Basit Ali: “He will be at the helm of the team till the Champions Trophy. However, he will be fired after the Champions Trophy. I am saying this now that it will be tata, bye bye for him”
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Former Pakistan batsman Basit Ali believes white-ball head coach Gary Kirsten will get fired after the 2025 Champions Trophy.
Atiq-uz-Zaman: “Since he was sacked, he is… exposing insiders to the public. Lack of education”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Atiq-uz-Zaman said ex-team director and interim head coach Mohammad Hafeez has a “lack of education” after he exposed “insiders to the public”.
Mohammad Hafeez: “Whenever the government changes in Pakistan, they bring their chairman. The earlier management gave me a contract of 4 years. No one saw how good the team was in Australia, they just wanted to sack me”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez revealed that when the new management of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) took over, they “just wanted to sack me”.
Ramiz Raja: “Najam Sethi doesn’t know how many months he has to stay in [the] PCB”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja has blasted his successor Najam Sethi, saying the clock is ticking for him.
Babar Azam: “We have the best management. We have got a coaching panel of former cricketers who have given great performances for Pakistan. Coaches can only give you plan and share experience whereas it is the player who has to execute in the field”
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Pakistan captain Babar Azam has thrown his support behind head coach Saqlain Mushtaq and the rest of the coaching staff following the team’s dismal home season.
Moin Khan: “if they don’t, then naturally there is time for change be it Misbah-ul-Haq or Waqar Younis”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman and captain Moin Khan believes head coach Misbah-ul-Haq and bowling coach Waqar Younis could lose their jobs if the national team fail to beat South Africa.
Shoaib Akhtar: “This is a very important series for the management sitting in the dressing room. If results don’t go Pakistan’s way, they will surely be removed from their roles”
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Legendary Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar has said that the team management “will surely be removed from their roles” if the national team fails to win their series against South Africa.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “I don’t think that [my future as head coach] has anything to do with the South Africa series. I have always played cricket under pressure and you have to perform. You can never have any security or assurances”
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Misbah-ul-Haq has said his future as Pakistan’s head coach won’t depend on the outcome of the South Africa series.
Wasim Khan: “A three-year deal has been signed with him and [bowling coach] Waqar Younis but they can be let go before their given term”
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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief executive Wasim Khan has said head coach Misbah-ul-Haq and bowling coach Waqar Younis can be sacked at any time, even though they have signed three-year deals.
Shoaib Akhtar: “I am telling you that it has been decided that Misbah will be removed. Andy Flower has been sanctioned as the new head coach”
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Legendary Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar has claimed it has already been decided that head coach Misbah-ul-Haq will be sacked and Andy Flower will be appointed as his successor.