Michael Vaughan: “You were doing a really good job… Madness why they wouldn’t want you to carry on”
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Former England captain Michael Vaughan expressed his disbelief after Mohammad Hafeez announced his departure as Pakistan team director and interim head coach.
Hafeez was given the dual role after Mickey Arthur and Grant Bradburn were removed as team director and head coach respectively after Pakistan’s dismal performance in the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup.
During Hafeez’s short tenure, Pakistan were whitewashed 3-0 in a Test series against Australia before losing 4-1 to New Zealand in a T20I series.
Despite suffering back-to-back defeats, Vaughan believes there were plenty of positives for the men in green under Hafeez’s guidance and admitted it was shocking to see him go after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) saw a change in leadership as Mohsin Naqvi replaced Zaka Ashraf as chairman.
“You were doing a really good job… Madness why they wouldn’t want you to carry on!” he said on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Many of the Pakistan players involved in the tour of Australia and New Zealand are now involved in the 2024 Pakistan Super League (PSL), which began on February 17.
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