Mohammad Akram the new bowling coach for Pakistan – Cricket News Update
The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Akram-c76621, as the bowling coach of the national team for a period of one year.
According to reports, the pacer will join the team for the upcoming one-day series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/United-Arab-Emirates-c3033 (UAE).
Revealing the appointment of the new coach, PCB director http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Intikhab-Alam-c64380 said, “After a lengthy deliberation we have decided to appoint Mohammad Akram as Pakistan bowling coach.”
“http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 was also shortlisted but unfortunately [Barnes] was not available immediately and we found Akram more suitable for the role," he added.
The appointment is controversial as PCB advertised that a candidate for this slot should have at least five years of coaching experience, however, Akram, who featured in nine Test matches and 23 One Day Internationals (ODIs) for the home team, does not meet this criteria.
Nonetheless, Alam convinced that the pacer is the right man for the job reckoned, “He is a decent and experienced coach, and has good reputation. It would be a good challenge for him to deliver and we can understand that he has the potential to take care of our bowlers.”
The pacer, however, has a vast experience of playing county cricket for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Waqar-Younis-Maitla-c96193.
The position was vacant since last year after the resignation of former bowling coach http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Aaqib-Javed-c41431, who joined UAE as head coach.
Pakistan had desperately been looking for a pacer to be a bowling coach, as the country for the first time in its history, is experiencing a decline in its pace attack, forcing the national team to rely on spin bowlers.
However, with a history of producing some of the finest fast bowlers in the game, PCB officials are counting on Akram to lift the standard of pace attack and groom upcoming fast bowlers.
Meanwhile, efforts at the national academy have also been put on full throttle to groom fast bowlers and prepare them for national duty.
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