Reuters"If the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) talks to me about the bowling coach position, I will be willing to accept it," Akhtar told Reuters on Friday.
Akhtar, 37, retired from international cricket during last year's World Cup after taking 178 Test and 247 one-day wickets in a career marked by injury and controversy.
The PCB has been hunting for a new national bowling coach since another former Test bowler, Aaqib Javed, left the post earlier this year to coach the United Arab Emirates.
It has yet to draw up a shortlist but has expressed a desire to get former captain and left-arm fast bowler Wasim Akram involved.
