Pakistan’s former captain, Shahid Afridi, has advised the Pakistan
Cricket Board (PCB) to appoint a professional manager along with
specialist coaches rather than considering a head mentor for the Team.
The star all-rounder, Afridi, who recently
announced conditional retirement from International cricket, said that
the head coach cannot handle all the affairs individually.
According to the hard-hitting batsman the
decision not to appoint a head coach will lead assistant coaches to
perform their duties freely.
“There should, instead, be a strong and competent manager along with assistant coaches.” The former skipper shared.
Afridi, who earlier highlighted confrontation with the team management openly in the media after the recently concluded West Indies tour, which led the PCB to sack him from Pakistan’s captaincy, stated that head coaches concentrate
to draft controversies rather than fulfilling their duties.
“The assistant coaches will focus solely
on their jobs rather than get involved in other issues. The manager will
be there to look after everything. Matters will become simpler and
things will go smoothly.” He added.
Recently, Pakistan’s head coach, Waqar Younis, resigned from the charge, and would step down from the post after the upcoming tour of Zimbabwe.
In the meanwhile, the governing body of cricket in Pakistan is looking forward to appointing a new coach for the Men in Green.
It is expected that the PCB will consider a local person for the post instead of considering foreign coaches.
However, the vibrant all-rounder, Afridi,
who captained his national side in 36 One Day Internationals, expressed
that the coach should be qualified, and admired the services of the
Pakistan’s former coach, the late Bob Woolmer.
“I won’t go into the debate of whether the
PCB should hire a foreign or a local coach. Pakistan just need a
qualified coach. The team needs a coach like Woolmer who was qualified
and had plenty of experience.” The dashing batsman
said.
Afridi, who was born in Khyber Agency, has
represented his home team in 325 One Day International fixtures, and 27
tests, earning 6695, and 1716 runs respectively.
He has also taken 315 One Day International, and 48 Test wickets respectively.
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