ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Cricket Board breaks silence over decision of sackinghead coach Mickey Arthur, media report has revealed.
A top official of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has admitted thatremoving Mickey Arthur as head coach of the national team was a toughdecision to make.
Arthur has recently spoken about the manner in which PCB’s cricketcommittee recommended his removal after the World Cup, saying he felt letdown by people he trusted most.
PCB’s chief executive Wasim Khan said in an interview on Sunday that thecricket committee, which was headed by him and included Wasim Akram andMisbah-ul-Haq, had held a robust meeting.
A ot of tough questions were posed to Arthur, captain Sarfaraz Ahmed andformer chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq during the post-World Cup inquiry.
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“The first question we asked ourselves was were we happy to be number sevenin Tests and number six in One-dayers. Are we happy that we have beeninconsistent over a long period of time,” Khan said.
“In Mickey’s defence, he did a lot of good things for Pakistan cricket. Butwe had to make a tough decision, it’s is a new regime, new domesticstructure and we needed to be sustainable, have a proper succession planfor our leaders and coaches in Pakistan cricket.”
