Pakistan Summons Home Coaches and 7 Players After Two Brutal Test Cricket Defeats in England
Pakistan dropped seven players and released head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed after two heavy defeats, with five uncapped call-ups and new staff added.
- On Monday, the Pakistan Cricket Board replaced seven players and released head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed following a 2-0 series loss to England in the three-match series.
- Pakistan's "run of humiliations abroad continued unabated" as the team suffered their ninth defeat in 10 overseas Tests, losing the second Test by 194 runs at Lord's and being bowled out for less than 200 in each of their four innings.
- The board released assistant coach Umar Gul alongside Sarfaraz Ahmed, replacing them with Mike Hesson and former Australia seamer Ashley Noffke, while seven replacements including five uncapped players join the squad.
- Amid doubts regarding batter Imam-ul-Haq's calf injury, PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi initiated a formal inquiry, and Imam is being sent home before the third Test.
- The third Test in Birmingham begins on September 9, marking a crucial test for the revamped roster as the board attempts to address the team's poor performance.
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Pakistan Sack Seven Players After Test Series Loss vs England, Replace Coaching Staff Members
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has executed a major mid-tour overhaul by releasing seven players and replacing coaching staff members following their heavy 194-run defeat to England in the second Test at Lord's on Sunday
Pakistan sack coach, send seven players home after England defeats
The tourists suffered an innings and 103-run loss in the series opener at Headingley before going down by 194 runs at Lord's on Sunday as England took an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the three-match campaign. The team has been labelled one of the country's worst sides in decades and the Pakistan Cricket Board has now decided drastic action is required ahead of next month's third Test at Edgbaston. They have brought in white-ball coach Mike Hesson to r…
Pakistan sends home seven players, two coaches before final Test against England
The Pakistan Cricket Board has confirmed that seven players have been released from the Test squad after the Lord’s Test, with seven replacements named — five of them uncapped at Test level — for the final Test against England at Edgbaston.
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Pakistan summons home coaches and 7 players after two brutal test cricket defeats in England
Pakistan has pushed the panic button after heavy defeats in the two test cricket matches in England by sacking two coaches and replacing seven players.
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