Pakistan top-order batter Saim Ayub has stated that they are playing and scoring better than before in Pakistan cricket under coach Mike Hesson. His comments sparked an indirect attack on the intent of cricketers like Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan.
Pakistan lost the first T20I against South Africa as the Salman Agha-led side failed despite Babar Azam's return to the shortest format of the game. Fakhar Zaman was no longer a part of the team after the Asia Cup. This marked their second straight loss in T20Is and fourth loss in 8 games.
The Mike Hesson era marked many changes to the Pakistan setup however, there has been no significant impact of those changes. They have reached the final of the Asia Cup however, they failed to win it.