Comparison on Worst Pakistan’s Coach Misbah or Mickey

Poor Team Performances:

Due to the poor performance of the Pakistani Cricket Team in the tour of New Zealand, Misbah-ul-Haq (Pakistan Head Coach) is under fire. The recent results of the Pakistani Team in different matches are poor as well. Pakistan’s Cricket Team lost an ODI against Zimbabwe and also the test series against England.

PCB decides to replace Misbah:

The rumors have been going around in social media that Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is in talks with top foreign coach and Misbah will be replaced soon from the head coach post after the upcoming matches against South Africa.

Misbah-ul-Haq has been backed by the PCB to continue as Pakistan head coach for now, with another performance review to take place after the South Africa series.

— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) January 12, 2021

Team Performance during Mickey’s tenure:

Mickey was an experienced coach and Pakistan’s Performances improved under Mickey. During Mickey’s tenure, Pakistan won the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 against India, and the team became the number one T20I team in the world.

But with time, the team performances deteriorate and Pakistan lost the semi-finals in ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.

We can compare these two head coaches of the Pakistan Cricket Team, Misbah and Mickey, to have a clear picture of which coach was better and which one did worst.

Mickey Arthur as Head Coach:

In May 2016, Mickey Arthur became the Head Coach of the Pakistan Cricket Team. During his tenure, the team played a total of 133 matches in all formats. The team’s T20I performances were amazing and they won eleven series consecutively.

Although the team’s Test series performance was not good the ODI performances have some room for improvement.

	MATCHES	WON	LOST	DRAWN/TIED	NO RESULT	W/L RATIO
Tests	28	10	17	1	—	0.588
ODIs	68	32	34	—	2	0.941
T20Is	37	30	7	—	—	4.285

Misbah-ul-Haq as Head Coach:

During Misbah’s tenure, the Pakistani Cricket Team played only 5 ODIs, three against Zimbabwe, and two against Sri Lanka. Pakistan’s T20I performances during Misbah was not impressive at all.

	MATCHES	WON	LOST	DRAWN/TIED	NO RESULT	W/L RATIO
Tests	10	2	5	3	—	0.4
ODIs	5	4	0	1		0
T20Is	17	7	8	—	2	0.875

Overall Performances in all Formats:

	MATCHES	WON	LOST	DRAWN/TIED	NO RESULT	W/L RATIO
MICKEY	133	72	58	1	2	1.24
MISBAH	32	13	13	4	2	1

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