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Pakistan Selectors Challenge Coach Hesson's Absolute Say in Team Picks

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News18•14-03-2026, 16:30

Pakistan Selectors Challenge Coach Hesson's Absolute Say in Team Picks

•Pakistan's national selectors are unhappy with white-ball head coach Mike Hesson's absolute authority in player selection.
•Selectors Aaqib Javed, Misbah ul Haq, Sarfaraz Ahmed, and Asad Shafiq urged the PCB to review the selection structure.
•Aaqib Javed noted selectors were involved in playing XI selection before Hesson took charge in May last year.
•Tension reportedly rose after Pakistan's T20 World Cup exit, leading to selector Aleem Dar's resignation over Hesson's power.
•The selection system will be reviewed after the team returns from Bangladesh to find a suitable structure.

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