Karachi, August 25: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has no immediate plans of bringing in a new head coach to succeed Waqar Younis.

PCB chief Ijaz Butt's tenure ends in the first week of October, and with no decision made on his future as yet, the board is adopting a wait-and-see approach before starting its negotiations with a new coach.

Waqar had stunned th e PCB last week by announcing his resignation on `personal' and `health' grounds, labelling the Zimbabwe tour as his last with the national team.

Former assistant coach Aqib Javed, who has been omitted from the touring party since his services were needed at the National Cricket Academy, is reportedly the front-runner for the position, but nothing has been finalised so far.

Aqib's name, as well as that of Ijaz Ahmed, who will be acting as assistant coach in the touring party heading to Zimbabwe, has been put forward for the position.

"The day Waqar resigned, the chairman was heading to Delhi, so nothing has been discussed with regards to the appointment of new head coach," a PCB spokesperson told The Express Tribune.

"The vacancy is not open, but obviously things are under consideration and will go on in due course," the spokesperson added.

However, according to an official, the PCB sees no suitable candidate from the local quarters for the key job. (ANI)