Atiq-uz-Zaman: “I thought Mike Hesson was a good coach but I was completely wrong”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Atiq-uz-Zaman has admitted he was “completely wrong” in thinking Mike Hesson was a good coach.
Hesson is currently serving as Pakistan’s white-ball head coach, a role he took on in May 2025.
Lately, the men in green hosted South Africa on home soil and beat them 2-1 in both the T20Is and ODIs.
They then whitewashed Sri Lanka 3-0 in an ODI series before going on to win a T20I tri-series against Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe.
Despite Pakistan’s positive results, Atiq remains unconvinced that Hesson is the right man to be coaching the national team.
“I thought Mike Hesson was a good coach but I was completely wrong,” he said on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Pakistan recently concluded their T20I series against Sri Lanka in Dambulla, with the contest ending in a 1-1 draw.
Pakistan Squad for Sri Lanka T20I Series: Salman Ali Agha (captain), Abdul Samad, Abrar Ahmad, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Khawaja Nafay (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan (wicketkeeper), Saim Ayub, Salman Mirza, Shadab Khan, Usman Khan (wicketkeeper), Usman Tariq