Removing Mickey Arthur as coach was a tough decision: PCB top official
Cricket | September 29, 2019 19:26 ISTMickey Arthur was removed as the head coach of Pakistan, following the side's poor outing in the 2019 World Cup.
Mickey Arthur was removed as the head coach of Pakistan, following the side's poor outing in the 2019 World Cup.
The UAE has remained Pakistan's home venue for a long time with no Test nation visiting the country since the 2009 terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan team bus.
According to reports, PCB had to face a loss of Rs 248.615 million due to irregular payments to franchises in excess of agreed share of central pool.
As a part of the championship, Indian women's team are set to host their Pakistani counterparts in a three-match ODI series.
The PCB has said that Sri Lanka's tour to Pakistan remains important to the country even as 10 players from the touring side have opted out.
Sri Lanka's senior cricketers, including Lasith Malinga, Angelo Mathews and Dimuth Karunaratne have reportedly refused to travel to Pakistan for a three-match T20I and ODI series.
Misbah-ul-Haq was handed the dual role of coach and chief selector by the PCB on Thursday in a complete revamp of their cricketing structure.
The new constitution, which came into existence on August 19, decreased the number of participating teams in domestic cricket from 16 to six.
Misbah-ul-Haq confirmed on Monday he was applying for the head coach job the deadline for which ended on the same day.
Zakir Khan, PCB Director of international cricket, in his last media talk, had told the journalists that the board is considering three models for the selection panel of the senior team.
Fourteen centrally contracted and six additional men cricketers have been invited to attend a pre-season camp, which will commence at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Lahore on August 19.
Sharjeel was banned from all forms of cricket for five years in August 2017 for his role in the spot-fixing scandal that marred Pakistan Super League (PSL) earlier that year.
Test opener Azhar Ali and left-arm pacer Mohammad Aamir, who recently announced his retirement from Test cricket, have been demoted in category B and C respectively.
Along with Mickey Arthur, batting coach Grant Flower, bowling coach Azhar Mahmood, and trainer Grant Luden were also released.
The delegation has been sent by Sri Lanka Cricket after the Pakistan Cricket Board requested them to play a two-match Test series of the ICC World Test Championship in Pakistan.
He also urged the PCB to first remove those who enjoyed the sway while making appointments for chief selector, captain and head coach.
This is the first time that the head coach, the chief selector and the captain appeared before the PCB's Cricket Committee.
PCB has also put Basit Ali's appointment as regional coach on hold, following the remarks that suggested that India would intentionally lose to ensure Pakistan doesn't qualify for semifinals.
The lab is run at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (Lums) and becomes the fifth biomechanics lab to be approved by the cricket's governing body.
Imam-ul-Haq's WhatsApp chats with four women were leaked on social media on Wednesday but the PCB cleared the air and said that it won't involve itself in the matter.
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