Ramiz Raja on Mickey Arthur: “A first of its kind coach/director of cricket picked to run Pakistan cricket remotely, whose loyalty is first with his county job than Pakistan cricket”
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Ramiz Raja, the former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman, claims Mickey Arthur is not loyal to the Pakistan team.
Najam Sethi: “After consulting with him, we decided on having one captain for the white-ball format. I told him, when you will come, you can sit with Babar and then decide from there onwards”
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Najam Sethi, the outgoing Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman, said newly-appointed team director Mickey Arthur can decide what to do about Babar Azam as Pakistan captain.
Mickey Arthur: “Saim, Abdullah, and Haris have loads of talent”
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Mickey Arthur, Pakistan’s new team director, said the batting trio of Mohammad Haris, Saim Ayub and Abdullah Shafique “have loads of talent”.
Ramiz Raja: “I don’t know whether he has talked about this, but Babar Azam, despite being easygoing, has very strong views on certain things. I hope he was consulted before such a step was taken”
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Ramiz Raja has questioned if the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) talked to captain Babar Azam about hiring Mickey Arthur as team director.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “We have some very good people in our system who can contribute well like Haji (Mohammad Akram), Aaqib Javed, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Waqar Younis, etc. but their reputation has been tarnished so badly and people think they are not right for the job”
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Former Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq said Mohammad Akram, Aaqib Javed, Inzamam-ul-Haq and Waqar Younis would all make great coaches, but their “reputation has been tarnished so badly”.
Shahid Afridi: “The concept of online coaching by a foreign coach for the national team is beyond comprehension; every era has the personal likes and dislikes of the captain to sustain Pakistan cricket”
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Former interim chief selector Shahid Afridi has expressed his disbelief at the fact that Pakistan are on the verge of hiring Mickey Arthur as their online team director.
Pakistan opener Khurram Manzoor: “Mickey didn’t like me despite of my performances”
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Pakistan opening batsman Khurram Manzoor said despite putting up strong performances, former head coach Mickey Arthur never liked him.
Khurram Manzoor: “There is liking and disliking here. Mickey Arthur came in 2016, chose 30 players from Pakistan, and decided to keep playing them only. I was not in those 30 players, and he never considered me for selection”
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Pakistan opener Khurram Manzoor has fired shots at former head coach Mickey Arthur, claiming he liked and disliked players.
Yasir Arafat: “Offer the right terms and the likes of Andy Flower will be happy to work for Pakistan”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Yasir Arafat said Andy Flower would be happy to coach the national team if the “right terms” were to be offered.
Babar Azam: “Mickey Arthur supported me a lot; he gave me a chance, he said you just play and don’t bring negative thoughts in your mind”
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Pakistan captain Babar Azam said former head coach Mickey Arthur supported him a lot by giving him many chances.
