Updated On: 27 August, 2019 12:48 PM IST | | mid-day online correspondent
"It has been interesting to see my name being mentioned as a future head coach of the Pakistan cricket team, but the fact is that I only made the decision today," Misbah said in a statement after filing his application.

A throwback picture of Misbah-ul-Haq from his playing days
Former Pakistan cricket captain Misbah-ul-Haq on Monday finally stepped down from the PCB's cricket committee and applied for the role of Pakistan's head coach that had been lying vacant ever since the ouster of Mickey Arthur after the World Cup.
"It has been interesting to see my name being mentioned as a future head coach of the Pakistan cricket team, but the fact is that I only made the decision today," Misbah said in a statement after filing his application.