Mohammad Hafeez steps down as Director of cricket [Post #225]

So as per a media report, Hafeez will travel with the squad as the coach during the Australia tour wit the the entire coaching staff, including batting, bowling, and fielding coaches, to be formed in consultation with him, making him the most influential person in the setup!

Also he will not be able to participate in PSL - assuming he is still employed by the PCB by that time (who knows!)
WhT are his coaching credentials? Has never coached even a domestic side.. only in Pak, we hire coChes, with no coaching qualification or experience.. coaching is a specialised field, much different than playing..
guys, like Yasir Arafat, Abdul Razzaq..Azhar Mahmood..Mohammad Waeem…would have been so much better..atleast they have coaching experience..

Hafeez would have been good, as director only..who would give policy guidelienes…for the team..but not in any role..as head coach himself..
 
Not happy with this appointment. Hafeez in the past has made factually incorrect comments regarding players like Amir and Sharjeel who are 10 times the player he will ever be.

If he wants to be successful as team director than he must put his ego aside and make the right decisions for Pakistan, not form himself
Bro he's not even put a foot inside the office yet and your coming out with assumptions

What are you bro?
 
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Bro he's not even put a foot inside the office yet and your coming out with assumptions

What are you bro mystic Meg?
I hope to be proven wrong however I am right to assume that Hafeez won't be any different to whats come before

He was part of the T20 team post 2019 and was happy to play under Babar's leadership. He never questioned Misbah or Waqar about their criminal act of throwing Sarfraz out as captain. He is spoken against Sharjeel and Amir many times in the past.

Again hope I'm wrong, however history tells us that things may not pan out the way we want
 
I hope to be proven wrong however I am right to assume that Hafeez won't be any different to whats come before

He was part of the T20 team post 2019 and was happy to play under Babar's leadership. He never questioned Misbah or Waqar about their criminal act of throwing Sarfraz out as captain. He is spoken against Sharjeel and Amir many times in the past.

Again hope I'm wrong, however history tells us that things may not pan out the way we want
what is your assumption based on? Has he done the same or similar role before?


We have not seen hafeez in the office before, we only know him from his playing days we can't really put a judgment just based on that. They are totally 2 different roles. Sometimes people learn from past mistakes untillhe steps in the office we are not going to know what he's going to be like.
 
I hope to be proven wrong however I am right to assume that Hafeez won't be any different to whats come before

He was part of the T20 team post 2019 and was happy to play under Babar's leadership. He never questioned Misbah or Waqar about their criminal act of throwing Sarfraz out as captain. He is spoken against Sharjeel and Amir many times in the past.

Again hope I'm wrong, however history tells us that things may not pan out the way we want
We need clarity on his powers

As far as I understand, the Chief Selector is an independent role and only needs the signature of the chairman for the approval of his squad selections.

The team director doesn’t sign off squads
 
Hafeez making a point...


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Let's see what Hafeez can do, wish him best a stern task it is considering the lack of talent we have now
 
Hafeez needs to put his personal moral objections aside when it comes to the selection of Sharjeel Khan for the ODI and T-20 team.
 
Nothing against Hafeez personally, but I feel this is the wrong move. Malik and Hafeez are two guys who basically stayed in the team all those years on the sheer player power dynamics, and were average at best. Their careers are nothing to write home about and now that they are retired or on the way out, they have incessantly complained about player power in the team when they made careers out of it.

We are basically rewarding medicority by giving such guys any position of authority and control. Mediocrity should not be celebrated. I do not expect much good will come from this.
 
WhT are his coaching credentials? Has never coached even a domestic side.. only in Pak, we hire coChes, with no coaching qualification or experience.. coaching is a specialised field, much different than playing..
guys, like Yasir Arafat, Abdul Razzaq..Azhar Mahmood..Mohammad Waeem…would have been so much better..atleast they have coaching experience..

Hafeez would have been good, as director only..who would give policy guidelienes…for the team..but not in any role..as head coach himself..
He was constantly whinging about Mickey Arthur's body language as coach. Let's see what he himself can do in his debut coaching stint
 
Hafeez needs to put his personal moral objections aside when it comes to the selection of Sharjeel Khan for the ODI and T-20 team.

Why? What's the point of morals when you put them aside when needed!
 
Hafeez needs to put his personal moral objections aside when it comes to the selection of Sharjeel Khan for the ODI and T-20 team.
I hope to be proven wrong however I am right to assume that Hafeez won't be any different to whats come before

He was part of the T20 team post 2019 and was happy to play under Babar's leadership. He never questioned Misbah or Waqar about their criminal act of throwing Sarfraz out as captain. He is spoken against Sharjeel and Amir many times in the past.

Again hope I'm wrong, however history tells us that things may not pan out the way we want

Hafeez needs to put his personal moral objections aside when it comes to the selection of Sharjeel Khan for the ODI and T-20 team.

Why do have so many fixer sympathizer’s around?

No thanks to Sharjeel - there is a reason no franchise anywhere in the world want him
 
You can't let your morals dictate your professional decisions at work.

Then you don't have morals!

Hafeez said this for his opposition to Mohammad Amir's return:

“I am happy that the PCB chairman heard my reservations and agreed to safeguard our concerns for the sake of Pakistan cricket,” Hafeez told local media, adding that while his issue was not solely with Amir, his stance remains the same.

“I want to clarify that my stance wasn’t against any one individual, but for all who have committed [corruption],” Hafeez said.

“I have forgiven all who have damaged the integrity of the Pakistan cricket through corruption but I, in principle, am against corruption and will keep holding this stance forever. I hope people will understand and support me.”

 
Then you don't have morals!

Hafeez said this for his opposition to Mohammad Amir's return:

“I am happy that the PCB chairman heard my reservations and agreed to safeguard our concerns for the sake of Pakistan cricket,” Hafeez told local media, adding that while his issue was not solely with Amir, his stance remains the same.

“I want to clarify that my stance wasn’t against any one individual, but for all who have committed [corruption],” Hafeez said.

“I have forgiven all who have damaged the integrity of the Pakistan cricket through corruption but I, in principle, am against corruption and will keep holding this stance forever. I hope people will understand and support me.”


Hafeez's job is to appoint the selectors. If the selectors want Amir, Sharjeel e.t.c. back in the team, he should let them do their jobs without interference.
 
Then you don't have morals!

Hafeez said this for his opposition to Mohammad Amir's return:

“I am happy that the PCB chairman heard my reservations and agreed to safeguard our concerns for the sake of Pakistan cricket,” Hafeez told local media, adding that while his issue was not solely with Amir, his stance remains the same.

“I want to clarify that my stance wasn’t against any one individual, but for all who have committed [corruption],” Hafeez said.

“I have forgiven all who have damaged the integrity of the Pakistan cricket through corruption but I, in principle, am against corruption and will keep holding this stance forever. I hope people will understand and support me.”

I truly have mad respect for Hafeez and Azhar on this stance. I hope they continue with their stance on corruption. I cannot fathom how anyone can give legitimacy to players who have sold their country.
 
Hafeez's job is to appoint the selectors. If the selectors want Amir, Sharjeel e.t.c. back in the team, he should let them do their jobs without interference.
No. He has said where he stands. Why shouldn't he stand by his beliefs. And what will these corrupt losers bring to PK cricket.
 
Nothing against Hafeez personally, but I feel this is the wrong move. Malik and Hafeez are two guys who basically stayed in the team all those years on the sheer player power dynamics, and were average at best. Their careers are nothing to write home about and now that they are retired or on the way out, they have incessantly complained about player power in the team when they made careers out of it.

We are basically rewarding medicority by giving such guys any position of authority and control. Mediocrity should not be celebrated. I do not expect much good will come from this.
I agree awful players but most of our ex players have nothing to offer, let's hope he does
 
I guess the issue is that there simply isn't enough time between now and the tour of Australia to fill the head coach position. I wonder if that has driven this change.

Cant help but think that this is an opportunity missed by PCB to try and bag Hayden as a mentor for the Australia series to work alongside the batting/fielding/bowling coaches for the one series only whilst they find a qualified coach to fill the role.

I like Hafeez although tbh I've not seen too much of him recently so don't quite know about his managerial credentials in terms of what I'm assuming the role to be....but as with everything PCB it is what it is. Let's just hope that at some stage this works out well.
 
I guess the issue is that there simply isn't enough time between now and the tour of Australia to fill the head coach position. I wonder if that has driven this change.

Cant help but think that this is an opportunity missed by PCB to try and bag Hayden as a mentor for the Australia series to work alongside the batting/fielding/bowling coaches for the one series only whilst they find a qualified coach to fill the role.

I like Hafeez although tbh I've not seen too much of him recently so don't quite know about his managerial credentials in terms of what I'm assuming the role to be....but as with everything PCB it is what it is. Let's just hope that at some stage this works out well.
The problem is PCB itself is a makeshift board at the moment. Chairman is busy looking after his chair.

Nobody sane that likes to work on these things long term would agree to work for or under PCB in any capacity. They don't know if tomorrow the chairman will be replaced or not.

That's how uncertain the environment is. In any uncertain environment you cannot plan or have long-term results.
 
what a mess Pcb is .. just amazing

Zaka doesn't seem to have a brain ... it seems whoever criticizes him he wants to please and either calls them to his office or gives them positions so they stay happy and don't speak against him

Pak should have hired Aussie coaches on a temp basis just for this series who can guide the team regarding pitches and different venues ...
 
Hafeez has never played a Test in Australia, has zero coaching experience. Looks like a nice airmiles type trip coming up.
I think he'll be a better advisor then mickey though.

Mickey had no clue on anything mate. His positives are that he got fakhar to open, identified babar at no 3 and for no 4, 5 and 6 he made sure to get proper allrounders to play so we had an aggressive middle order with haris sohail, Hafeez, malik and imad during his tenure.

His issue was imam at opening, never developing a specialist spinner, not really working on fast bowling just randomly selecting psl superstars, being clueless on pitch conditons and he never developed a string of 20 to 25 players. He focused on his 15 only and so when players like hasan Ali started fizzing out in 2018, the dude was clueless. That's why he had a horrible 2018, his whole psl 2017 superstar run would have been exposed once form started to dip.
 
For the Australia tour, I think we should have hired Younis Khan as interim head coach. He has the most runs for Pakistan in Tests. Hafeez as director, it's fine. But for the role of coaching, I don't see him as the right person.
 
He’ll go the exact same way as Saqlain.

The geniuses here will call him clueless, useless, pathetic and anything else they can think of from their keyboards.

Then his reputation will be ruined. Just like Saqlain’s and Waqar’s was.

Saqlain has international coaching experience
 
Really can't
We don't morals, we want corruption because that has worked well for us as a country and as a cricketing power
If we want to talk about corruption then the biggest corruption in the history of cricket is former PM selecting ramiz as chairman and babar as a captain
 
What I don’t understand is how he can become head coach too.

Does he even have level 3 let alone 4. And what is his experience. Anyone can become coach of Pak team.
 
Mohammad Yousuf has also thanked Mohammad Hafeez after being appointed head coach of Pakistan U-19.
 
Indications are that Hafeez will be the head coach and batting coach whilst Umar Gul is expected to be given the role of bowling coach for the tour of Australia at least.
 
So after Bazball now we will have FeezBall let's see what Hafeez has in store for us , I'd say get Fakhar in test side otherwise with one dimensional players we are doomed

Fakhar
Shafiq
Babar
Saud
Rizwan
Imam
Faheem
Nawaz
SSA
WasimJr.
Abrar

Ironically I cannot find space for Mr. Captain Shan masood
 
So after Bazball now we will have FeezBall let's see what Hafeez has in store for us , I'd say get Fakhar in test side otherwise with one dimensional players we are doomed

Fakhar
Shafiq
Babar
Saud
Rizwan
Imam
Faheem
Nawaz
SSA
WasimJr.
Abrar

Ironically I cannot find space for Mr. Captain Shan masood
Imam at 6?

Why are you so against Sarfaraz? What has he done wrong now to be dropped?
 
Imam at 6?

Why are you so against Sarfaraz? What has he done wrong now to be dropped?
Sarfraz time has past, technically no.6 in Test cricket comes around 2nd new ball, if it is a proper batting side so Imam can reinvent himself at 6.
 
Sarfraz time has past, technically no.6 in Test cricket comes around 2nd new ball, if it is a proper batting side so Imam can reinvent himself at 6.
Which team has ODI or Test openers at number 6???

Sarfaraz’s time has passed but what has Rizwan done to deserve a call up?

It’s posts like this that want me to continue my vengeance against Pakistan fans. Silly ideas like this make me want to continue to serve harsh reality that is extremely hard for this mindset to digest!
 
Which team has ODI or Test openers at number 6???

Sarfaraz’s time has passed but what has Rizwan done to deserve a call up?

It’s posts like this that want me to continue my vengeance against Pakistan fans. Silly ideas like this make me want to continue to serve harsh reality that is extremely hard for this mindset to digest!

Mark Waugh batted in middle order and great SRT also, look Sarfraz is 38 what long term value he has add to it he is a former skipper and with dud like Shan ad captain having 2 ex captain in playing XI is recipe for infighting and other problems
 
Mark Waugh batted in middle order and great SRT also, look Sarfraz is 38 what long term value he has add to it he is a former skipper and with dud like Shan ad captain having 2 ex captain in playing XI is recipe for infighting and other problems
But why does Rizwan get a free pass in the side when the current keeper batsman averaged 99 in your domestic tournament?
 
But why does Rizwan get a free pass in the side when the current keeper batsman averaged 99 in your domestic tournament?
Our domestic setup unfortunately is not a gauge to judge players for international cricket, Muhammad Ali who debut vs England last year is a gun domestic bowler but very ordinary at top level, Rizwan has time on his side unlike Sarfraz, sometimes it's about the team rather than individuals Brazil dropped Rivaldo for Ronaldinho and Kaka just because of future value
 
Hafeez needs to put his personal moral objections aside when it comes to the selection of Sharjeel Khan for the ODI and T-20 team.
And even after that he still recommends we ignore Sharjeel for being an average batsman and a huge liability in the field with terrible fitness.
Hafeez is not taking any chance with that agency scenario. He immediately got rid of his agency after getting a role in the PCB. Good move "Professor"
Smart thinking from Hafeez. It shows he's always switched on and prepared for potential risks. Pakistan cricket needs someone with his know how and quick-wits involved with the team and the PCB.
 
So after Bazball now we will have FeezBall let's see what Hafeez has in store for us , I'd say get Fakhar in test side otherwise with one dimensional players we are doomed

Fakhar
Shafiq
Babar
Saud
Rizwan
Imam
Faheem
Nawaz
SSA
WasimJr.
Abrar

Ironically I cannot find space for Mr. Captain Shan masood

Fakhar at 6.

Shan
Shafique
Babar
Saud
Sarfraz
Fakhar
Salman
Afridi
Waseem
?
?
 
Our domestic setup unfortunately is not a gauge to judge players for international cricket, Muhammad Ali who debut vs England last year is a gun domestic bowler but very ordinary at top level, Rizwan has time on his side unlike Sarfraz, sometimes it's about the team rather than individuals Brazil dropped Rivaldo for Ronaldinho and Kaka just because of future value
So Rizwan who was dropped fairly on performances

For Sarfaraz who proved his domestic performances are worthy of saving the Test series v New Zealand….

Will be dropped again for Rizwan because Domestic performances mean zilch?
 
Pakistan team Director and Batting Coach has played 11 ODIs in Aus where he scored 198 runs at the average of 18 scoring with SR60. Hafeez test record in SENA though:
6 Tests in South Africa: Average of 11
2 Tests in New Zealand: Average of 14
4 Tests in England: Average of 28
2 Tests in West Indies: Average of 11
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Salute to PCB,
 
Muhammad Hafeez as coach is a perfect appointment in a sense that he should guide Pakistan batsman about what not to do when it comes to succeed in Test cricket. For this he should have footage of Pakistan tour of SA back in 2011 where Steyn literally owned his off stump and crushed his technique to pieces.

Hopefully guys like Shafiq and Saud will listen to his advice as per their requirement
 
So Rizwan who was dropped fairly on performances

For Sarfaraz who proved his domestic performances are worthy of saving the Test series v New Zealand….

Will be dropped again for Rizwan because Domestic performances mean zilch?
Sarfaraz gets ahead of Rizwan as a batter these days. However, do you think he is fit and agile enough to keep. I recall he dropped Kane in one of test and then Kane went on to score another 130 runs.

Rizwan is probably a better keeper than him these days, and the batting differential between them is not so large, although as I said earlier Sarfraz is the form batter.
 
Pakistan team Director and Batting Coach has played 11 ODIs in Aus where he scored 198 runs at the average of 18 scoring with SR60. Hafeez test record in SENA though:
6 Tests in South Africa: Average of 11
2 Tests in New Zealand: Average of 14
4 Tests in England: Average of 28
2 Tests in West Indies: Average of 11
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Salute to PCB,

That's the standard Pakistan cricket has. Look at the Malik's stats throughout his career in SENA too and then these guys come up with the big talk.

Hafeez will get his reality check in Australia when the team gets a brutal mauling. Doubtful he makes any difference and will probably go on an ego trip & quit at anytime he gets ignored.
 
Mohammad Hafeez was at the training camp of the Pakistan cricket team today in Rawalpindi. He was seen engaging in discussions with players.

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Hafeez is looking very active in his role, and the good thing is, he is engaged in discussions with all the boys.
 
Hafeez is looking very active in his role, and the good thing is, he is engaged in discussions with all the boys.
Being active is one thing and producing results is the ultimate, lets hope Hafeez knows the insights for being a successful coach, hardly we saw any comment or video of Australian coach during WC but he delivered the goods
 
So playing XI announced for the 1st test, hopefully the Director will take full responsibility of what the outcome will be, quite a puzzled selection with bits and pieces cricketer
 
From a media report:

“Yasir’s appointment came about on the recommendation of the national team’s director Muhammad Hafeez who is calling the shots in Australia even above captain, Shah Masood,” the source said.
 
So 1st test we play bits and pieces and now 2nd Test we bowl first without capitalizing anything, the clarity in team's direction is certainly not helping it
 
Hafeez liked to take the call and I believe he also wanted Shan to bowl first. It was the right call for me though. Overcast conditions suit a bowler, but Hafeez should not be the one calling the shots.
 
From a media report:

“Yasir’s appointment came about on the recommendation of the national team’s director Muhammad Hafeez who is calling the shots in Australia even above captain, Shah Masood,” the source said.

I would think Yasir Arafat's appointment is a higher level appointment where Shan shouldn't have much of a say.

But the bigger picture is when you have a captain who doesn't warrant a place in the team based on his performance, he'll pretty much have no say in matters as he is dispensable.

FYI I am a huge Shan Masood fan. I back that he'll start performing to justify his selection.
 
Another report on Hafeez!! :D

Mohammad Hafeez has warned players to make sure they get their full night's sleep and not look sleepy or lazy on the field - if they do, they will get a $500 fine!

Apparently players not happy and some saying such strictness is not even there for U19s!
 
Another report on Hafeez!! :D

Mohammad Hafeez has warned players to make sure they get their full night's sleep and not look sleepy or lazy on the field - if they do, they will get a $500 fine!

Apparently players not happy and some saying such strictness is not even there for U19s!
Source?

Can you trust these players to take responsibility?

Look at their physiques, almost everyone except Shan, Rizwan and fast bowlers have a belly. I won't be surprised if they are lax about recovery as well.
 
Source?

Can you trust these players to take responsibility?

Look at their physiques, almost everyone except Shan, Rizwan and fast bowlers have a belly. I won't be surprised if they are lax about recovery as well.

It's a report on media - could be a rumour.
 
It's a report on media - could be a rumour.

How can you measure effort accurately?

It would be more interesting if there was some sort of penalty for dropped catches though!

Finance is way too harsh when they are paid poorly relative to industry standards.
 
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I want Hafeez to introduce fines for poor fielding and dropped catches. I am sick of Pakistan's team garbage level fielding.
 
From a media report:

“Yasir’s appointment came about on the recommendation of the national team’s director Muhammad Hafeez who is calling the shots in Australia even above captain, Shah Masood,” the source said.
Coaching appointments should be done by the cricketing director - captain should not have a say..
 
We had to bowl

In those conditions Australia would have bowled us out for a 100.
9/10 times bat 1st, and the 10the time think about it and still bat 1st. The worst that would have happened is that we would have lost, how did this end up
 
Hafeez like Mickey and others will add nothing. This is a structural problem with PK cricket. Our players are playing FC that is barely above club cricket and then we expect them to face some of the best to have ever played the game, in conditions they aren't used to. Its the equivalent of doing a PhD while you sit in a Primary school. Good luck
 
As per a media report, Hafeez and wife missed their Sydney bound flight with the team because, despite being present at the airport, they did not take note of the time of departure and were not allowed to board. They boarded the next flight.

Not clear if they were marked as 'no show' and had to purchase another ticket, and who paid for it.
 
As per a media report, Hafeez and wife missed their Sydney bound flight with the team because, despite being present at the airport, they did not take note of the time of departure and were not allowed to board. They boarded the next flight.

Not clear if they were marked as 'no show' and had to purchase another ticket, and who paid for it.
Hafeez will find a way to blame the airline, the airport and the staff before taking some responsibility himself.
 
As per a media report, Hafeez and wife missed their Sydney bound flight with the team because, despite being present at the airport, they did not take note of the time of departure and were not allowed to board. They boarded the next flight.

Not clear if they were marked as 'no show' and had to purchase another ticket, and who paid for it.
Perhaps a fine should be in order for his poor discipline…
 
What is Hafeez wife doing with him on PCB expense, Hafeez is on job and not on paid vacations
 
Whitewash in first tour, all games ending inside 4 days, surely the director has alot to explain
 
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