The Babar Azam-led Pakistan are scheduled to play their first warm-up of the mega event in Hyderabad on Sept 29 against New Zealand.
The South Africa-born Arthur was appointed as team director in April this year.The 55-year-old, who has functioned as Pakistan team director from England where is coaching Derbyshire, had agreed in his contract to remain with the Pakistan squad during the recent Asia Cup and the World Cup.Arthur’s hand-picked coaching team led by head coach Grant Bradburn is looking after the coaching affairs of the Pakistan team.Player support personnel: Rehan-ul-Haq (team manager), Mickey Arthur (team director), Grant Bradburn (head coach), Andrew Puttick (batting coach), Morne Morkel (bowling coach), Aftab Khan (fielding coach), Abdul Rehman (assistant coach), Dr Sohail Saleem (team doctor), Drikus Saaiman (strength and conditioning coach), Cliffe Deacon (physio), Ahsan Iftikhar Nagi (media and digital content manager), Usman Anwari (security manager), Maqbool Ahmad Babri (psychologist), Talha Ejaz (analyst), Malang Ali (masseur).