SOUTH African star cricketer Barry Richards has been shorlisted to coach the Pakistan national cricket side, a senior Pakistan Cricket Board official said on Thursday. “We have decided to talk to either England’s former test player Geoffrey Boycott or South African Barry Richards in the next couple of days,” PCB manager operations Yawar Saeed said. Pakistan were whipped 3-0 in the Test series by Australia late last year and were also whitewashed 2-0 in the finals of the tri-series Down Under. Sri Lanka then slammed them 3-0 in a one-day series at home. “Once the talks are finalised the coach will be given the assignment before the Sharjah Cup next month,” Saeed said. Pakistan axed South African coach Richrad Pybus after the Test series against Australia.