Current Pakistan head coach, Misbah-ul-Haq, has been under fire recentlyfor Pakistan’s poor performances on the tour of New Zealand, and England.Pakistan’s resounding win over South Africa in the first Test match of thetwo-match series has helped him in somewhat answering his critics.——————————

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Misbah’s home record as both captain and the head coach is immaculate. Thisis his 12th home series as either captain or coach of the national team andhe is yet to taste defeat. Pakistan played all of their home matches at UAEunder Misbah’s captaincy and they managed to turn it into a fortress, oftenbamboozling the opposition on a spinning track.

Under Misbah’s captaincy, Pakistan whitewashed both England and Australiaat home, defeated Sri Lanka by 1-0 and England by 2-0. All in all, Pakistanplayed 9 Test series at home under Misbah’s captaincy, winning 5 anddrawing 4.

Cricket returned to Pakistan once Misbah was named as the head coach of thenational team. Pakistan has won 3 and drawn 1 at home under Misbah’smanagement. The draw came against Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi after most of thematch was washed out. The series against South Africa is currently inprogress but as Pakistan has already won the first Test match, they cannotlose the series.——————————

Overall Pakistan has played 28 Test matches at home with Misbah as eithercoach or captain, they have won 16, drawn 8, and lost 4.

Here is Misbah’s record at home:*Series* *Result* *Venue* *Misbah’s Role*Vs South Africa 0-0 UAE CaptainVs Sri Lanka 1-0 UAE CaptainVs England 3-0 UAE CaptainVs South Africa 1-1 UAE CaptainVs Sri Lanka 1-1 UAE CaptainVs Australia 2-0 UAE CaptainVs New Zealand 1-1 UAE CaptainVs England 2-0 UAE CaptainVs West Indies 2-1 UAE CaptainVs Sri Lanka 1-0 Pakistan Head CoachVs Bangladesh 1-0 Pakistan Head CoachVs South Africa* 1-0* Pakistan Head Coach

*Series in progress——————————