Misbah-ul-Haq resigns from selection committee

Former Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq has resigned from the national selection committee. “Yes he has sent his resignation to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB),” a well-placed source told The Express Tribune. He will serve a notice period before formally stepping down, the source said.

Misbah, who served as Pakistan captain across formats and later coached the national side, was acting as member of the selection committee.

His departure comes hardly a day after the PCB made sweeping changes to Pakistan’s Test squad and coaching staff ahead of the third and final Test against England at Edgbaston in Birmingham, scheduled from September 9 to 13.

The source claimed that Misbah was not happy with the way so many changes were made to the squad ahead of third and final Test against England.

The PCB on Monday released seven players from the squad for the final Test and named their replacements, while also making changes to the coaching staff.

Red-ball head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed and fast bowling coach Umar Gul were removed from their roles, with white-ball head coach Mike Hesson and bowling coach Ashley Noffke assigned to oversee the team for the final Test.

Sarfaraz was appointed red-ball head coach on April 18, ahead of Pakistan’s two-Test tour of Bangladesh. Pakistan lost that series 2-0 before drawing 1-1 with the West Indies in a two-Test series.

Pakistan are currently 2-0 down in the three-match series against England, with the final Test to be played at Edgbaston.