Islamabad United, two times champions of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), have parted ways with their head coach Misbah Ul Haq. His already expired contract of the head coach is not to renewed.
The news got confirmed via the official Twitter page. According to the official source, Misbah’s elimination is due to his national duties and some of the new policies of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
Islamabad United part ways with Misbah ul Haq
The owner of the franchise, Ali Naqvi added, “Misbah has been an integral part of Islamabad United since being picked in the draft of the PSL season 1 in December 2015 and has been instrumental in making us the most successful team of the PSL. ISLU will miss his experience, guidance, and wisdom but we respect the constraints of PCB’s new rules and his commitments to the national side. We wish him the best in his professional as well as personal life.”
Misbah ul Haq said, “I obviously have an attachment to Islamabad United and the relationships that we have built over the past five years. But with back to back World T20s coming up I want to focus on the PSL from a purely neutral perspective. For anyone involved in Pakistan Cricket their national commitments should always be the priority, and for that, I believe I will have to sacrifice my franchise commitments. I wish the best of luck to Islamabad United for PSL 6. and the foundation we have built-in that franchise will hopefully be a ladder to success from them for this year and future PSL’s to come.”
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