Misbah-ul-Haq: “What we don’t have in our control is how long the PCB will keep us employed so there is no point taking pressure about that”
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Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq has said he can’t control how long the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will continue to employ him.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “I am not concerned by all the talk [about being sacked], that was happening after the New Zealand series. My complete focus is on the Rawalpindi Test”
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Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq has made it clear that he is not bothered by all the talk about him potentially being sacked.
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.
Rashid Latif: “I have been saying that Sarfaraz Ahmed was best choice as captain for Pakistan and he shouldn’t have been removed”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif believes that Sarfaraz Ahmed was the best choice as captain and should never have been sacked.
Mohammad Wasim: “I know he will be disappointed in the way things have gone but he will bounce back from this setback”
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Northern head coach Mohammad Wasim has backed batsman Azhar Ali to bounce back after being sacked as Test captain.
Rashid Latif on Misbah-ul-Haq and Babar Azam: “It seems like there will be a different coach for the upcoming World Cup. It doesn’t seem like the captain will be retained for more than six months either”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif believes that head coach Misbah-ul-Haq and captain Babar Azam will be sacked from the respective positions before the 2021 T20 World Cup.
