LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to eliminate five high-profile mentors from their parts with domestic teams and the Champions Cup.
According to bases, the decision was made on the instruction of PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi and reproduces a change in method ahead of key domestic and international assignments.
The PCB has finalized plans to part ways with former cricketers Saqlain Mushtaq, Waqar Younis, Misbah-ul-Haq, Shoaib Malik, and Sarfaraz Ahmed. These persons were appointed last year as mentors for the Champions Cup under three-year contracts.
While the authorized announcement is yet to be made, sources confirm that the decision has already been taken inside.
Shoaib Malik had submitted his resignation two weeks ago, happily stepping down before the board’s final decision. The residual four mentors are expected to be officially informed in the coming days, efficiently ending what was initially intended as a long-term mentorship project.
The reasons behind this move have not been revealed, and the PCB has yet to release an official statement on the matter.
It is relevant to mention that on August 26, 2024, the PCB had announced the appointments of these five former players through a modest and transparent process.
Each mentor was allotted to lead a domestic team in the Champions Cup and was supposedly offered a monthly salary of Rs 5 million.
Temporarily, in another significant growth on Tuesday, PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi appointed Mike Hesson as the new head coach of the Pakistan national team, while Aqib Javed was named Director of the High-Performance Centre.
