Mickey Arthur felt let down by members of PCB's cricket committee
Arthur's fate was sealed during a five-hour grilling by the committee in early August.
(Web Desk) – Former Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur on Wednesday admitted his disappointment in not being rewarded with a contract renewal after being let down by people he ‘trusted’.
The former Pakistan head coach feels partly betrayed by the manner of his departure as Pakistan coach at the hands of the PCB cricket committee. The panel, including Misbah-ul-Haq and Wasim Akram, concluded following a review that the 51-year-old should not have his contract renewed after the country failed to reach the knock-out phase of the World Cup.
Arthur played a part in both men joining the committee which was formed in 2018 and having been dumped by Pakistan he feels let down.
"I guess the only disappointment I have out of the whole lot is that there were some people I really trusted who ultimately didn t follow through," Arthur said.
"I m not talking about the hierarchy, I m talking about people on the cricket committee that I did trust who sort of said one thing and ultimately did another. So that was the disappointing aspect of it." Due to coach Central Stags in the New Zealand Super Smash T20 this year, Arthur added: "I said Misbah would be outstanding because he was a godfather of Pakistan cricket and he is - Misbah is an outstanding individual make no mistake about that.
"And I sort of said, I thought Wasim Akram would be good to get on the committee because I think Wasim just understands the international game so well. He carries a huge stature in international cricket.
"Those were guys I endorsed and guys I really enjoyed. As I say, they had a job to do and they decided it was in the best interests of Pakistan cricket to go with a fresh set of eyes. And it just happened to be that Misbah was on the committee that didn t renew our contracts and becomes this heir-apparent.
"Ultimately Misbah will do a good job, Misbah is a good guy and Pakistan cricket made their decision. I was disappointed because I loved every second of that job."
