Even our local coaches don’t seem interested in working with PCB: Misbah-ul-Haq

Misbah-ul-Haq, a former captain of Pakistan, has serious concerns about the volatility of the PCB’s management and how it affects hiring coaching personnel. From 2019 to 2021, Misbah held the positions of head coach and chief selector. He expressed disapproval of the PCB’s propensity to fire players and coaches due to shifts in the board’s leadership or short-term performance.

Mickey Arthur, the former team director, had previously stressed that players frequently put securing their roster slots ahead of team performance. Changes in coaching staff and captaincy appointments were among the major restructurings in Pakistan cricket, which was indicative of a difficult time for the squad. Unexpectedly, there are hints that, despite his earlier exit, Arthur might come back to work as the team director.

“Looking at the board’s regulations, leave alone foreign coaches, I doubt that our local coaches are interested in working with the PCB. Pakistani cricket should not be managed in such a disorganized fashion; instead, we must establish long-term objectives for player development, team administration, and selection. Regretfully, as the Hindustan Times reported, “a change in the board leadership changes everything in Pakistan.” Misbah made this statement.

“If adequate time is not allotted for this procedure, I think it is impossible to assemble a strong team or develop players of caliber. We must examine the successful systems of a few other nations. Why not? I believe you can choose the best captains based on what the format requires. Giving players freedom to go before the World Cup was a grave mistake, he acknowledged, but if a player is free for, say, two months, why shouldn’t he be permitted to go and make money in a league?

A slap on our cricket system for not being able to get a well-known, full-time coach: Misbah-ul-Haq

The former head coach of Pakistan questioned the PCB’s decision to rehire Arthur and referred to it as a setback for Pakistan cricket.

Arthur is expected to take up his part-time coaching role at Derbyshire and return to his role as Pakistan’s director of cricket. The PCB had earlier claimed that Arthur had declined their offer to become head coach. Misbah’s remarks revealed worries about Pakistan cricket’s future in light of personnel and leadership changes.

“The inability to hire a well-known full-time coach is letting down our cricket system. It’s unfortunate that the most qualified candidates are unwilling to travel, despite our insistence on having a backup plan in Pakistan. I blame our own system, which has far too many flaws and is open to abuse by anyone. According to ESPNCricinfo, Misbah stated, “We are to blame ourselves that we have disrespected and discredited our own people to make a bad image.”