Pakistan batting coach Mohammad Yousuf changes mind, set to join team for New Zealand tour

Yousuf makes shocking U-turn, to join team for New Zealand tour

Hours after withdrawing from the tour of New Zealand, Pakistan’s batting coach Mohammad Yousuf on Tuesday changed his mind and will now travel with the team for the white-ball matches.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had earlier said that Yousuf was pulling out of the tour due to the illness of his daughter.

“Yousuf has informed the board that his daughter is now in better health so he is available to go with the team to New Zealand,” a PCB official said.

Yousuf, who was appointed batting coach for the tour will leave with the squad on Wednesday for the five T20 Internationals and three ODIs.

Yousuf was appointed batting coach for the tour after Pakistan’s winless run in the recently-concluded 2025 ICC Champions Trophy.

Pakistan’s tour of New Zealand will begin with the first T20I of the 5-match series which is set to be played on Sunday, March 16 in Christchurch.