Ehsan Mani: “As far as coaching is concerned, we wanted to have a Pakistani in charge because we want to ensure that there is proper communication between the players which is a difficult thing to achieve in presence of a foreigner”
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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ehsan Mani has revealed that the board didn’t want a foreigner taking over as head coach after Mickey Arthur’s departure.
Ehsan Mani: “Although it’s early days but if this decision does not work out, in the next year or so, we will have no hesitation in removing Misbah from the role”
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Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ehsan Mani has said that the board “will have no hesitation in removing” head coach and chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq if the national team’s fortunes don’t improve over the next 12 months.
Ehsan Mani: “It will be unfair to comment on it before the completion of the cricket committee’s recommendations”
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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ehsan Mani has refused to reveal whether Sarfraz Ahmed wants to continue captaining the national team.
Ehsan Mani: “Yes, Arthur showed his interest [to carry on his job]”
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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ehsan Mani has confirmed that head coach Mickey Arthur did express an interest in continuing on as head coach.
Ehsan Mani: “I did not make any changes in the team management and also retained Sarfraz Ahmed as captain because the World Cup was just a few months away when I took charge as PCB chairman”
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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ehsan Mani has revealed that he decided to retain Sarfraz Ahmed as captain earlier on as he didn’t want to make such a drastic change ahead of the World Cup.
Ehsan Mani: “Important decisions regarding new team management, [the] national selection committee and others are set to be taken within a few weeks’ time”
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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ehsan Mani has revealed that big decisions, including whether to retain Sarfraz Ahmed as captain, Mickey Arthur as head coach and the national selectors, will be made in “a few weeks’ time”.
Ehsan Mani: “We will not beg India or any other country to play cricket with us”
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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ehsan Mani has made it clear that Pakistan won’t beg India to play any bilateral series.
Ehsan Mani: “We will host Sri Lanka for two Test matches of this inaugural edition of the event in September”
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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ehsan Mani has announced that international cricket will be returning to Pakistan this year.
Ehsan Mani on Pakistan’s World Cup celebrations against India: “There could be sporadic celebrations in case of a hundred, like Misbah-ul Haq’s push-ups during the Lord’s Test in 2016 which was a tribute to the army, but nothing different at the fall of a wicket”
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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ehsan Mani has made it clear that the national team won’t celebrate wickets in a more enthusiastic fashion during their highly-anticipated World Cup clash against India.
Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ehsan Mani on MS Dhoni: “We believe that cricket and sports should not be used for politics and we have said this very clearly”
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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ehsan Mani has confirmed that he lodged a complaint with the International Cricket Council (ICC) about India wicketkeeper-batsman MS Dhoni having the Indian army’s insignia on his keeping gloves.
