Misbah-ul-Haq set to work with the PCB once more
ESPNcricinfo understands Misbah is more likely to be appointed the top of a cricket committee that can quickly be shaped. He may also be the advisor on cricketing affairs to the present head of the PCB, Zaka Ashraf.
The impending appointment is the primary main transfer the brand new administration will make within the operating of Pakistan cricket. Ashraf was appointed head of the PCB’s new management committee earlier this month, after a short authorized tangle following the top of Najam Sethi’s stint as caretaker chairman in late June.
Misbah’s position is anticipated to be an honorary one, which implies he is not going to be paid a wage. The resolution was finalised after he met with Ashraf on Monday.
It means a return for Misbah practically two years after he resigned in September 2021, shortly after Ramiz Raja was appointed PCB chairman. Since then, he has labored as an knowledgeable and analyst on numerous TV channels, commitments that he’s more likely to proceed to pursue.
Misbah additionally served as Pakistan coach and chief selector in September 2019, changing Mickey Arthur as head coach. He had performed beneath Arthur when he was captain of the Test facet for a yr, with Pakistan changing into the top-ranked facet on the earth throughout that point.
After his retirement, Misbah was a part of a committee that performed a job in Arthur’s removal as head coach and he subsequently took over the position, in addition to the duty of being the chief selector.
When Arthur was appointed workforce director earlier this yr, Misbah stated the transfer was a “slap on Pakistan cricket,” not a lot that it was Arthur however for the character of his position and appointment. Arthur has remained in his job as Derbyshire coach, whereas overseeing the Pakistan facet with Grant Bradburn as head coach. “It’s a slap on our cricket system that we are not able to find a high-profile full-time coach,” Misbah instructed ESPNcricinfo in February. “It’s a shame that the best ones do not want to come and we insist on having someone who is looking at Pakistan as a second option.
“I blame our personal system, which is susceptible sufficient with so many weak strains for anybody to take advantage of it. We are to be blamed ourselves that we now have disrespected and discredited our personal folks to make a foul picture. The current and former lot do not respect one another, with media and former gamers utilizing their very own YouTube channels for rankings, damaging the credibility and worth of our cricket which, because of this, offers an impression that we aren’t succesful.”