position in December 2022.^[12]

References

1. ^ Rasool, Danyal (14 February 2017). "The other Wasim". The Cricket Monthly. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
2. ^ Mohammad Wasim debut v New Zealand
3. ^ Wasim second test ton v Zimbabwe
4. ^ Otago sign Mohammad Wasim for 2002/03 season
5. ^ Mohammad Wasim makes Dutch debut
6. ^ "Sandeep Lamichhane's IPL fairytale". Cricbuzz. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
7. ^ Sandeep Lamichhane's IPL fairytale
8. ^ "Former Pakistani batsman Mohammad Wasim named Pakistan Women's head coach". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
9. ^ "Mohammad Wasim named Pakistan Women head coach for Asia Cup". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
10. ^ "PCB announces completion of Mohammad Waseem's tenure as head coach". Pakistan Cricket Board. 3 November 2025. Archived 5 November 2025 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
11. ^ "Mohammad Wasim appointed Pakistan's chief selector | Cricbuzz.com". Cricbuzz. 19 December 2020. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
12. ^ "Mohammad Wasim sacked from position of chief selector". Pakistan Observer. Retrieved 16 October 2024.