Pakistan’s Babar Azam during a practice session before the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 match between India and Pakistan at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. (PTI photo)

Pakistan fielding coach Shane McDermott has resigned ahead of the team’s upcoming tours of West Indies and England, ending his tenure in the post for almost a year.News agency PTI quoted sources as saying that McDermott will not travel with the team for any tour.It is expected that PCB may appoint Mansoor Amjad in his place. Amjad has worked as a fielding coach with Pakistan Shaheens and Under-19 team.“Mansoor Amjad, who has been the fielding coach of Pakistan Shaheens and Under-19, is likely to replace McDermott,” PTI quoted a source as saying.Pakistan are scheduled to leave for the West Indies on Monday for a two-Test series before traveling to England for a three-Test series.PCB has not given any reason for McDermott’s resignation. His exit is the latest in a series of foreign coaching staff leaving Pakistan cricket without any official explanation.In recent years, trainer and physiotherapist Cliff Deacon left his role, while former head coaches Gary Kirsten and Jason Gillespie also resigned.McDermott joined Pakistan in 2025 after replacing Mohammad Masroor as the national team’s fielding coach. His first assignment was Pakistan’s three-match T20I series in Bangladesh in July 2025.Before joining Pakistan, McDermott worked as an assistant fielding coach with Bangladesh for three years and spent three years in a similar role with Sri Lanka.In the last few years, many foreign coaches, trainers and physiotherapists have been coming and going in Pakistan cricket. One of the most notable exits came in 2019, when Steve Rixon resigned after differences with the board.The Pakistan men’s team has also changed several fielding coaches since Mickey Arthur’s first tenure as head coach, when improving fitness and fielding became a major part of the team’s approach.