PCB has made sweeping changes to the Test squad and coaching staff after the series loss to England.
Misbah-ul-Haq has tendered his resignation from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) national selection committee following a major overhaul of the Test squad and team management during their ongoing tour of England, Cricinfo reported.
According to the report, Misbah has also decided to relinquish his position as a batting consultant at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore. The PCB, however, has not yet officially accepted his resignation.
Pakistan lost the second Test at Lord’s by a huge margin of 194 runs, thereby conceding an unassailable 2-0 lead to England in the three-match series.
After the debacle, the board released seven players from the touring party, including Salman Ali Agha, Mohammad Rizwan and Imam-ul-Haq, Ali Usman, Aamir Jamal, Muhammad Awais Zafar and Khurram Shahzad.
Seven new players were also called up ahead of the third Test at Edgbaston, including five uncapped talents. These names feature Saim Ayub, Abdullah Fazal, Arafat Minhas, Mohammad Imran Jnr, Saad Baig, Mohammad Imran, and Razaullah.
The PCB also took the unprecedented step of overhauling its coaching staff. Red-ball head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed and bowling coach Umar Gul were relieved of their duties.
White-ball head coach Mike Hesson and Ashley Noffke have taken over the backroom responsibilities for the remainder of the England tour.
Misbah retired from international cricket as Pakistan’s most successful Test captain in 2017. Two years, the PCB appointed him in a dual role as head coach and chief selector. He resigned as chief selector in October 2020 to focus exclusively on coaching. However, he resigned from his role as national head coach a year later.
In 2023, Misbah returned to the PCB as an advisor on cricket affairs under Zaka Ashraf, the head of the ad-hoc management committee. He then served as a domestic mentor for the Champions Cup in 2024 and also worked with women's domestic teams.
In March 2026, Misbah joined a revised four-member selection committee alongside Aaqib Javed, Sarfaraz Ahmed, and Asad Shafiq, combined with a 180-days-a-year batting consultancy contract.
The Lord’s defeat marked Pakistan's 15th in the last 20 Tests, leaving them firmly at the bottom of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 standings.
The third Test of the England tour will get underway on September 9, with Pakistan aiming to end the series on a positive note and avoid a 3-0 whitewash.