According to the latest report by RevSportz, Pakistan head coach Mike Hesson is now under fire for being blamed for Pakistan’s ‘toss mistake’ against India. It is reported that Mike Hesson was behind the decision to bowl first after winning the toss.
After Pakistan’s clash against India, head coach Mike Hesson’s role in the national team will be affected. This is because many modern-day captains are too dependent on their coaches, and Aga is the same.
Mike Hesson responsible for Pakistan’s ‘toss mistake’
Pakistan won the toss and despite not having the best batting unit in the world, they opted to bowl first, as their bowling deck was quite strong with several spinners. Mike Hesson was considered the main arranger behind this toss error.
Pakistan ultimately lost the game by a margin of 61 runs, and sources revealed that even the Pakistan cricket hierarchy felt that the opposition should not have been sent off to a sluggish start.
Although Pakistan captain Salman Aga could overturn the coach’s decision, he is not that powerful.
Pakistan coach Mike Hesson is under criticism after a mistake in the toss against India. According to an insider, it was the head coach’s decision to bowl first after winning the toss.#INDvsPAK #mikehesson@shamik100 https://t.co/jAudomiJ77
– RevSportz Global (@RevSportzGlobal) 16 February 2026
Mike Hesson stuck to his strategy, saying, “There is nothing wrong with the decision to bowl first.”
Journalists asked Hesson whether he had repeated the same mistake that Australia had made against Zimbabwe and failed to chase the target of 170. He also said that the pitch had become slow and things could possibly have gone in their favor if they had batted first on such a pitch.
Mike Hesson responded with utmost confidence, saying, “Look, I think if you look at the game, in the second innings the ball spun half, the ball skidded. So, there is nothing wrong in the decision to bowl first.”
He further defended his decision, saying that he bowled very well in the first six overs, but then credited Ishan Kishan for taking the match away from him. He also said that there is no such thing as a slow pitch; Rather, as the second innings progressed, he stopped spinning.
“So, you have to look at the facts rather than emotional accountability. I mean, the ball, they bowled well up front with the seam. We took some poor choices, but it was definitely not the pitch,” he added.
If Pakistan had opted to bat first, its chances could have been maximum.
Even from a neutral point of view, Pakistan team should have learned something from the Australia vs Zimbabwe match. This R. It was the same pitch at Premadasa Stadium where Zimbabwe had pulled off a major upset against the Australian team.
After making a good score of 170 runs, Zimbabwe bowlers bowled out Australia for 146 runs and Pakistan should have learned from this. For Pakistan too, if they had batted first, the story would have been completely different.
It should be noted that this has thrown Hesson’s coaching tenure into some uncertainty, and ever since Saqlain Mushtaq decided to leave in 2023, he has been a part of seven different coaches who were in charge of the Pakistan team.
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