The end of the dual role - failed experiment or fear of Misbah?

[Mamoon]

In September 2019, Misbah was appointed as head coach and selector.

This dual or super coach role was a first in Pakistan cricket history. It was hailed as revolutionary, and Wasim Khan himself labeled it as an innovation.

Now a year later, this so-called revolution and innovation has been rubbished and we have reverted to the old model with Misbah serving as coach and a new person taking charge as selector.

So has PCB discarded this so-called revolution and innovation because it proved to be a failed experiment or because they are afraid of sacking Misbah altogether?

I keep hearing people suggesting that oh well, this dual role is great but they chose the wrong person. Well if that was logically true, why didn’t PCB sack Misbah altogether and hire a new person in this dual role?

It appears that they didn’t have the guts to send Misbah home and stick with their “innovation”. They basically told Misbah that don’t worry, you will still have a hefty paycheck. Just choose between coach and selector and let us know.

Misbah obviously went with the coach role, it is more attractive and lucrative - he will definitely earn more than the selector.

Mani and Wasim needs to answer the following questions to preserve whatever little credibility they are left with after the hot mess that they created over the past 12 months:

(1) Why was the dual role abandoned after only 1 year and one bad experiment? When PCB came up with this so-called innovation, what vision did they have in mind?

What were the factors that contribution to the failure of this innovation and why do they think the old model will work better now?

(2) Why was Misbah sacked as selector but not as coach? Why isn’t it the other way around - why wasn’t he sacked as coach but retained as selector?

In other words, what credentials do they see in Misbah the coach that they failed to see in Misbah the selector?

They will obviously not answer these questions. They don’t have an answer to these questions and unfortunately no one will put them on the spot either.

We heard a lot about the so-called professionalism and transparency that this duo will bring to PCB, but so far we have seen nothing practical.

There is nothing professional and transparent about the entire Misbah chapter. The way he was appointed, the formation of the dual role, the abandonment of the dual role, the retention of Misbah as coach but not selector are all murky.

This duo that was brought from the UK received a lot of fanfare, but they cannot be trusted to make sound decisions in the future because they either don’t have faith in their innovations, or they lack guts and are easily intimidated by powerful individuals within the Pakistan cricket establishment.

 

[Indiafan]

As i said in the other thread, it was madness to merge the two roles. The skills and effort required are different. A coach who needs to remain and travel with the team cannot travel the country scouting for talent as a chief selector. Planning for getting the best out of existing team is different than planning a future to replace the same team

Also think of the conflict of interest. A coach is supposed to help struggling players and improve them. A selector is supposed to find replacement for struggling players. Will a player trust such a coach who is looking for his replacement? Will he think their advice is in good faith? He needs to plan to replace the existing team with young players

 

[MenInG]

So before this happened , Pakistan were ranked number one in all formats?

Usual politics tainted arguments from usual suspects.

I am glad this was tried and tested, and out of our system.

Let's now wait for next failure from Pakistan to see who else we can blame.

 

[Savak]

The OP would not have even raised this question had the PCB chairman been a PML N or PPP appointee. Sadly Ehsan Mani and Wasim Khan will suffer from his attacks perpetually as they are PTI appointees

 

[Mamoon]

So before this happened , Pakistan were ranked number one in all formats?

Usual politics tainted arguments from usual suspects.

I am glad this was tried and tested, and out of our system.

Let's now wait for next failure from Pakistan to see who else we can blame.

I don’t think you are interested in genuinely answering the questions I have raised.

Was the dual role disbanded because it didn’t work or because Misbah wasn’t the right man for it?

If Misbah wasn’t the right man then how come he is still the coach and why aren’t PCB looking for a new person to perform both roles?

If the dual role itself didn’t work, how have PCB arrived at this conclusion after just one year and after just one individual at the helm?

An experiment requires a sample to deduce conclusions. You go through 4 or 5 people in this dual role and then you can make an educated assessment of whether this system works or not.

However, PCB have bailed out after just one person on the job. How does that make sense?

It clearly reflects that either Mani and Wasim have no faith and conviction and no long-term planning. They are making haphazard, hasty decisions hoping that it would work.

 

[Mamoon]

The OP would not have even raised this question had the PCB chairman been a PML N or PPP appointee. Sadly Ehsan Mani and Wasim Khan will suffer from his attacks perpetually as they are PTI appointees

Would you care to answer the questions I’ve asked?

 

[Rana]

They experimented appointing the head coach and chief selector as one person. They decided to change this person after a year and kept him as head coach because it wasn’t working as both.


So who cares? Is it the end of the world? This is a simple cricket forum for fans to enjoy cricket and what we see going on in terms of playing. Genuinely, why is it a huge deal that they sacked a guy from one position but kept him going in another position? So are we to think that we are being run by fools? Because from what I can see, these guys are working tirelessly with the limited resources and extreme challenges in hand to provide a good product of cricket.

Pointless spreading of negativity

 

[Giannis]

As i said in the other thread, it was madness to merge the two roles. The skills and effort required are different. A coach who needs to remain and travel with the team cannot travel the country scouting for talent as a chief selector. Planning for getting the best out of existing team is different than planning a future to replace the same team

Also think of the conflict of interest. A coach is supposed to help struggling players and improve them. A selector is supposed to find replacement for struggling players. Will a player trust such a coach who is looking for his replacement? Will he think their advice is in good faith? He needs to plan to replace the existing team with young players

I don't think chief selectors ever go scouting talent at local games lol, they go based off stats and results, for scouting they got local level scouts.

 

[gazza619]

This experiment was always going to fail. I mean can somebody give a living example of when such a thing has worked?

There is a thing called separation of duties. Read the below from wikipedia:

“The separation by sharing of more than one individual in one single task is an internal control intended to prevent fraud and error”.

 

[PakPremi]

They experimented appointing the head coach and chief selector as one person. They decided to change this person after a year and kept him as head coach because it wasn’t working as both.


So who cares? Is it the end of the world? This is a simple cricket forum for fans to enjoy cricket and what we see going on in terms of playing. Genuinely, why is it a huge deal that they sacked a guy from one position but kept him going in another position? So are we to think that we are being run by fools? Because from what I can see, these guys are working tirelessly with the limited resources and extreme challenges in hand to provide a good product of cricket.

Pointless spreading of negativity

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[DeadlyVenom]

It's quite likely that his coaching style was praised by players and officials, whereas the illogical nature of his selections were available for all to see.

The board may have concluded that he would make a good coach and man manger but didn't have the eye for talent/squad combos required from a selector.

 

[Rana]

It’s more honourable to identify your mistake and make the amendment required instead of dragging it on due to saving face.

Well done PCB, better safe than sorry.

 

[JattMaula]

I don't think chief selectors ever go scouting talent at local games lol, they go based off stats and results, for scouting they got local level scouts.

Chief selector should and do attend domestic matches to scout talent and check out the rising stars.

 

[Rana]

Chief selector should and do attend domestic matches to scout talent and check out the rising stars.

The Chief, head scout should upon the recommendations of his scouts. Not sure what system the PCB have in place for this.

 

[MMHS]

In September 2019, Misbah was appointed as head coach and selector.

This dual or super coach role was a first in Pakistan cricket history. It was hailed as revolutionary, and Wasim Khan himself labeled it as an innovation.

Now a year later, this so-called revolution and innovation has been rubbished and we have reverted to the old model with Misbah serving as coach and a new person taking charge as selector.

So has PCB discarded this so-called revolution and innovation because it proved to be a failed experiment or because they are afraid of sacking Misbah altogether?

I keep hearing people suggesting that oh well, this dual role is great but they chose the wrong person. Well if that was logically true, why didn’t PCB sack Misbah altogether and hire a new person in this dual role?

It appears that they didn’t have the guts to send Misbah home and stick with their “innovation”. They basically told Misbah that don’t worry, you will still have a hefty paycheck. Just choose between coach and selector and let us know.

Misbah obviously went with the coach role, it is more attractive and lucrative - he will definitely earn more than the selector.

Mani and Wasim needs to answer the following questions to preserve whatever little credibility they are left with after the hot mess that they created over the past 12 months:

(1) Why was the dual role abandoned after only 1 year and one bad experiment? When PCB came up with this so-called innovation, what vision did they have in mind?

What were the factors that contribution to the failure of this innovation and why do they think the old model will work better now?

(2) Why was Misbah sacked as selector but not as coach? Why isn’t it the other way around - why wasn’t he sacked as coach but retained as selector?

In other words, what credentials do they see in Misbah the coach that they failed to see in Misbah the selector?

They will obviously not answer these questions. They don’t have an answer to these questions and unfortunately no one will put them on the spot either.

We heard a lot about the so-called professionalism and transparency that this duo will bring to PCB, but so far we have seen nothing practical.

There is nothing professional and transparent about the entire Misbah chapter. The way he was appointed, the formation of the dual role, the abandonment of the dual role, the retention of Misbah as coach but not selector are all murky.

This duo that was brought from the UK received a lot of fanfare, but they cannot be trusted to make sound decisions in the future because they either don’t have faith in their innovations, or they lack guts and are easily intimidated by powerful individuals within the Pakistan cricket establishment.

Leaving politics aside, I can give answers to both of your questions. It’s up to you to accept or not
1. The duel role was abandoned after one year because of an initial mistake - they appointed a wrong guy for the wrong role (s). What selector, do you think Misbah is qualified for Head coach’s role? I have explained this one many times - after the foul mouth PAK media & former players hunting foreign coaching staff, PCB was almost forced to hire a local great. Have you noticed - how Mickey Arthur, an ECB Level 4 pro, with experience of managing two sides to No. 1 ranking and being director of SAF academy was humiliated by PAK pundits ... same people are silent after the Misbah show in last one year. He might have political blessings, which I shouldn’t discuss here.

Coming to the duel role - there is absolutely nothing wrong in it and I can tell you cricket will move to that direction in future - every other sports are like that. Actually, it was the case in cricket as well - just not in formal shape. Do you really think that people like Imran, Lloyd, Chappel, Benaud, Greig, Pataudi, Fleming, Rantunga .... would have accepted even a single player in their squad, let alone playing XI without their consent?

With diversity in cricket, gradually the role of Coach has taken place of the Captain for off the field issues - Captain is still in charge on field now, but for three formats, multiple captains .... these days Coach plays the key role of coordinating the squad, hence the selection is also turning into Coach’s discretion. Unofficially, Whatmore was the CS of BCB - even 17 years back; as he was more influential than any local great - CS used to read out the names in front of press. As I have mentioned in past - once he tore apart the list provided by the CS in front of BCB CEO, put it in bin and left the room telling that he’ll be waiting in his room for the revised list - it was just for one kid, that he wanted in the squad - I can name the kid also: Shakib Al Hasan, who played his first Test against India in May 2007, 2 weeks before Whatmore left the role on 31st - the guy didn’t gave up an inch even the day he left BCB office.

As I said - the problem is not in the car, rather the problem was the guy behind wheel. Think about this way - some how PCB appoints Andy Flower as HC & a Head of Scouts, who directly reports Andy ..... do you think it’ll be a Misbah like outcome? Cricket will move into this model in few years time for sure - already Domingo works with BCB in similar arrangement, Hathura did so and I am sure after his PCB experience, Arthur has put something in this line in his Srilanka contract.

2. This one is a bit tricky - first he wasn’t sacked, he stepped down with Grace . And, I belive of the two choices, it’s obvious that he’ll take the higher paying job.

Now, PCB could have forced him in both roles or at least why not HC, rather than CS - he is incompetent for both, ideally should have been sacked for both and I am sure if PCB now hires a foreigner, there won’t be much barking around after the Misbah experience. For this one I think there are two problems-

a. Misbah’s contract - guy must have inserted a payoff clause that will hurt PCB’s account badly - unless they find a role to off-load him.... you know. And, this is not new in PCB - Mo Akram also was given a “new role” until his bowling coach contract was over.

b. PCB’s past reputation as a stinky employer (and you must thank Nazam Sethi for part of that grace) might not allow them to replace Misbah quickly, will be damn expensive as well - top coaches won’t let the opportunity to blackmail PCB for a fat pay. They can replace Misbah with a lokhal great, but PCB must not be sure how that’ll turn - at least these guy Misbah is educated & polished ..... doesn’t have basic attitude problem and doesn’t expose his backside in front media, neither opens mouth with a scatter gun.

At the end of the day, you know very well where was PCT before Misbah and where it’ll be even if they appoint 5-6 top pro to fix Fakhar Zaman’s technique or Shadab Khan’s leg spin. The change had to come from grass root level and PCB is trying to fix that first - Misbah is just a small irritating fly in that process, who can be swept out in a blink of an eye once the house is in order.

 

[Shafi]

Leaving politics aside, I can give answers to both of your questions. It’s up to you to accept or not
1. The duel role was abandoned after one year because of an initial mistake - they appointed a wrong guy for the wrong role (s). What selector, do you think Misbah is qualified for Head coach’s role? I have explained this one many times - after the foul mouth PAK media & former players hunting foreign coaching staff, PCB was almost forced to hire a local great. Have you noticed - how Mickey Arthur, an ECB Level 4 pro, with experience of managing two sides to No. 1 ranking and being director of SAF academy was humiliated by PAK pundits ... same people are silent after the Misbah show in last one year. He might have political blessings, which I shouldn’t discuss here.

Coming to the duel role - there is absolutely nothing wrong in it and I can tell you cricket will move to that direction in future - every other sports are like that. Actually, it was the case in cricket as well - just not in formal shape. Do you really think that people like Imran, Lloyd, Chappel, Benaud, Greig, Pataudi, Fleming, Rantunga .... would have accepted even a single player in their squad, let alone playing XI without their consent?

With diversity in cricket, gradually the role of Coach has taken place of the Captain for off the field issues - Captain is still in charge on field now, but for three formats, multiple captains .... these days Coach plays the key role of coordinating the squad, hence the selection is also turning into Coach’s discretion. Unofficially, Whatmore was the CS of BCB - even 17 years back; as he was more influential than any local great - CS used to read out the names in front of press. As I have mentioned in past - once he tore apart the list provided by the CS in front of BCB CEO, put it in bin and left the room telling that he’ll be waiting in his room for the revised list - it was just for one kid, that he wanted in the squad - I can name the kid also: Shakib Al Hasan, who played his first Test against India in May 2007, 2 weeks before Whatmore left the role on 31st - the guy didn’t gave up an inch even the day he left BCB office.

As I said - the problem is not in the car, rather the problem was the guy behind wheel. Think about this way - some how PCB appoints Andy Flower as HC & a Head of Scouts, who directly reports Andy ..... do you think it’ll be a Misbah like outcome? Cricket will move into this model in few years time for sure - already Domingo works with BCB in similar arrangement, Hathura did so and I am sure after his PCB experience, Arthur has put something in this line in his Srilanka contract.

2. This one is a bit tricky - first he wasn’t sacked, he stepped down with Grace ��. And, I belive of the two choices, it’s obvious that he’ll take the higher paying job.

Now, PCB could have forced him in both roles or at least why not HC, rather than CS - he is incompetent for both, ideally should have been sacked for both and I am sure if PCB now hires a foreigner, there won’t be much barking around after the Misbah experience. For this one I think there are two problems-

a. Misbah’s contract - guy must have inserted a payoff clause that will hurt PCB’s account badly - unless they find a role to off-load him.... you know. And, this is not new in PCB - Mo Akram also was given a “new role” until his bowling coach contract was over.

b. PCB’s past reputation as a stinky employer (and you must thank Nazam Sethi for part of that grace) might not allow them to replace Misbah quickly, will be damn expensive as well - top coaches won’t let the opportunity to blackmail PCB for a fat pay. They can replace Misbah with a lokhal great, but PCB must not be sure how that’ll turn - at least these guy Misbah is educated & polished ..... doesn’t have basic attitude problem and doesn’t expose his backside in front media, neither opens mouth with a scatter gun.

At the end of the day, you know very well where was PCT before Misbah and where it’ll be even if they appoint 5-6 top pro to fix Fakhar Zaman’s technique or Shadab Khan’s leg spin. The change had to come from grass root level and PCB is trying to fix that first - Misbah is just a small irritating fly in that process, who can be swept out in a blink of an eye once the house is in order.

Great analysis!!! But people like Razzaq, Basit, Latif, Tanvir, Miandad, S Nawaz will still bark if a foreigner is appointed because they themselves want to get top job even though they know they will not last 2 years but at least 2 years huge pay out.

 

[Titan24]

Experimenting when you are on top or near that with possibility of further growth is affordable as other things are perfectly working and you are trying to enhance just one aspect of the structure and team.

However, when it comes to a team who is mid tier and was struggling in some other aspects as well I dont think experimentation was something which the team could have afford and carried on in the long run. As with any experimentation there will be adjustment period which a team functioning well in other aspects can afford and team trying to find the right balance in those other aspects cant.

Yes there is aspect of whether the experimentation was done with the right person. Irrespective of the person I think PCB couldnt have afford to carry on with this experiment unless they got fast and visible positive results because of the same reasons that I have mentioned. When you are on the back foot in some other areas when it comes to national team you tend to role back on any new experiment more quickly.

So i think Pakistan cricket and cricket team needs to improve other aspects first to be in the comfortable position to carry on new experiments and ideas which haven been tried before. From Pakistan cricket's perspective, as it was not in experimentation stage so it had a low probability of success because it wasnt gonna get a decent run. However, cant say that the idea as a whole is a failed experiment from the cricketing world's perspective as of now. Will have to see if a team like Eng ever tries it to make that judgement.

Yes the person being employed for the experiment by PCB could have been someone else but, that wouldnt have changed the fact that Pakistan cricket needs to first correct some basic aspects before going for experimentation.

 

[in_cutter]

A failed experiment

Misbah should have declined this stupid idea

 

[Khan12]

Was always going to flop when given to someone like shameless misbah. No idea what else people expected.

 

[silentkiller187]

Leaving politics aside, I can give answers to both of your questions. It’s up to you to accept or not
1. The duel role was abandoned after one year because of an initial mistake - they appointed a wrong guy for the wrong role (s). What selector, do you think Misbah is qualified for Head coach’s role? I have explained this one many times - after the foul mouth PAK media & former players hunting foreign coaching staff, PCB was almost forced to hire a local great. Have you noticed - how Mickey Arthur, an ECB Level 4 pro, with experience of managing two sides to No. 1 ranking and being director of SAF academy was humiliated by PAK pundits ... same people are silent after the Misbah show in last one year. He might have political blessings, which I shouldn’t discuss here.

Coming to the duel role - there is absolutely nothing wrong in it and I can tell you cricket will move to that direction in future - every other sports are like that. Actually, it was the case in cricket as well - just not in formal shape. Do you really think that people like Imran, Lloyd, Chappel, Benaud, Greig, Pataudi, Fleming, Rantunga .... would have accepted even a single player in their squad, let alone playing XI without their consent?

With diversity in cricket, gradually the role of Coach has taken place of the Captain for off the field issues - Captain is still in charge on field now, but for three formats, multiple captains .... these days Coach plays the key role of coordinating the squad, hence the selection is also turning into Coach’s discretion. Unofficially, Whatmore was the CS of BCB - even 17 years back; as he was more influential than any local great - CS used to read out the names in front of press. As I have mentioned in past - once he tore apart the list provided by the CS in front of BCB CEO, put it in bin and left the room telling that he’ll be waiting in his room for the revised list - it was just for one kid, that he wanted in the squad - I can name the kid also: Shakib Al Hasan, who played his first Test against India in May 2007, 2 weeks before Whatmore left the role on 31st - the guy didn’t gave up an inch even the day he left BCB office.

As I said - the problem is not in the car, rather the problem was the guy behind wheel. Think about this way - some how PCB appoints Andy Flower as HC & a Head of Scouts, who directly reports Andy ..... do you think it’ll be a Misbah like outcome? Cricket will move into this model in few years time for sure - already Domingo works with BCB in similar arrangement, Hathura did so and I am sure after his PCB experience, Arthur has put something in this line in his Srilanka contract.

2. This one is a bit tricky - first he wasn’t sacked, he stepped down with Grace ��. And, I belive of the two choices, it’s obvious that he’ll take the higher paying job.

Now, PCB could have forced him in both roles or at least why not HC, rather than CS - he is incompetent for both, ideally should have been sacked for both and I am sure if PCB now hires a foreigner, there won’t be much barking around after the Misbah experience. For this one I think there are two problems-

a. Misbah’s contract - guy must have inserted a payoff clause that will hurt PCB’s account badly - unless they find a role to off-load him.... you know. And, this is not new in PCB - Mo Akram also was given a “new role” until his bowling coach contract was over.

b. PCB’s past reputation as a stinky employer (and you must thank Nazam Sethi for part of that grace) might not allow them to replace Misbah quickly, will be damn expensive as well - top coaches won’t let the opportunity to blackmail PCB for a fat pay. They can replace Misbah with a lokhal great, but PCB must not be sure how that’ll turn - at least these guy Misbah is educated & polished ..... doesn’t have basic attitude problem and doesn’t expose his backside in front media, neither opens mouth with a scatter gun.

At the end of the day, you know very well where was PCT before Misbah and where it’ll be even if they appoint 5-6 top pro to fix Fakhar Zaman’s technique or Shadab Khan’s leg spin. The change had to come from grass root level and PCB is trying to fix that first - Misbah is just a small irritating fly in that process, who can be swept out in a blink of an eye once the house is in order.

Tend to agree with this analysis, this is definitely a role that can work, it was just given to the wrong man. England tried a similar innovation, Ashley Giles hired as almost like a sporting director overseeing all formats, and its worked really well in my opinion.

 

[Hasan123]

I like the idea of joining the coaching role and chief selector. A coachs is neck on the line after the 11 go onto the field. So why not give a coach in a say in what players he wants to put his faith in? PCB clearly hired the wrong guy in Misbah. He doesn't have long term vision to be a selector and won't think outside of the box. For the coaching role I would not trust him to develop players due to his own technical failures.

It was a failed experiment because the PCB hired the wrong guy. It seems like the PCB gave Misbah the choice of step down from 1 role, or you will lose both.

 

[Hasan123]

Wasim Khan needs to give an explanation of why he chose Misbah as coach and chief selector. He also needs to now explain why they are keeping him as coach and why they are not keeping him as selector.

The lack of clarity is worrying for the fans.

 

[Corridor of Uncertainty]

PCB have been grossly incompetent.

I actually think the innovation was worth trying. Pakistan has been near the bottom for too long not to try new things.

All good boards try different things and some work out, some don't. Some ideas I can remember which were new at the time: separate test and ODI teams, different captains for different formats, fielding coaches, high performance coaches, boot camps, director of sports, psychologists, Yo-Yo tests and many others.

Dual roles work in football, baseball etc. but they need to be supported properly with a scouting network, director of football on top and proper funding. Even then, you see coaches being sacked all the time because with this much power comes expectation.

The incompetence of PCB is to not see through Misbah and his machinations. He is larger than life in Pakistan cricket and Waseem/Mani just couldn't see that in his heart, Misbah is like any other crony-loving, scheming person you can find anywhere in the world. Add to that, he can't stop accepting other roles which offer more money and influence, when this role should be all consuming.

I think someone like Dean Jones would have been great for dual role. He would have been a good coach and he would have involved himself in domestics like no other foreign coach. He had the best chance of making a success of the experiment.

Of the current lot, I can't think of anyone who can do both roles - so separating and acknowledging experiment failure is good.

...and now, after separating the roles, which is a good move given there is no one to do the dual role job, I do agree Misbah should have been offered neither. Retaining him as coach tells me Waseem/Mani are yet to muster the courage to do what's right. I do think he would have done less damage as a selector.

Moving forward, I see it only a matter of time when Misbah gives way, unless something drastic happens in Pakistan cricket i.e. an Imran Khan is found.

 

[Suleiman]

For this to work you need a top quality professional with a skill set for both roles. You need to have an eye for talent and world class coaching ability- yet you choose a guy with zero experience in both roles to try this out... lol.

Brilliant idea but **** poor execution.

 

[shamaan]

The role can be worked but the wrong guy was given the responsibility of both roles

 

[Junaids]

(1) Why was the dual role abandoned after only 1 year and one bad experiment? When PCB came up with this so-called innovation, what vision did they have in mind?

(2) Why was Misbah sacked as selector but not as coach? Why isn’t it the other way around - why wasn’t he sacked as coach but retained as selector?

Why was the dual role abandoned after only 1 year and one bad experiment?
It was a bad idea.

There is no sensible argument for concentrating power so much in the hands of one individual, no matter how competent they are.

You and I both know that the combined role was invented once it had been decided that Misbah was the Anointed One, rather than him being chosen for the actual new super-role.

The most successful Super-Leader for Pakistan was Imran Khan. But if you look carefully at his tenure as Skipper/Emperor you realise that:

1. What worked 35 years ago would never fly in the modern world.
2. Imran himself made several absurd choices: like Misbah he messed up with two failing geriatrics (Younis Ahmed and Ijaz Fakih) and he wrongly invested in Mansoor Akhtar, a gifted batsman with an inability to adapt his shots just like Mohammad Hafeez, and he discarded Qasim Omar because he disliked him, even though he was the second best batsman in the team.

It's 2020. Our understanding of the science of team design and leadership is that each potential Coach, Skipper and Chief Selector will have slightly different priorities and biases, and you need to balance their power out to arrive at a good outcome.

Why was Misbah sacked as selector but not as coach? Why isn’t it the other way around - why wasn’t he sacked as coach but retained as selector?

Money - pure and simple.

The two roles for which Misbah was paid $300,000 in total each have the following market value:

1. A Pakistani Head Coach - around $200,000
2. A Pakistani Chief Selector - around $30,000.

The PCB has only dumped him from his cheaper role, and whomever they appoint will only cost them $30,000 as Chief Selector. So they have only messed up their budget by $30,000.

If they had done it the other way around, Misbah would have wanted to keep his $300,000 even as Chief Selector, and they would have had to find another $200,000 for a Pakistani Head Coach, or $600,000 for an international one.

So this decision was entirely driven by financial considerations.

I should add, Misbah has shown even greater incompetence as Chief Selector (13 men over the age of 30 in a 29 man squad spending 10 weeks in England) than he has as Head Coach, where he can blame his captain for most of the mistakes.

 

[Caved12]

We will never know as we had a good opportunity to do all this with Mickey who got rid of players like Hafeez, Shahzad, Umar Akmal, Wahab and many more (Mickey did all this until he became a puppet and started listening to them to save his job as such are the external forces outside and inside the PCB set up who just don't let the good happen. Misbah was always the wrong guy to be given both roles and the disastrous results were just waiting to happen.
I think this was always going to be a failed experiment in a country like Pakistan, but this could work in SENA countries.