Mohammad Hafeez Leaves Honorary Member Role In Pakistan Cricket Technical Committee Ahead Of World Cup In India

Former Pakistan captain Mohammad Hafeez had announced his decision to step down from his position in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Cricket Technical Committee (CTC) ahead of the ICC World Cup 2023 in India.

Hafeez is part of the committe that also includes former captains Misbah-ul-Haq and Inzamam-ul-Haq, who report directly to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Zaka Ashraf and give their inputs for the improvement of the team.

While Hafeez and Misbah, the head of the high-profile Cricket Technical Committee, continued in their roles, Inzamam was later named Pakistan's chief selector.

However, just weeks ahead of a major tournament and on the backdrop of a dismal Asia Cup performance, Hafeez has announced his decision to leave his role and thanked the PCB chief for giving him the opportunity.

Hafeez took to social media to announce that he has decided to leave his position as an honorary member of the PCB CTC and also added that he is always available to Ashraf for any suggestions in the future.

"I decided to leave Pakistan cricket technical committee. I served as honorary member. I would like to thank Zaka Ashraf sb for giving me this opportunity," Hafeez wrote on X, formerly Twitter.

"I'm always available whenever Zaka Asraf need my honest suggestions for Pakistan cricket. My best wishes for Pakistan cricket as always. Pakistan Zindabad," he added.

The committee was made to provide recommendations on cricket-related matters, including the overall domestic structure, scheduling, playing conditions, the appointment of the national selection committees, the appointment of national team coaches, central and domestic contracts and plans for the development of umpires, referees and curators.

Pakistan are yet to announce their 15-member squad for the World Cup, but the PCB held a meeting on Thursday (September 21) to review their team's performance in the recently concluded Asia Cup 2023.

The PCB chief Ashraf organized the meeting with Pakistan captain Babar Azam, vice-captain Shadab Khan, Misbah ul Haq, Mohammad Hafeez, and other coaching staff members.

According to PCB's media release, Ashraf said the reason behind the review was to create an atmosphere of open discussion and develop consensus after the team's performance in Asia Cup.

"The idea is to have everyone on board and debate about performances, identifying the problems and their solutions. We have to debate strengths and weaknesses so that we are clear about what and where we need to invest for the betterment of our team," Ashraf was quoted as saying in the release.

"Discussion revealed that the previous management had allowed a lot of players to play league cricket which caused them to fatigued ahead of their national duty. But going forward we have agreed to form a proactive approach to tackle players workload and give national duty a priority."