Taking responsibility is the key to success in international cricket, says http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Khan-c71319 – Cricket News Update
Having done a remarkable job with the Pakistan team as their interim coach, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohsin-Hasan-Khan-c77595, the former Test cricketer, believes that he just made the players realise their responsibility, which is the key to success in international cricket.
The Green Shirts went through a horrible time in 2010 after disastrous tours of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045 in 2011.
The great fast bowler was replaced by Mohsin, who was given the role of an interim coach. The Men in Green did a splendid job in Mohsin’s short tenure, winning series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747, before thrashing England in United Arab Emirates (UAE).
However, the former opening batsman was replaced by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Davenell-Frederick-Whatmore-c52571 later on, who has previously served with the national teams of Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
Bowling has always been http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755’s strength but while talking to Pakpassion, Mohsin expressed that even the batsmen did a reasonable job during his tenure because he worked on the players’ mental toughness, instead of making things complicated by tinkering with their techniques.
"I can say very happily and proudly that although we did not do wonders with the batting when I was in charge, the players were however improving day by day because they were trying to realize their responsibility,” said Mohsin. “The one thing I was doing was ensuring batsmen understood their responsibilities, because you have to realize that you are playing for your country, whether as a batsmen or a bowler responsibility is the key to success.”
Mohsin is a firm believer that international cricket is all about handling pressure and utilizing the opportunities. A player with a different technique can also enjoy success at the ultimate stage of the game if he is mentally tough.
“I personally feel a coach is there to make the players mentally tougher, rather than to overhaul their technique,” he added.
The former cricketer himself has played 48 Tests and 75 One Day Internationals for Pakistan, having scored more than 4500 runs, with the help of nine centuries.
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