Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) best efforts to get Mickey Arthur back as the head coach went futile as both parties couldn’t come to a mutual arrangement. The board had approached Arthur to return to his position, considering the past results. The team had enjoyed a successful outing under Arthur from 2016-2019. Besides becoming a significant force in Tests and T20Is, Pakistan also won the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy, beating India by 180 runs in the final.
“Yes, we had offered Mickey Arthur the assignment of coach, keeping in view his past performances for the Pakistan team but instead of coming to join as a full-time coach he is ready to offer his services as consultant for one year. We did not agree with his offer of working as consultant as it will not deliver the desired results,” PCB chairman Najam Sethi told Dawn, Pakistan’s leading daily, on Tuesday.
“Arthur also sent a schedule of his [planned] activities with the Pakistan team as consultant from 2023-2025 as he was not ready to work as full-time coach.
“Now we will look to find a full-time foreign coach for which the process has started,” he added.
