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'Kuch toh gadbaad hain'- Fans react as Mohammad Hafeez steps down from Pakistan Cricket Board technical committee ahead of World Cup 2023

Mohammad Hafeez has stepped down from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Technical Committee ahead of the upcoming ODI World Cup.

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Former Pakistan captain Mohammad Hafeez has stepped down from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Technical Committee ahead of the upcoming ODI World Cup. He was added to the technical committee of the board in the last month. He announced his resignation through a social media post on Twitter on Thursday.

The former Pakistan all-rounder was elected to the PCB Cricket Technical Committee on 2nd August 2023 and he resigned just after 51 days. He shortly resigned after a review meeting of Pakistan's poor performance in the Asia Cup. Pakistan secured the last position in the Super 4, behind Bangladesh.

Team Director Mickey Arthur, coach Grant Bradburn, Andrew Puttick, Morne Morkel, skipper Babar Azam, and vice-captain Shadab Khan were also part of the meeting. Two changes were made with pacer Zaman Khan and spinner Abrar Ahmed in line to replace injured Naseem Shah and allrounder Faheem Ashraf.

I decided to leave Pakistan cricket technical committee: Mohammad Hafeez

The 42-year-old stated, "I decided to leave Pakistan cricket technical committee. I served as an honorary member. I would like to thank Zaka Ashraf sb for giving me this opportunity. I'm always available whenever Zaka Ashraf sb need my honest suggestions for Pakistan cricket. My best wishes for Pakistan cricket as always. Pakistan Zindabad." He played 55 Tests, 218 ODIs, and 119 T20Is for Pakistan, scoring over 12,000 runs and taking over 250 wickets across all three formats.

According to the PCB statement, the committee "will provide recommendations on cricket-related matters, including, but not limited to 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."

They will play two warm-up games against New Zealand and Australia before they start their World Cup campaign in the main round of the tournament. Pakistan's first World Cup match is against the Netherlands. The marquee clash between India and Pakistan is set to take place on 14 October at the Narendra Modi Stadium. There can be one or two players as travelling reserves for the World Cup.

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