. ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁approached ▁by ▁Pakistan ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁them ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁Cr icket ▁World ▁Cup ▁where ▁they ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁be ▁losing ▁final ists ▁to ▁Australia . ▁This ▁led ▁to ▁his ▁dismiss al . ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁invited ▁to ▁coach ▁Pakistan ▁full - time ▁during ▁the ▁later ▁half ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁on ▁a ▁two - year ▁contract , ▁one ▁day ▁into ▁his ▁new ▁contract ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁military ▁coup ▁and ▁the ▁cr icket ▁board ▁that ▁had ▁appointed ▁him ▁was ▁dissol ved . ▁He ▁was ▁s ack ed ▁one ▁month ▁into ▁the ▁job , ▁along ▁with ▁Was im ▁Ak ram ▁after ▁they ▁lost ▁the ▁Test ▁series ▁to ▁Australia . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 – 2 0 0 1 , ▁on ▁a ▁one - year ▁contract ▁with ▁Border ▁cr icket ▁he ▁again ▁took ▁them ▁to ▁the ▁Sup ers port ▁four ▁day ▁final ▁and ▁the ▁Standard ▁Bank ▁One ▁day ▁cup ▁semi - final . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁season ▁he ▁re - jo ined ▁Pakistan ▁for ▁a ▁third ▁time ▁at ▁the ▁in ception ▁of ▁Wa q ar ▁You nis ' s ▁captain cy , ▁they ▁tou red ▁England , ▁t ying ▁the ▁Test ▁series ▁with ▁England ▁ 1 – 1 ▁and ▁losing ▁the ▁One ▁day ▁tri angular ▁final ▁to ▁Australia ▁at ▁L ords ▁in ▁a ▁re - run ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁World ▁Cup ▁Final . ▁He ▁was ▁not ▁willing ▁to ▁come ▁to ▁Pakistan ▁but ▁he