India, March 15 -- Former Pakistan batter Basit Ali claimed that the current white-ball coach Mike Hesson is not in the good books of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). Ever since the Green Shirts' early elimination from the T20 World Cup, anger has been growing against the former New Zealand head coach, with most of the blame directed at him. On Saturday, Pakistan selector Aaqib Javed seemingly threw Hesson under the bus, saying that the committee was not responsible for the team that played in the World Cup, as the bulk of the selections were made by the coach.

Reacting to Javed's press conference, Basit said that Hesson will no longer play a major role in team selection, and he can forget about picking all 15 members of the squad. Rece...