The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has internally finalised plans to dissolve its five-member mentorship panel, marking a significant shift in its domestic cricket strategy, sources confirmed on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
According to sources, the move, directed by PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi, will see the board part ways with former national cricketers Misbah-ul-Haq, Waqar Younis, Saqlain Mushtaq, Sarfaraz Ahmed, and Shoaib Malik.<\/p>\n
These individuals had been appointed last year as mentors for the Champions Cup under a three-year contract.<\/p>\n
While no formal announcement has been made, the decision has already been approved at the top level.<\/p>\n
Shoaib Malik had voluntarily resigned two weeks ago, stepping down ahead of the board\u2019s final call. He announced his decision on his official Instagram page.<\/p>\n
The other four mentors are expected to be officially informed in the coming days.<\/p>\n
The rationale behind the decision remains undisclosed, and the PCB has not issued an official statement.<\/p>\n
The mentorship panel was announced on August 26, 2024, as part of a performance-focused revamp, with each former player assigned to a domestic team.<\/p>\n
Reports suggest each mentor was earning a monthly salary of Rs 5 million.<\/p>\n
According to sources, Misbah-ul-Haq and Sarfaraz Ahmed are not being considered for any alternative roles within the PCB at this stage.<\/p>\n
This development comes alongside other major structural changes at the board.<\/p>\n
Earlier on Tuesday, Mike Hesson was appointed as the new head coach of the Pakistan national team, while Aqib Javed was named Director of the High-Performance Centre.<\/p>\n
The restructuring reflects the PCB\u2019s intent to realign its domestic and international strategies ahead of a packed calendar that includes ICC events and bilateral commitments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has internally finalised plans to dissolve its five-member mentorship panel, marking a significant…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":98244,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4101],"tags":[2383,1406,4935,45670,20764,4985,14466,45672,45669,45671,4983,25763,4932,79,16,15,14464],"class_list":{"0":"post-98243","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cricket","8":"tag-champions-cup","9":"tag-cricket","10":"tag-cricket-pakistan","11":"tag-misbah-ul-haq","12":"tag-mohsin-naqvi","13":"tag-pakistan-cricket","14":"tag-pcb","15":"tag-pcb-changes","16":"tag-pcb-mentors","17":"tag-pcb-shake-up","18":"tag-saqlain-mushtaq","19":"tag-sarfaraz-ahmed","20":"tag-shoaib-malik","21":"tag-sports","22":"tag-uk","23":"tag-united-kingdom","24":"tag-waqar-younis"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114500972744757933","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98243","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98243"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98243\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/98244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98243"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98243"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}