[2][3] Riaz also managed the team at the 1952 Colombo Cup, where Pakistan ended joint-winner with India.
[4] Although he served as selector of the team for the 1958 Asian Games where Sharif Khan acted as manager,[5][6] McBride coached the national team during an unofficial tour to Burma in April 1959.
[2][7] The same year after his expiration of contract, Saeed Mirza assumed the position as head coach for the 1960 AFC Asian Cup qualification.
[2] Chinese coach Wang Xiao He led the national side to clinch the gold medal at the 1989 South Asian Games.
[8][9][10][11] At the subsequent 1991 South Asian Games under the tenure of Muhammad Aslam Japani, Pakistan again retained the gold.