PAK Women: Head coach David Hemp won’t renew his contract in October

The Pakistan Cricket Board said today that David Hemp’s two-year contract, which expires in October, will not be extended. Hemp, the women’s team’s second international coach, said he made the “tough decision” to spend more time with his family. When the 51-year-old Hemp’s contract expires his replacement will be appointed in due time. 

Pakistan set to part ways with coach David Hemp.

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Hemp said in a statement: “I have enjoyed living in Pakistan and working with the women cricketers, but it has also been difficult on me and my young family as I have been unable to spend enough time with them like any other father. After consulting my family, I have conveyed this difficult decision to the Pakistan Cricket Board, which has very graciously understood my situation and accepted my decision.”

“It has been incredibly enjoyable and satisfying working with the girls. Although results in international arena may not truly reflect the hard work and effort that went into the planning and preparations, I am satisfied that I gave my very best and the girls equally responded,” he added.

While Pakistan did not go past the preliminary rounds of the World Cup or the Commonwealth Games, they did halt a run of 18 failures in the competition in New Zealand by defeating West Indies by eight wickets. Furthermore, one of the benefits of Hemp’s time has been the growth of young Fatima Sana.

Hump stated: “I was especially pleased with the emergence of Fatima Sana, who won the ICC Emerging Cricketer of the Year 2021 award and became the first Pakistan women cricketer to win the ICC Cricketer of the Month award and displayed her excellent talent in the recently-concluded Commonwealth Games. I am optimistic we will see many more young women cricketers from domestic competitions and talent hunt programmes to enter the Pakistan framework and contribute in the teams’ future achievements. I want to thank everyone at the Pakistan Cricket Board, women’s wing and the entire side who not only backed and supported me but also made my stay memorable and comfortable. I will remain a big fan of Pakistan women’s cricket, will continue to follow their progress with excitement and remain confident that better results and successes await them down the road.”

This is what Tania Mallick, PCB Head of Women’s Wing had to say about his departure: “It is sad to lose someone of David’s caliber, enthusiasm and strong work ethics, but at the same we also understand and accept that family has to come first. The PCB thanks David for all his efforts and contributions, and wishes him best of luck in his future endeavours.”

In November of this year, Pakistan will host Ireland for a limited-overs series consisting of three ODIs and three T20Is.