Rashid to train Chinese cricket team
Bureau Report

LAHORE—Pakistan Cricket Board has appointed former paceman Rashid Khan as coach to train budding cricketers in China as part of the joint effort by the International Cricket Council and the Asian Cricket Council to give a fillip to the sport in the country.
Rashid, who played international cricket from 1982 to 1985 as right-arm fast-medium bowler, said : “ACC teamed up with the ICC to provide a special fund of USD 400,000 to build cricket infrastructure in China. It is honor for me that PCB put faith on me and I would coach China’s under-15 team which is scheduled to participate in the ACC Trophy, to be held in Thailand in December this year, for the first time.
Karachi-born Rashid, who is part of the ICC and ACC delegation to get first hand information on the efforts being taken by the communist country to popularise cricket, urged the Chinese Cricket Association (CCA) to expose their teams to international competitions.
“Pakistan is also planning to send its school team to China and the CCA could think about sending a Chinese school-level team to Pakistan,” said 46-year-old Rashid who represented Karachi, Pakistan International Airlines, Public Works Department and Sind in domestic cricket from 1976 to 1994.
Rashid has in the past also managed the national under-19 teams and also worked as a junior selector. He was also coach of PIA Academy cricket team that appeared against Asian under-15 eleven in May 2005. The former Test player and PIA coach said he had learnt a lot from watching Bob Woolmer at work and had realised how important it was to get the right training sessions and equipment in place. “Coaching is a full-time job and you need to be prepared for it.”
Rashid played four test matches for Pakistan after debut against Sri Lanka at Karachi in March 1982. He got 8 wickets in Test career that ended against New Zealand at Dunedin in 1985. He also played 29 One-Day internationals after making ODI debut against West Indies at Lahore in late 1980. He took 20 wickets for 923 runs in ODI career that concluded in 1985 when Pakistan met Australia at Melbourne 1985. He also played 149 first-class matches taking 426 wickets.