Mark Coles resigns as Pakistan women’s head coach

Four months after it was designated head coach Playing the Pakistan women’s side for the second time, Mark Coles has resigned with immediate effect citing personal reasons. Coles had previously served as the team’s head coach from 2017 to 2019.

The resignation comes in a less-than-ideal squad for the women’s side, which faces South Africa in a high-profile home series that begins on September 1 in Karachi. The teams play three T20I and three ODI games, with all six games taking place in Karachi. The PCB said a new coach will be announced “in due course”, although there is no guarantee that there will be a permanent replacement by the time the series begins.

Pakistan has a tight schedule for next year, playing 15 ODIs and 17 T20Is in the coming year. In addition to South Africa, they host the West Indies at home and travel to Bangladesh, New Zealand and England.

The resignation is understood to have come as something of a surprise to the PCB, and Coles has not made any public comment on the matter. When he was announced as the head coach of Pakistan along with Nida Dar as the new captain, he said that he was “excited to lead the team in the upcoming events”.

“It has been a privilege to work with such a talented group of players and I look forward to the exciting times ahead as we aim to improve on our previous performances and achievements,” Coles said at the time. “We have a lot of potential in the team, and I look forward to helping the players to give their best and achieve success on the international stage.”

In the end, he would not oversee any games during this second period. He enjoyed a relatively successful time on the pitch when he was first designated in 2017. Pakistan have won nearly half of their ODIs, 7 out of 16, including a famous string of victories. against the West Indies. They also won 15 of 32 T20Is before Coles quit. for “family commitments”.

The PCB said in a statement that it “would like to extend its gratitude to Mark Coles for his brief stint on the women’s side and wishes him well in his future endeavours.”