The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has come undere the scanner for appointing Azhar Mahmood as interim head coach of the team.

Former all-rounder Azhar Mahmood was on Monday elevated to the post of Pakistan's acting red-ball head coach until the conclusion of his current contract, which runs until April next year.

Azhar Mahmood has been dropped from Pakistan's support staff for the home series against Bangladesh.

The PCB had named one of their selectors, Aaqib Javed as their interim head coach until the T20 series in New Zealand.

Babar Azam was consoled by Pakistan's coaches after being dropped from the team for the second Test against England.

Pakistan assistant coach Azhar Mahmood revealed on Friday that they didn't use spinners on day three of the first Test match against Bangladesh because there was grass on the pitch.

Shaheen Afridi allegedly misbehaved with head coach Gary Kirsten as well as other members of the support staff during the Ireland-England tour as well as the T20 World Cup 2024, according to a report.

"This culture of falsely accusing and misleading people to believe a false narrative is now getting ridiculous and dangerous," read a part of Azhar Mahmood's post.

The allegations come after Pakistan's group stage exit from the 2024 T20 World Cup.

Pakistan will take on Canada in their T20 World Cup Group A clash at New York's Nassau County International Stadium on Tuesday.