Pakistan Cricket Coach – Saqlain Mushtaq Resigns: Former off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq has stepped down as the interim head coach of the national cricket squad. Pakistan’s leading publication The News reported on Monday that Saqlain was unhappy of not being offered permanent role so he decided to quit. Follow Cricket LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN
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The publication stated that Saqlain is likely to be replaced by a foreign expert as signalled by Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ramiz Raja. Raja on Saturday had said that a foreigner will be hired as the next head coach of the Men in Green.
“I discussed the future of Pakistan’s team management with Saqlain, Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan and the general opinion is about the inclusion of a foreign coach in the Pakistan team environment,” he had said.
The statement apparently did not go down well with Saqlain.
Pakistan Cricket Team: Mohd Hafeez Retires, Saqlain Mushtaq resigns as national coach
Mohd Hafeez retires: Pakistan skipper Babar Azam on Monday wished Mohammad Hafeez a “happy retirement” and said he has learnt a lot from the all-rounder.
Hafeez, the former Pakistan skipper, has announced his retirement from international cricket 18 years after making his debut in Sharjah against Zimbabwe on April 3, 2003 Hafeez represented Pakistan in 392 international matches, scoring 12,780 runs and taking 253 wickets, besides also captaining the side in 32 international matches.
“A memorable career comes to an end. I have learnt a lot from @mhafeez22 bhai and his experiences. Thank you for your guidance along the time we shared on the field. Happy retirement, professor,” Babar Azam tweeted.
A memorable career comes to an end. I have learnt a lot from @mhafeez22 bhai and his experiences. Thank you for your guidance along the time we shared on the field. Happy retirement, professor! 🙏 pic.twitter.com/5pF34pPW9J
— Babar Azam (@babarazam258) January 3, 2022
Hafeez was a member of the Pakistan side that won the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 in England and Wales. Overall, Hafeez played in three 50-over World Cups (2007, 2011 and 2019), six 20-over World Cups (2007, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2021) and three ICC Champions Trophies (2006, 2013 and 2017).
In the ICC Player Rankings, Hafeez achieved the highest Test rankings of 22nd in batting, 29th in bowling and fifth in all-rounders.
In the ODI rankings, Hafeez’s highest ranking was 13th in March 2014. He had also topped the bowling and all-rounder charts in August 2012 and January 2013, respectively.
Hafeez’s rankings in T20I were equally impressive, peaking to ninth in batting in February 2007, third in bowling in August 2013 and number-one in all-rounders in March 2014.
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