{"id":599418,"date":"2026-04-11T05:35:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T05:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/599418\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T05:35:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T05:35:14","slug":"pcb-psl-under-fire-after-ex-pakistan-captain-misbah-ul-haqs-role-comes-to-light-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/599418\/","title":{"rendered":"PCB, PSL under fire after ex-Pakistan captain Misbah ul Haq&#8217;s role comes to light | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/misbah-ul-haq-afp-photo.jpg\" alt=\"PCB, PSL under fire after ex-Pakistan captain Misbah ul Haq's role comes to light\" title=\"Misbah ul Haq (AFP Photo)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>Misbah ul Haq (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is facing criticism over its own rules after former captain <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/misbah-ul-haq\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Misbah-ul-Haq<\/a> revealed he is working with Peshawar Zalmi as a consultant during the <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/pakistan-super-league\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pakistan Super League<\/a> (PSL). As reported by PTI, this has raised questions because the PCB had earlier stopped <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/sarfaraz-ahmed\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sarfaraz Ahmed<\/a> and Wahab Riaz from working with Quetta Gladiators, citing a conflict of interest for those on the board\u2019s payroll. <\/p>\n<p> Watch<\/p>\n<p>  How Justin Langer\u2019s belief helped Mukul Choudhary shineDespite being a national selector and batting consultant with the PCB, Misbah defended his role, saying, \u201cI had signed a contract with Zalmi before I became national selector and I only work for them as consultant on given days in a season.\u201d However, when asked why he was allowed while others were not, he said the PCB should clarify, adding that his situation was different.The issue has sparked debate over whether the PCB is applying its rules fairly. The board had made it clear that employees should not be involved with PSL franchises to avoid conflicts, yet Misbah\u2019s case appears to be an exception. This has led to confusion and criticism about inconsistency in decision-making.<\/p>\n<p>Misbah\u2019s Justification<\/p>\n<p>Misbah believes his involvement actually helps his role as a selector. He explained that being close to players during the PSL allows him to better judge their abilities and temperament.\u201cWhen you watch and observe them up close and see how they react to a particular situation it becomes easier for you to take decisions as a national selector,\u201d he said.The situation has put the PCB under pressure to explain its stance, as questions continue over whether its policies are being applied equally to all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Misbah ul Haq (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is facing criticism over its own&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":599419,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[564],"tags":[64,63,32325,740,139986,15299,43586,142638,78393,292304,292305,85,292306],"class_list":["post-599418","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cricket","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-conflict-of-interest","tag-cricket","tag-misbah-ul-haq","tag-pakistan","tag-pakistan-cricket-board","tag-pakistan-super-league","tag-peshawar-zalmi","tag-psl-franchises","tag-sarfaraz-ahmed","tag-sports","tag-wahab-riaz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/599418","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=599418"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/599418\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/599419"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=599418"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=599418"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=599418"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}