LAHORE: In another blow to Pakistan men’s cricket team, top officials Mickey Arthur, Andrew Puttick and Grant Bradburn have chosen to resign after changes in their portfolios.
Arthur, Puttick, and Bradburn who were assigned duties at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Lahore after a change in their portfolios in November last year, have resigned from their respective positions.
In April last year, Arthur was appointed Director of the Pakistan cricket team while Bradburn was announced head coach of the Pakistan national men’s side earlier 2023. Former South Africa cricketer Puttick was Pakistan’s batting coach since April last year.
Prior to his recent stint, Arthur remained the head coach of the Pakistan Cricket Team from 2016 to 2019 during which Pakistan attained the No. 1 spot in the ICC Test team rankings and won the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy.
In international cricket, Arthur has also served as the head coach of South Africa, Sri Lanka and Australia.
57-year-old Bradburn, who previously represented New Zealand in 18 international matches from 1990 to 2001, served as the fielding coach of the Pakistan’s cricket team from 2018 to 2020 before taking up the role of Head of High-Performance Coach at NCA till October 2021.
Under his tenure as head coach, Pakistan achieved the No. 1 position in the ICC ODI team rankings.
All three individuals have informed the PCB of their decision to leave their respective jobs by the end of January 2024. The decision was taken amicably between all the stakeholders.
