During his tenure as head coach of Karachi Kings, there were some controversies due to the bad atmosphere in the dressing room. First-season captain Shoaib Malik left the captaincy midway through the tournament, raising questions about Malik's professionalism and Mickey's ability to control the dressing room. Ravi Bopara has been named captain for the remainder of the season. ,Shakib was at the top of his game when Ireland visited, scoring a match-winning knock of 93 in the first ODI. Then, in the second T20I of the series, the 36-year-old smashed 24-ball 38 and then took 5 wickets in the Powerplay in a dominant all-round performance.