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In the world of cricket, the working style of Pakistan cricket team and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has always been no less than an interesting drama. No matter how the team's performance is on the field, there is even more discussion about the upheavals in the PCB board room and the departure of coaches. In a short span of last five years, Pakistan cricket team has changed its head coach or guides a total of 11 times. The situation has become such that the post of chief coach of PCB has become like a 'musical chair', where no personality is able to stay for long. The way coaches are sacked immediately after a team's bad defeat and the openly humiliating conditions they face has shocked sports fans all over the world. In today's detailed and in-depth analysis article, we will discuss in detail the complete list of 11 coaches changed by Pakistan Cricket in the last five years, the unstable policies of the board and every aspect of this continuous upheaval so that you can be completely aware of this big sports news. What is Pakistan Cricket's 'record of changing coaches' and why is it becoming a joke? Whenever a national team loses in international cricket, cricket boards make plans to improve their shortcomings, but Pakistan Cricket Board takes the shortcut of directly sacrificing coaches and players by just pressing the 'panic button' every time. If we look at the statistics of the last five years, from Mickey Arthur to Misbah-ul-Haq, Saqlain Mushtaq, Grant Bradburn, Mohammad Hafeez, Jason Gibson, Aqib Javed, Azhar Mahmood and most recently Sarfaraz Ahmed, many big and prestigious names have come to this chair and within a few months have seen the way out after the fall of the board. To give a permanent and strong direction to any team, a coach needs at least two-three years of time and complete trust, but after every series defeat in PCB, the search for a new coach is started, which creates a feeling of insecurity within the players as well. Complete list of 11 coaches changed in the last 5 years and their brief tenure. Let's look at the long list which tells how in the last five years, Pakistan Cricket Board has changed a total of 11 coaches and directors one after the other and ultimately they had to leave the post under uncomfortable circumstances: Mickey Arthur: Who was brought back as director and coach, but due to the internal politics of the board, his tenure could not last long. Misbah-ul-Haq: Who held the dual responsibility of both head coach and chief selector, but due to increasing pressure he himself resigned from the post. Saqlain Mushtaq: Who was made first interim and then full-time coach, but did not get further opportunity after his contract expired. Grant Bradburn: Bradburn, who was brought in as the foreign coach, also eventually had to step down due to poor performance of the team and differences with the board. Mohammad Hafeez: The tenure of Hafeez, who held the responsibility of team director on the difficult tours of Australia and New Zealand, was also very short and unsuccessful. Jason Gillespie: This former Australian fast bowler, who was brought to red-ball cricket with great expectations, later had to exit due to dissatisfaction with the board's decisions. Aqib Javed: Who was given limited overs and later interim responsibility, but even he could not save the stability of this chair. Azhar Mahmood: Azhar, who had traveled from the role of assistant coach to acting red-ball coach, also did not get a chance to last. Sarfaraz Ahmed: Former captain Sarfaraz, who recently stepped into coaching directly from his playing career, was removed from his post in the middle of the series after initial setbacks in the England tour. Mike Hesson: Who has recently been given the additional responsibility of white ball and now Test format also. Other interim and assistant coaches: This list has included a number of local and foreign bowlers and batsmen's coaches who were replaced overnight. How the greats are insulted and why injustice is being done to the players. This has been the darkest aspect of Pakistan cricket history that here any big player or great is given farewell in a very humiliating manner. The recent incident is the biggest example of this where after the poor performance on the England tour, head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed and seven players came to know directly through social media without any prior notice that they have been dropped from the series and they are boarding the plane to return home. Sports experts and former cricketers have strongly criticized the dictatorial attitude of the PCB and said that sending back players and coaches by insulting them overnight is not the mark of any professional board. When the management creates such an environment of fear and insecurity, the players on the field will only think of saving their seats instead of giving their best. The future of Pakistani cricket and what is the way out of this instability. If Pakistan cricket has to regain its lost prestige in world cricket, then PCB will have to get rid of this 'coach change disease' as soon as possible. Repeatedly changing the board chairman along with changing the entire selection committee and coaching staff is the biggest poison for any long-term planning. Unless the board is impartial and gives complete administrative freedom and adequate time to the coach, the team's performance is not going to improve. Fans too are now fed up with this drama and they want the echo of fours and sixes to be heard on the field and not the controversies in the board room. We hope that this detailed report has been successful in making you fully aware of this untold and surprising truth of Pakistan cricket.