KARACHI: Former cricketer and interim head coach of Pakistan – Saqlain Mushtaq has decided to step down from his position of Head of International Players Development National High-Performance Center (NHPC) today, sources claimed.
According to the sources, Saqlian has decided not to work with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
Sources also claimed that Saqlain was not happy with his removal from the position of National Men’s team head coach, while his financial matters too, could not be settled with the PCB.
Moreover, sources also suggested that Saqlain had resigned even before the World Cup, which was not approved by the board۔
It is worth mentioning here that Saqlain acted as the interim head coach of the national team in the T20 World Cup
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LAHORE: Interim head coach of Pakistan Cricket Team – Saqlain Mushtaq is all set to resign, as Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) eyes to appoint a foreigner for future series.
As per the sources, Chairman PCB, Ramiz Raja consulted Mushtaq for the appointment of a new coach. Chairman PCB also sought the opinion of Pakistan’s captain, Babar Azam regarding the recruitment.
Mushtaq is currently serving as International Development Coach at the High-Performance Center. He is also a favourite for the cricket team’s mentor, according to sources.
Mushtaq was the interim head coach for the home series against the West Indies. His tenure as a head coach came to an end at the conclusion of the series.
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KARACHI: Pakistan’s head coach Saqlain Mushtaq was welcomed by his daughters in style at home after almost three months.
Taking to Twitter, Mushtaq shared a video of his daughters glamming him up with small hair clips.
The video gained massive attention on social media as it was not the first time the former cricketer shared such a moment with his daughters. Earlier, he shared a video in which he was done make-up by his daughters.
It must be noted here that Saqlain served as interim head coach of Pakistan team in T20 World Cup 2021, Bangladesh tour, and West Indies tour of Pakistan.
DUBAI: Pakistan team’s interim head coach Saqlain Mushtaq gave huge respect to wicket-keeper batter Mohammad Rizwan who played T20 World Cup 2021’s semi-final after spending two nights in ICU for chest infection treatment.
While talking to the media, Saqlain said Rizwan showed great courage in playing the important game for Pakistan despite severe illness.
“I will play even if I lose my life. It will be an honor for me to play,” Saqlain shared Rizwan’s words before the match.
“Rizwan is an inspiration for all the players. His determination and courage boosted our confidence and we allowed him to play the match,” the head coach said.
Speaking about Hasan Ali, Saqlain said he is a fighter, and dropped catches are part of the game. “Such phases come in players’ life. They have to deal with it. Hasan is a fighter and an important player for us. He was sad last night but now he is okay,” Saqlain added.
Saqlain once again felt proud of his boys’ performance in the mega event and hopes that they will continue such performance in the future.
Pakistan remained unbeaten in the group stage of the extravaganza. The Green Shirts also beat their arch-rivals India for the first time in any World Cup that too by 10 wickets. They lost to Australia by five wickets in the semi-final.
LAHORE: Former Test cricketer Saqlain Mushtaq will be the interim head coach of the national team in the T20 World Cup, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Friday.
Just hours before the national team was about to enter the bio-secure bubble for the event, few changes were announced by the PCB. Sarfaraz Ahmed replaced Azam Khan, Haider Ali replaced Mohammad Hasnain, while Fakhar Zaman, who was originally named as a travel reserve, has swapped places with Khushdil Shah.
Meanwhile, PCB also confirmed that Saqlain will be the interim coach of the national team, accompanied by Shahid Aslam (assistant head coach), Matthew Hayden (batting consultant), Vernon Philander (bowling consultant), Cliffe Deacon (physiotherapist), Drikus Saaiman (strength and conditioning coach), Abdul Majeed (fielding coach), Talha Ejaz (team analyst), Col (retd) Muhammad Imran (Security Manager), Ibrahim Badees (media and digital manager), Dr Najeeb Soomro (team doctor) and Malang Ali (Masseur) in the team management.