Pakistan sacks head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed and releases seven players mid-England tour
Pakistan Cricket Board sacks head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed and releases seven players after a 2-0 Test series loss to England. Five uncapped players have been added to the squad.
The Pakistan Cricket Board has sacked head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed and released seven players from the squad touring England after a 2-0 series loss. Sarfaraz lasted only a few months in the role — five defeats in six Tests ended it. The second Test loss at Lord's, a 194-run margin, was the final blow. Pakistan now sits at the bottom of the World Test Championship table with 15 losses in their last 20 Tests. Mike Hesson, the white-ball coach, has stepped in on an interim basis. Five uncapped players have been added to the squad ahead of the third Test at Edgbaston. Root has challenged his bowlers to build their own legacy in the remaining match of the series.
CricHubb Take
Pakistan's mid-tour sacking of coach and seven players reveals a selection philosophy now driven by panic rather than long-term planning. The pattern of repeated mid-series overhauls suggests structural problems that personnel changes alone cannot fix.