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Mohammad Hafeez Blasts Babar Azam For Pakistan’s Poor Fitness Level, Reveals Shocking Details | Cricket News
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Mohammad Hafeez Blasts Babar Azam For Pakistan’s Poor Fitness Level, Reveals Shocking Details | Cricket News

[ad_1] Former Pakistan cricket director Muhammad Hafeez has claimed that ex-captain, Babar Azam and foreign coaches Mickey Arthur and Grant Bradburn had given team fitness lowest priority in the lead-up to the ODI World Cup in India. Pakistan, under then-skipper Babar, had failed to make it to the semifinal knockout round, losing five of the nine league games and finishing fifth. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) recently did not renew Hafeez's contract following disastrous tours of Australia and New Zealand. Hafeez was made team director in late 2023 after Pakistan's abysmal show in the World...
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How Absence Of A ‘Clause’ Forced PCB To Remove Mickey Arthur, 2 Other Foreign Coaches | Cricket News
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How Absence Of A ‘Clause’ Forced PCB To Remove Mickey Arthur, 2 Other Foreign Coaches | Cricket News

[ad_1] The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to amicably part ways with its foreign coaches Mickey Arthur, Grant Bradburn and Andrew Puttick after the senior team's poor run of form in recent times, including a forgettable World Cup campaign. A senior official of the board said on Tuesday that PCB chairman Zaka Ashraf and chief operating officer Salman Naseer would negotiate a final settlement with the trio.The three who were part of the Pakistan team management during the Asia Cup and World Cup decided to take vacations after they returned to Lahore from India and were informed their services were no longer required with the national team.The three were told that instead the PCB had decided they will work at the National Cricket Academy as it appointed Mohammad Hafeez as director...
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Pakistan To Sack Entire Coaching Staff Including Mickey Arthur Following World Cup Debacle: Report | Cricket News
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Pakistan To Sack Entire Coaching Staff Including Mickey Arthur Following World Cup Debacle: Report | Cricket News

[ad_1] The Pakistan cricket team's display at the ODI Cricket World Cup 2023 was far from being satisfying. The Babar Azam-led Pakistan cricket team was not at their best despite being among ranked among the top teams in ICC rankings. The 1992 Cricket World Cup champions could not fire in unison as they made an early exit finishing fifth in the points table. The Pakistan cricket team has been widely criticised for  their poor display.There have been calls of removing Babar Azam from captaincy. In the midst of this, on Tuesday, a report calimed that the coaching staff will be sacked after the Cricket World Cup debacleAccording to the report by Samaa TV, quoting sources, Pakistan Cricket Board has decided to removed foreign coaching staff. Even team director Mickey Arthur will be scaked, s...
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“Babar Azam Very Close To Me, He Needs To…”: Mickey Arthur’s Honest Captaincy Verdict | Cricket News
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“Babar Azam Very Close To Me, He Needs To…”: Mickey Arthur’s Honest Captaincy Verdict | Cricket News

[ad_1] Babar Azam is a young man on a steep learning curve and someone, who needs to be hand held in this tumultuous journey called international cricket, feels Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur after his team failed to qualify for the World Cup semi-finals. Pakistan's No 1 batter Babar failed to score even a single century in the global showpiece and his captaincy came under the radar with team losing five of its nine league games, playing brand of cricket which former skipper Ramiz Raja termed "very 80s"."We were a real tight knit unit. I get behind Babar. Babar is very, very close to me. He's a young guy that needs to be taken on the journey with. He needs to be shown the ropes," Arthur said after Pakistan ended their campaign with a 93-run defeat, their fifth in nine matches.The criticism...
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Team Director Seeks ‘Divine Help’ To Save Pakistan’s Cricket World Cup 2023 Semifinals Dream | Cricket News
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Team Director Seeks ‘Divine Help’ To Save Pakistan’s Cricket World Cup 2023 Semifinals Dream | Cricket News

[ad_1] The race for the semi-finals have intensified. Three teams - Pakistan, New Zealand, Afghanistan - are on eight points from as many matches. With only one spot left in the top-four, the three side's last game will be crucial. Not even a win may be enough if the other team is ahead on run-rate. Pakistan team director Mickey Arthur sought "divine help" on Monday as the 1992 champions braced for one last push to squeeze into the World Cup semi-finals before piling on the praise for "game-changing" opener Fakhar Zaman. Pakistan have recorded back-to-back wins over Bangladesh and New Zealand to reignite their campaign with Zaman returning from a knee injury to hit 81 and then a blistering 81-ball 126 not out against the Kiwis. With eight points from as many games, Pakistan not only need...
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“Can I Laugh, Is It Allowed?”: Ramiz Raja’s Hilarious Reply To Sanjay Manjrekar’s Question On Live TV | Cricket News
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“Can I Laugh, Is It Allowed?”: Ramiz Raja’s Hilarious Reply To Sanjay Manjrekar’s Question On Live TV | Cricket News

[ad_1] Ramiz Raja during a pre-match chat in World Cup© TwitterTogether with Babar Azam's Pakistan side, the team director Mickey Arthur is also under the spotlight owing to their poor Cricket World Cup 2023 performances. While comeback and semi-final qualification chances aren't entirely ruled out for the Pakistan team, there remain only mathematical chances when it comes to securing a top 4 position. When Pakistan great Ramiz Raja was asked about a 1992-like comeback by former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar, the former gave a cheeky response.Manjrekar and Ramiz were involved in a chat ahead of the start of Pakistan's World Cup match against Bangladesh in Kolkata on Tuesday. This is when the conversation took place. Here's how it went:Sanjay Manjrekar:"Aapko lagta hain Mickey Arthur vo k...
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“Going To Blame Everybody”: Pakistan Coach’s “Witch-Hunt” Warning Amid Cricket World Cup Backlash | Cricket News
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“Going To Blame Everybody”: Pakistan Coach’s “Witch-Hunt” Warning Amid Cricket World Cup Backlash | Cricket News

[ad_1] Pakistan team director Mickey Arthur warned against a "witch-hunt" after their World Cup dream suffered a likely fatal blow on Friday. Pakistan slipped to a one-wicket loss at the hands of South Africa, their fourth defeat in six games in India. Pakistan, who were ranked as the world's top ODI team last month, won their first two games of the tournament. However, they then slumped to defeats against arch-rivals India, Australia and Afghanistan before going down to the Proteas on Friday. They will have to win their remaining three matches and hope other results go their way if they are to sneak into the semi-finals."They're going to be blaming everybody, don't worry. It's just the way of the world," said Arthur."It's really unfair to start a witch-hunt, certainly on (captain) Babar...
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“Haven’t Put The Perfect…”: Pakistan Coach’s ‘Brutally Honest’ Verdict After 4th Straight Loss | Cricket News
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“Haven’t Put The Perfect…”: Pakistan Coach’s ‘Brutally Honest’ Verdict After 4th Straight Loss | Cricket News

[ad_1] Pakistan's director of cricket Mickey Arthur said his team has failed to put together the "perfect game" in this World Cup, the main reason for their struggles at the ongoing showpiece. Pakistan are virtually out of the World Cup after suffering a narrow one-wicket defeat against South Africa here on Friday, which happened to be their fourth straight loss in the tournament. While Pakistan need to win all their three remaining games, their fate will also depend on other results."...look to be brutally honest, we haven't put together the perfect game yet. I don't think we've batted well enough yet as a unit. I think certainly par on that pitch is 300 at least. So, we haven't put together enough runs," a disappointed Arthur said at the post-match press conference."And then we haven't...
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Rohit Sharma’s “Best Move Was…”: England Great’s Hilarious Dig At Mickey Arthur’s ‘Dil Dil Pakistan’ Comment | Cricket News
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Rohit Sharma’s “Best Move Was…”: England Great’s Hilarious Dig At Mickey Arthur’s ‘Dil Dil Pakistan’ Comment | Cricket News

[ad_1] The ODI World Cup 2023 match between arch-rivals India and Pakistan has become a talk of the town, not just for the brilliance of the game but also for the post-match comments of the visitors Team Director Mickey Arthur. After the match ended in the favour of the hosts by seven wickets, Arthur mentioned that the atmosphere inside the Narendra Modi Stadium did not feel like it was 'an ICC event'. Arthur's comments invited a lot of backlash as many former cricketers came forward and criticized him for his choice of words.Arthur said: "Look, I'd be lying if I said it didn't. It didn't seem like an ICC event to be brutally honest. It seemed like a bilateral series; it seemed like a BCCI event. I didn't hear 'Dil Dil Pakistan' coming through the microphones too often tonight." Arthur, ...
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