Former Pakistan Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq is set to take over as Director of International Cricket Operations at the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). The qualification for the key position as mentioned in the advertisement is that the individual should be a former domestic or international cricketer.
A reliable source in the PCB said that chairman Mohsin Naqvi has convinced Misbah to apply for the position as he wants the former captain and head coach of the national side to handle international cricket matters.
Misbah is still closely associated with the PCB in his capacity as a mentor and adviser to the chairman on cricketing matters and is said to have played a major role in the removal of Mohammad Rizwan as captain of the ODI squad.
Misbah also convinced the national selectors that top batsman Babar Azam should not be considered for withdrawal from the national T20 side.
Misbah, after his retirement in 2017, was appointed as the head coach and chief selector in 2019 by the PCB, but resigned as the chief selector after one year.
He was later sacked early as head coach when Ramiz Raja took over as PCB chairman in September 2021.
But since then, the former Test batsman has remained associated with the PCB, with his last big appointment being the mentor of the home team in 2024 on a salary of Rs 5 crore per month.
Naqvi also signed him to his advisory panel on cricket affairs, with former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed, Sikander Bakht and Aaqib Javed as other members.
The PCB recently advertised for the post of Director of International Cricket Operations and confirmed that long-serving Usman Wahla is stepping down from the position and is apparently being sent to the Pakistan Super League Secretariat.
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Issued by:
Saurabh Kumar
Published on:
October 22, 2025
