Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has reportedly decided not to make changes to the national team’s leadership despite the side’s disappointing campaign in the Men's T20 World Cup.

 

According to media reports citing sources, the board wants to maintain policy continuity and will not replace captains or coaches across formats after the tournament.

 

Reports have said that the current coaching setup will remain intact. Mike Hesson will continue as head coach in white-ball formats in line with his contract.

 

The reports also stated that Salman Ali Agha will remain captain in T20 Internationals, while Shaheen Shah Afridi has received the Board’s backing to continue as captain in One Day Internationals.

 

PCB wants to show confidence in the current leadership instead of repeating past decisions where captains and coaches changed after major defeats.

 

Meanwhile, PCB has decided to accept the resignation of selector Aleem Dar.

 

The vacant position of Test head coach will likely go to former Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed after the resignation of Azhar Mahmood. Sarfraz is expected to assume the role after returning from Abu Dhabi.

 

In addition, Aaqib Javed will continue working as Director of the High Performance Centre, while the current selection committee will also carry on with its responsibilities.

 

Pakistan’s T20 World Cup campaign started with a narrow win over the Netherlands followed by victory against the United States. Expectations remained high before the match against India, but Pakistan suffered defeat after repeating mistakes seen earlier in the Asia Cup.

 

A win over Namibia helped Pakistan reach the Super 8 stage. However, rain washed out the match against New Zealand and a defeat against England left Pakistan dependent on other results. 

 

England’s win over New Zealand briefly reopened Pakistan’s qualification chances, but a narrow victory against Sri Lanka failed to improve the team’s net run rate enough to advance. New Zealand later progressed to the semifinals, ending Pakistan’s campaign.

 

After the team’s performance in the tournament, reports said the PCB imposed a fine of five million rupees on each player.