Pakistan cricket selector and ex-captain Misbah-ul-Haq resigned following the shock sacking of red-ball head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed in the wake of successive Test defeats to England, sources told AFP Tuesday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced Monday that Ahmed was being replaced by white-ball coach Mike Hesson, from New Zealand, for the last Test starting in Birmingham on September 9.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The board also sent seven players home from the England tour and replaced bowling coach Umar Gul with Australian Ashley Noffke in a move that has drawn criticism in Pakistan.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The shake-up follows Pakistan's embarrassing innings and 103-run defeat at Headingley and a 194-run drubbing at Lord's, giving England an unbeatable 2-0 lead.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Seven players -- Mohammad Rizwan, Imam-ul-Haq, Salman Ali Agha, Ali Usman, Aamir Jamal, Muhammad Awais Zafar and Khurram Shahzad -- were sent home, with five of them replaced by uncapped players.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Former Pakistan captain and selection committee member Misbah later resigned in protest at not being consulted over the changes, sources told AFP.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"Misbah sent his resignation to the PCB by email on Monday night and is yet to receive a reply," sources close to Misbah said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Several former coaches and players were left shocked over the unprecedented shake-up with a match still to play.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"What an absolutely ridiculous situation," ex-Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur told AFP from the United Kingdom.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"It makes me sad because I know what Pakistan could become with proper leadership, planning and structure."<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He added it was "very disrespectful" to have sacked Ahmed.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Former selector and Pakistan spinner Tauseef Ahmed called the changes "unprecedented and unjust", adding they had "created a polluted atmosphere in Pakistan cricket.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"You don't treat your senior players like this," Tauseef told AFP.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Former Pakistan captains Shahid Afridi and Shoaib Malik were also critical of the decision.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"It's not the way to treat your senior players," Afridi told AFP.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"Such major decisions during a series are disturbing."<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"The players dropped from the squad are still our national cricketers who have served Pakistan," said Malik, adding: "Accountability starts once a tour is done, not in the middle of it."
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