The Pakistan Cricket Board has appointed former Australian first-class player Tim Nielsen as its new red-ball high performance coach to kick-start the rebuilding process of the team which has been going through a turbulent period.

This decision comes after the appointment of former Australian fast bowler Jason Gillespie as the red-ball head coach.

A source at the PCB confirmed that Nielsen, who has coached the Australian team for four years, was recommended by Gillespie because they both worked at the South Australian cricket academy.

The PCB said that this move aims to strengthen the team’s preparations ahead of the Test series against Bangladesh.

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The PCB said Nielsen has joined Gillespie’s support team and the duo will monitor Pakistan’s training camp ahead of the series against Bangladesh.

Training camp will begin on August 11th.

Pakistan will face Bangladesh in a two-test series with the first match to be played in Rawalpindi from August 21-25 while the second test will be played in Karachi from August 30-September 3.

The PCB has retained former Test player Azhar Mahmood as assistant coach to Gillespie and white-ball coach Gary Kirsten.