Misbah-Ul-Haq’s tenure might be extended till T20 World Cup 2021 in UAE.
“Basically everyone was keen to see how Misbah managed the team in the T20 series in West Indies as calls grew for the PCB to review his position as head coach in white-ball formats. The feeling developed that perhaps Misbah was not the right man or didn’t have the coaching experience to take Pakistan into the T20 World Cup,” one reliable source told PTI.
But as the T20I series against West Indies was badly affected by rains, the cricket committee was unable to make a final decision on the former Pakistan skipper Misbah-ul-Haq’s future as the white-ball coach.
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“With this T20 series washed out in West Indies clearly there is no space or logical reason to reshuffle the team management now before the World Cup,” he said.
But another source confirmed that a cricket committee will be meeting with Misbah, bowling coach Waqar Younis and captain Babar Azam to discuss what went wrong in England before the team leaves for Sri Lanka.
The committee is headed by former Test cricketer, Saleem Yousaf and includes former great, Wasim Akram and ex-test players, Umar Gul and Ali Naqvi.
“Wasim in particular is not satisfied with Misbah’s progress as a coach and feels that Babar needs to be given more support as captain from the coaches,” the source revealed.
“The cricket committee will also meet with chief selector, Muhammad Wasim as they have a number of queries on selection issues and the way Misbah and Babar are making rapid changes in the white-ball teams,” he added.
Misbah, Babar and the other support staff will return home after a two-Test series in the West Indies that begins from 12th August.
(With PTI Inputs)