India, Sept. 23 -- Pakistan cricket manages to stay in the news for one reason or another but in recent years, they have largely been unpalatable. In a latest blow to them, their white-ball bowling coach Ashley Noffke has decided to quit his role for the Netherlands head coach job. The 2026 Asian Games is going to be his last assignment with the Pakistani team.

Just a few days ago, Pakistan finished a troubled Test tour of England. They lost all three matches, but what made more news was their decision to send back seven players after the defeat in the second Test at Lord's. They also sacked Test head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed and bowling coach Umar Gul. All this brought them a lot of bad publicity. Then Mohammad Rizwan and Imam-ul-Haq, two o...