Misbah ul Haq is the guy who is chiefly responsible for the demise of Pakistan Cricket. He should have been thrown out of Pakistan team after what he did in WC Semi-final in 2011 against India. Yet, he was able to play ODIs and T20s till 2015. He is the founder of cultivating defensive mindset in Pakistan Cricket since 2010 when he was made Captain after spot-fixing scandal of Salman Butt, the then Captain. That extremely defensive mindset paid dividends in very slow pitches of UAE but proved fatal for Pakistan elsewhere. Fast-bowling, which was once Pakistan’s main weapon to win matches abroad, went on decline since 2010 due to Misbah’s over-reliance on spinners. He regularly played with 2-3 spinners and sometimes with as many as four spinners in some matches. Hafeez used to bowl with new ball even in test matches in UAE. Once that strategy used to be used by India, but then India never won matches overseas in those times.
Ehsan Mani has been appointed PCB chief due to his friendship with PM while Misbah was appointed head coach, chief selector and batting coach due to him belonging to Mianwali and being a Niazi. Anyone who knows IK and his ego will know that both Mani and Misbah will remain at the helm of affairs as long as IK is PM.