If Javed Miandad not ready, get someone else says Shahid Afridi- Cricket News
Pakistan’s limited overs captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahid-Afridi-c2482 has once again reiterated the urgent need of a batting coach for the national team by requesting the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to find someone else in place of Javed Miandad.
Afridi, talking to journalists in Karachi, said, “If Javed Miandad is not ready to coach the national team then the Board should find someone else for the job.”
Afridi insisted that the team desperately needed a batting consultant to help the players improve in the art of chasing runs as chasing is the department where the national team needs rapid improvement.
Yesterday Pakistan’s former batting great Javed Miandad, who is the current director-general cricket in the PCB, turned down the offer to become the batting coach of the national team after Afridi and the Board had requested him to take charge of the batting
department.
According to insiders Miandad wants more powers as a batting coach but in the presence of head coach Waqar Younis, giving Miandad undue authority will not be possible for the PCB. However, Miandad maintains that he is always ready to serve the country and
is willing to help the players in the training camp but cannot travel with the team during their tours.
Earlier Afridi had requested http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Javed-Miandad-c66580 to accept the post of batting coach of the national team for the upcoming tour of the West Indies. However, Javed has clarified that he believes that once a player reaches the national team he is no longer capable
of introducing changes in his batting technique. Javed feels that he can be of more use to the upcoming youngsters in the PCB academy where he can help young players improve their batting skills.
In a statement Miandad said, “As it is, I believe you cannot change the technique or style of a batsman once he is in the national team. I think the main job of the batting coach is to guide the batsmen in different matches on how to adjust to different
pitches and how to counter specific opposing bowlers."
On the other hand sources have revealed that Miandad is not comfortable working under Waqar who is junior to him.
Pakistan are expected to leave for the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 on the 17th where they will play a solitary Twenty20, five One Day Internationals and two Test matches. The series is set to begin from April 21.
Batting has been identified as the main reason for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755’s ouster from the World Cup as team failed to chase an gettable total of 260 runs. After this recent defeat in the mega event there is a growing urgency within the Board and the team management
to hire a full time batting coach for the national squad.
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