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Yasir Arafat appointed Pakistan's high-performance coach

Former Pakistan cricketer Yasir Arafat has been appointed high-performance coach for the five-match T20I series against New Zealand starting from January 12. Arafat will fly directly to New Zealand with Pakistan's T20I specialists. He has been assigned to the national side for just that one series at the moment. “Simon Helmot, who has been named as part of the coaching staff for the ongoing Australia series, will be replaced by Yasir,” reports said.