Is Mike Hesson suited for Pakistan's limited overs coaching?

[Savak]

I am not fully convinced about Mike Hesson being the right coach for Pakistan's limited overs team.

Based on what I have seen so far he is extremely reactive with the team selections and tactics

His strategy of filling the team with bits and pieces Nah teetar Nah bhatair all rounders like Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Khushdil Shah is clearly not working.

Apparently it was Hesson who strongly advocated Salman Ali Agha being given the T20 captaincy to the PCB. So far the Salman Ali Agha experiment is not working at all, heck he is looking completely out of his depth in T20 Cricket and it is hard to justify Babar's, Rizwan's exclusion from the T20 team if Salman Ali Agha is selected to play them.

Plus Hessons selections and batting order changes are all over the place. Why was Hussain Talat picked over Hasan Nawaz on the best batting wicket of the Asia Cup? Why was Salman Ali Agha sent in ahead of Mohd Harris, Faheem Ashraf and even Shaheen Afridi who has been in superb hitting form when Pakistan achieved a good platform today?

Not sure about Hessons CV as coach. Yes he was NZ coach when NZ transformed their approach to the game but how much of that was more Brendon Mccullam than Hesson? It's not like NZ won a world title? What has his IPL coaching record looked like?

He guided Islamabad United to a title but let's be honest, as much as we follow and love the PSL, it's standard and quality is inferior to the IPL, SA T20, ILT20, Big Bash and Natwest Blast, Hundred. The international rankings don't lie, these leagues are doing a much better job fine tuning and honing the skills of the local, international players vs the PSL. Let's not forget that Islamabad United had a poor last season under Hesson where they lost their last 5-6 games out of 7 especially when they moved away from the Pindi Stadium.

I would like Hesson to complete his tenure, I believe the PCB has signed with him till the T20 WC in India but he's not going to last very long if the team keeps losing and shows no improvement.

 

[mon858]

I think its easy to blame the coach. We are a low ranked team of players that are hardly world class facing world number 1 team spoilt for choice. Came back well and scored highest total against them so far in ind vs pak games.

The talat playing was not a bad idea. He was good at rotating strike and could have panned out but didnt. This is not the worldt20 final, we have time and team is rebuilding. Hasan Nawaz wasnt discarded forever. Even dropping Siam one down was good idea for now.

India and most top sides try to follow similar template keeping batting depth till 8. Also keeping left and right handed batsmen throughout the order can be helpful.

 

[pratiktc]

To be honest, coach change will not do anything for Pak cricket if players remain stuck at this level.

There are some bright sparks - Saim, Hassan, Naseem, Shaheen - but to win big games, you need your experienced players to stand up.

 

[Savak]

I think its easy to blame the coach. We are a low ranked team of players that are hardly world class facing world number 1 team spoilt for choice. Came back well and scored highest total against them so far in ind vs pak games.

The talat playing was not a bad idea. He was good at rotating strike and could have panned out but didnt. This is not the worldt20 final, we have time and team is rebuilding. Hasan Nawaz wasnt discarded forever. Even dropping Siam one down was good idea for now.

India and most top sides try to follow similar template keeping batting depth till 8. Also keeping left and right handed batsmen throughout the order can be helpful.

He is not going to last long if he doesn't produce some results or improve the team drastically. The PCB have signed him up till the T20 WC in 2026. This is not England, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand etc where win, lose, you will be allowed to serve out your tenure.

 

[mon858]

He is not going to last long if he doesn't produce some results or improve the team drastically. The PCB have signed him up till the T20 WC in 2026. This is not England, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand etc where win, lose, you will be allowed to serve out your tenure.

Even the world's best coach cannot turn a 6th to 9th rank team to beat 1st ranked team overnight. I dont think PCB will do anything at the moment. I think they will continue with this management and captain for some time. Maybe they will bring back Babar and possibly even Rizwan if Haris keeps failing forever, but rest of team will continue.

 

[prash88]

He ll be sacked after T20 WC in 5 months time, where Pakistan does not have much chance playing in Colombo shitheaps...

 

[Savak]

Even the world's best coach cannot turn a 6th to 9th rank team to beat 1st ranked team overnight. I dont think PCB will do anything at the moment. I think they will continue with this management and captain for some time. Maybe they will bring back Babar and possibly even Rizwan if Haris keeps failing forever, but rest of team will continue.

Doubt about the team continuing, losing three consecutive games against India in humiliating fashion has consequences for the players.

PCB can't keep giving unlimited chances to Shaheen and Rauf and give fair chances to other fast bowlers as well.

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

Doubt about the team continuing, losing three consecutive games against India in humiliating fashion has consequences for the players.

PCB can't keep giving unlimited chances to Shaheen and Rauf and give fair chances to other fast bowlers as well.

Pak used be effective when PP overs were bowled by Actual bowlers not merchant of no look Shots. 4 overs of Fast bowlers and then Shift to Spinners and All rounder. Here we are bowling with Part timer so we can play extra batter which we do not need. Harris did nt even get the chance to bat. Salman ali Agha is not fit for t20 cricket. that is established now,

If Pak wants to beat Top Ranked teams like India , Need to stop believing on Qudrat ka Nizam and follow the Game science

 

[jnaveen1980]

Things Pakistan say, things Pakistan do, and the gap between them​

Hesson has been given the licence to change the image of the T20I side, but it was the same picture with different characters



There is something of a discrepancy between the things Pakistan say and the things Pakistan do. Since Mike Hesson took over as their white-ball coach in May, he has ostensibly been given the licence to remake their T20I squad in the image of his philosophy. Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan have been cast out into the cold until they can, in Hesson's words, "improve in some areas" - primarily to do with strike rate.

He made clear that batting depth would be prioritised over fast-bowling expertise, and called Mohammad Nawaz "the best spin bowler in the world" earlier this month. Pakistan, meanwhile, made clear that batters who demonstrate intent from the outset will not live in fear of their place or be penalised for low scores as long as they stick to the game plan required of them.

Those, anyway, are the things Pakistan say, and would presumably have said again if they didn't keep cancelling press conferences in the Asia Cup. And then, against India in their first Super Four game of the tournament came the things they did.

Pakistan could not have found themselves in a position more conducive to the cricket they insist they want to play. India put down three relatively straightforward chances in the first ten overs. Sahibzada Farhan, a beneficiary of that largesse in the first over, had just smashed Axar Patel for a six that took him to a fifty off 34 balls.

Far from the post-powerplay quicksand that India had enveloped them in the group fixture last Sunday, Pakistan had only accelerated since the fielders spread out. Thirty-six runs came in overs seven to ten, with that six off Axar the fourth off an India spinner in the last three overs. In the first six overs, Jasprit Bumrah had been taken for 34 off three, his most expensive T20I powerplay figures. It took Pakistan to 91 at the halfway mark in their innings, comfortably their highest ever ten-over total against India.

It established the perfect base to launch the sort of gung-ho attack that is the logical conclusion of this new-look Pakistan's stated ambition. The drinks break brought a wicket when Saim Ayub top-edged Shivam Dube for Abishek Sharma to take an excellent catch, but it shouldn't have mattered. Lost wickets are a consequence of high-risk batting, and this was just the second that fell. There were more power-hitters to follow.

But, like a child breaking free from their minder, unable to believe how far away they've managed to cut loose and suddenly catching a fright, Pakistan spent the seven overs post drinks reverting to the mediocre, comfortable environment that has now become their home. Having seen such limited recent success against India, it was almost as if their position of advantage was in itself a trap India had sprung, a threat they couldn't see but somehow must still guard against.



Hussain Talat, with a career T20I strike rate of 117 heading into the game, came into the side in place of Hasan Nawaz, who has a career strike rate of 158. Dube overstepped and gave Talat a free hit off the second ball of his innings, but those don't mean much if you lack the ability to hit freely. Talat hacked at air, and the discrepancy between what Pakistan said and what they were doing began to reveal itself.

The momentum Pakistan had built began to slip away, and along with it, the bravado which presented the only realistic route to victory against a better side. India's bowlers found their lengths, and Pakistan allowed them to set up camp there. Talat scored 10 off 11 balls, while Farhan, who had also dried up at the other end, miscued an offcutter from Dube high into the Dubai sky.

This time, it was captain Salman Agha who walked out to bat, another Pakistani inconsistency in human form making its way to the middle. For all the dim view Hesson appeared to take with a former Pakistan captain's scoring rate, Agha's strike rate of 111 is lower than all Pakistan batters with a minimum of 500 T20I runs, bar Salman Butt and Misbah-ul-Haq. Yet, he has been anointed the face of this progressive T20I side that Pakistan are adamant they have laid foundations for.

And so, Pakistan began to revert to type, and into their comfort zone. The seven overs immediately following drinks produced 38 runs, the lowest for any side all tournament. It included a 39-ball spell without any boundaries; in the final ten overs, Pakistan hit just two fours and four sixes. Nawaz saw off Varun Chakravarthy's final over, the 16th of the innings, with four consecutive dot balls, at the end of which he was on 7 off 13. He wasn't in the side for his "best spinner in the world" bowling abilities either, given he did not send down a ball during India's routine chase. Meanwhile, Nawaz, along with Agha and Talat, Pakistan's Nos. 4-6, scored a combined 48 runs in 43 deliveries.



Agha tried to defend that approach after the game, saying the pitch made it difficult for a new batter to settle. But then, again, those are the things Pakistan say. When the more naturally belligerent Faheem Ashraf emerged in the penultimate over, he had no such problems. The first ball was muscled over square leg for six, and the eight in total he faced produced 20 runs. That was three more than Agha, who came to the crease in the 15th over, faced 13 balls and could muster just one six; and just one fewer than Nawaz, who used up an additional 11 balls. Meanwhile, Mohammad Haris, used as a basher up top or a bludgeoner lower down, never got to bat, nor did Shaheen Shah Afridi, who has been Pakistan's best slogger this tournament.

Four years ago, at this very ground, Pakistan lost to Australia in a T20I World Cup semi-final after scoring 176. In the first 11 overs, Babar and Rizwan were exceptionally defensive, and produced just 75 runs, thus leaving their team-mates an almighty task to be competitive at the backend. It ignited a debate that has brought Pakistan cricket to a point where both men are out of the side because timidity up top is no longer acceptable.

Against India on Sunday, with 91 runs off the first ten overs, Pakistan solved that problem. In the second half, though, they were able to scratch together just 80, which, ironically, feels very much like a ten-over score Babar and Rizwan might have put up. The upheaval will be of little use if all Pakistan ultimately do is transfer their diffidence to the other half of the innings.

What will worry Pakistan supporters is not a defeat to India; those are commonplace and have, of late, become exercises in damage limitation. Nor does an India game offer any indicator of how far along Pakistan are in their journey of improvement - such is the gulf between the two sides in quality. This, however, was a litmus test in how committed Pakistan are to the idea that high risk and high strike rates are the only way to be competitive at the top table of T20I cricket.

For ten overs in Dubai, Pakistan threw themselves into the notion with the zeal of a convert. As the rest of the evening unfolded, it began increasingly to look like one of those things Pakistan just say.

 

[Mamoon]

I had high hopes from him but it is clear he is just a PCB puppet who has been brought to forward the agenda against Babar and Rizwan.

 

[RidiculousMan]

Picking Talat ahead of Hassan was shocking

 

[pakistani pride]

I think its easy to blame the coach. We are a low ranked team of players that are hardly world class facing world number 1 team spoilt for choice. Came back well and scored highest total against them so far in ind vs pak games.

The talat playing was not a bad idea. He was good at rotating strike and could have panned out but didnt. This is not the worldt20 final, we have time and team is rebuilding. Hasan Nawaz wasnt discarded forever. Even dropping Siam one down was good idea for now.

India and most top sides try to follow similar template keeping batting depth till 8. Also keeping left and right handed batsmen throughout the order can be helpful.

On what basis they played Talat over Nawaz. I mean what actually was Talat doing out there? Of course we all know Pak cricket team is below average, but this call made no sense at all.

 

[tiger_khan]

I am not fully convinced about Mike Hesson being the right coach for Pakistan's limited overs team.

Based on what I have seen so far he is extremely reactive with the team selections and tactics

His strategy of filling the team with bits and pieces Nah teetar Nah bhatair all rounders like Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Khushdil Shah is clearly not working.

Apparently it was Hesson who strongly advocated Salman Ali Agha being given the T20 captaincy to the PCB. So far the Salman Ali Agha experiment is not working at all, heck he is looking completely out of his depth in T20 Cricket and it is hard to justify Babar's, Rizwan's exclusion from the T20 team if Salman Ali Agha is selected to play them.

Plus Hessons selections and batting order changes are all over the place. Why was Hussain Talat picked over Hasan Nawaz on the best batting wicket of the Asia Cup? Why was Salman Ali Agha sent in ahead of Mohd Harris, Faheem Ashraf and even Shaheen Afridi who has been in superb hitting form when Pakistan achieved a good platform today?

Not sure about Hessons CV as coach. Yes he was NZ coach when NZ transformed their approach to the game but how much of that was more Brendon Mccullam than Hesson? It's not like NZ won a world title? What has his IPL coaching record looked like?

He guided Islamabad United to a title but let's be honest, as much as we follow and love the PSL, it's standard and quality is inferior to the IPL, SA T20, ILT20, Big Bash and Natwest Blast, Hundred. The international rankings don't lie, these leagues are doing a much better job fine tuning and honing the skills of the local, international players vs the PSL. Let's not forget that Islamabad United had a poor last season under Hesson where they lost their last 5-6 games out of 7 especially when they moved away from the Pindi Stadium.

I would like Hesson to complete his tenure, I believe the PCB has signed with him till the T20 WC in India but he's not going to last very long if the team keeps losing and shows no improvement.

Give Hesson a Chance - Be Patient

Give him at least two years. Yes he is making mistakes and is not producing the desired results but he needs some time to adjust to Pak cricket culture. He probably doesn't even know each player's strengths and weaknesses properly. He needs some time.

His plans might not be working but at least he is trying to think of solutions to our infinite problems.

Some of the challenges he is facing include but are not limited to the following:-

- Our batters are mostly, only one-sided hitters (the on-side - one dimensional)
- Our bowlers are one dimensional too (most of them can't get out of the 90s mentality of bowling up only - don't have good short-balls )
- Our domestic players are given no respect. PSL is basically our tryouts. PSL is too short of a tournament and doesn't test the mental and physical fortitude of players. Basically we end up picking up players who don't play cricket all year around.
- Most of the fans are found puzzled by the recurrence of one theme on a regular basis...a batsman starts well with a high strike rate in the innings but it falls as the inning progresses. It's a physical fitness issue. As the innings get longer most of our batters get tired. That's why they struggle with hitting at the end of their longer than usual innings.
- The less said about the political intervention in Pak cricket by the government, the better

All these deficiencies are very difficult to work with. A foreign coach needs some acclimatization time when he works in a different culture/country.

I am sure with time, he will reduce his dependency on the superficial all-rounders like Saim, who should only concentrate only on his batting.

Worry not about our legends' comments. I don't recall a moment in Pak cricket history when our TV analysts/experts/former cricketers were happy with a foreign coach.

Pak cricket fans will have to exercise some patience. I know that the phrase "rebuilding phase" has been exploited to death by the PCB but this time around we are literally going through it. Give Hesson sometime so that he can get rid of the free-loaders in the national team. He got rid of Babar and Rizwan. He can't get rid of all of them simultaneously.

If PCB were a private organization (without government intervention) with a sole owner, the owner would give a decent run to a coach to rectify things. Hesson is making mistakes presently, no doubt about it...but let him think out.

 

[tiger_khan]

Picking Talat ahead of Hassan was shocking

I am not sure about it but if Hassan Nawaz plays the next game in place of Talat, it could have been a strategic ploy.

May be they didn't want HN to fail against India again to protect his confidence before the final?

It's a very far fetched thought but may be I am trying to convince myself that the management can't make such a fatal error....

 

[tiger_khan]

I think its easy to blame the coach. We are a low ranked team of players that are hardly world class facing world number 1 team spoilt for choice. Came back well and scored highest total against them so far in ind vs pak games.

The talat playing was not a bad idea. He was good at rotating strike and could have panned out but didnt. This is not the worldt20 final, we have time and team is rebuilding. Hasan Nawaz wasnt discarded forever. Even dropping Siam one down was good idea for now.

India and most top sides try to follow similar template keeping batting depth till 8. Also keeping left and right handed batsmen throughout the order can be helpful.

I agree. It's not a coach's fault when our batters can only hit boundaries on the on-side

Our bowlers are also one-dimensional and have not made any changes to their lengths since they started their careers. No new variations invented.

Granted that Hesson shouldn't try to make a regular all-rounder out of the likes of Saim - it's a mistake.

But overall, i can see that he is trying to confront the deficiencies within Pak cricket team. At least he has a plan. It's not working presently, granted. But at least he is not relying on the month of Ramazan and prayers.

He should be allowed to finish his tenure.

 

[RidiculousMan]

I am not sure about it but if Hassan Nawaz plays the next game in place of Talat, it could have been a strategic ploy.

May be they didn't want HN to fail against India again to protect his confidence before the final?

It's a very far fetched thought but may be I am trying to convince myself that the management can't make such a fatal error....

That's no strategy

 

[RidiculousMan]

Were fans expecting Pakistan to beat India?

 

[Aqib_mustafa]

Were fans expecting Pakistan to beat India?

I don't understand these fans bro india smashed south africa like club level team even england got smashed into pieces what chance does this pakistan team has.

 

[Usman Chadda]

I don't understand these fans bro india smashed south africa like club level team even england got smashed into pieces what chance does this pakistan team has.

Keep changing coaches, but until we get the right kind of players, you are not beating top sides.

It's funny our fans know very well our team is getting smashed by the other top teams, but when it comes to India they want wins in every game

 

[RidiculousMan]

I don't understand these fans bro india smashed south africa like club level team even england got smashed into pieces what chance does this pakistan team has.

Yea they are much better. Specially in batting. It will take time for Pakistan team to improve.

This team under Hesson has won against all teams. Except for India here.

Fans and PCB don't have any patience. So at the end of it all. Nothing will improve

 

[Usman Chadda]

Yea they are much better. Specially in batting. It will take time for Pakistan team to improve.

This team under Hesson has won against all teams. Except for India here.

Fans and PCB don't have any patience. So at the end of it all. Nothing will improve

Agreed, our goal should be able to compete well against India and beat the other teams in this Asia Cup.

Fans are unsure whether this side can beat Sri Lanka or Bangladesh in these conditions, then proceed to beat their chest over a game against India. There literally is no logic to this and when fans are this delusional, the players will be so too.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Were fans expecting Pakistan to beat India?

No.

But I would like to see a plan on the field. We have part timers bowling their full quota, bowlers batting but not bowling, complete misread of conditions, blockers sent instead of hitters, keeper comes in 3 one game then slotted in at 8 and doesn't bat another game.

He should be given a long chance to see what his vision is, but at times the decisions have been baffling recently.

 

[Usman Chadda]

No.

But I would like to see a plan on the field. We have part timers bowling their full quota, bowlers batting but not bowling, complete misread of conditions, blockers sent instead of hitters, keeper comes in 3 one game then slotted in at 8 and doesn't bat another game.

He should be given a long chance to see what his vision is, but at times the decisions have been baffling recently.

They are panicking under pressure aswell, when they should be thinking logically and focusing most on their games against Sri Lanka and Bangladesh to get to the final.

But media pressure and fans' pressure is also contributing to this muddled thinking. Mohsin Naqvi meeting the squad before the India game, sports psychologist getting hired and all this drama about handshakes is only putting more pressure on an already weak team.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

They are panicking under pressure aswell, when they should be thinking logically and focusing most on their games against Sri Lanka and Bangladesh to get to the final.

But media pressure and fans' pressure is also contributing to this muddled thinking. Mohsin Naqvi meeting the squad before the India game, sports psychologist getting hired and all this drama about handshakes is only putting more pressure on an already weak team.

There is nothing wrong with sports psychologist, it is crucial part of the modern sports outfit. In fact it should help with the handshake and media pressure, this isn't the fault of the players these are external pressures imposed on them.

 

[chinaman00]

You can’t provide the coach with a trash team and then blame him for losing. Give the coach a free-hand to select his team and then hold accountability.

PCB squad selection is fundamentally flawed. Unless you change that, the results will repeat.

 

[RidiculousMan]

They are panicking under pressure aswell, when they should be thinking logically and focusing most on their games against Sri Lanka and Bangladesh to get to the final.

But media pressure and fans' pressure is also contributing to this muddled thinking. Mohsin Naqvi meeting the squad before the India game, sports psychologist getting hired and all this drama about handshakes is only putting more pressure on an already weak team.

They're thinking maybe there's a switch that will make this team world beaters.

 

[RidiculousMan]

You can’t provide the coach with a trash team and then blame him for losing. Give the coach a free-hand to select his team and then hold accountability.

PCB squad selection is fundamentally flawed. Unless you change that, the results will repeat.

I really don't know why Agha would drop Hassan Nawaz. Specially after he called him a generational talent.

 

[Flat_Track_Bully]

He needs time. 2 years minimum as long as he is committed.

I have said already we need time to rebuild so just get used to losing.

 

[chinaman00]

I really don't know why Agha would drop Hassan Nawaz. Specially after he called him a generational talent.

Your problem is you think statements by Pakistani players, or Pakistanis in general, hold any weight.

Pakistanis are quite capable of calling someone a “talent” and a “disaster” in one breath. Holding contradictory and conflicting views is a uniquely Pakistani trait.

 

[zahid01]

His selection of players was all wrong apart from rauf and shaeen rest of the fast bowlers are on a free holiday was naseem Shah worse than hassan ali and salman mirza also mohd wasim he's another spray gun and yesterday decision to drop hassan nawaz on a road was not a good all bats struggled in the tournament on sluggish pitches but yesterday it was a road someone like hassan nawaz could have contributed better than Hussain talat also mohd Harris was not used on this track.

 

[Major]

You had Hayden, Gillespi, Kirstein and Tait as coach.

I dont think issue is in the çoaches anymore

 

[Savak]

You had Hayden, Gillespi, Kirstein and Tait as coach.

I dont think issue is in the çoaches anymore

What's the faida off appointing these foreign coaches if they can't make a difference then?

 

[gazza619]

He needs time. 2 years minimum as long as he is committed.

I have said already we need time to rebuild so just get used to losing.

Unfortunately if someone commits a blunder during probation period they get kicked out.

Picking Hussain Talat and then sending him at no.4 against India is a sackable offence.

Too many blunders have been made.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

What's the faida off appointing these foreign coaches if they can't make a difference then?

Need foreign systems too.

Coach can't polish turds.

Turds are being produced by the system which is dominated by the old boys club of explayers.

 

[stani_pak]

I appreciate he has tried to take a different approach, but again so many bad blunders as well, the bowling has not looked good under him (the fast bowling) mainly. The reality is you need to select the right 15 for the tourney and the right 11 for the each match. This is where he has gotten it wrong, but not just him, a lot of past coaches, and captains have made these type of mistakes.

 

[Savak]

He is applying the Islamabad United Formula to the Pakistani team ie packing the team with plenty of bits, pieces all rounders neither teether nah batheir players at the expense of proper bowlers is not working against solid opposition is not working

 

[shaz619]

Why is it difficult to justify Babar & Rizwan’s exclusion ?

If they are both the second coming off Ricky Ponying & Adam Gilchrist, should we still automatically roll out the red carpet on disciplinary grounds ? And the thing is, neither of them are, so you can never build a case around them being given a free pass because they are not world class T20I players, and beyond that, they had disturbed the team environment.

When you look at Pakistan’s rich history of in-fighting, seniority culture & player power, Babar & Rizwan are up there with the biggest troublemakers.

Salman is not perfect, but he has shown a willingness to put the teams needs before everything else, last evening he got it wrong, but positives for him on the whole:

- Backs new players and doesn’t prioritise his best mates
- Batting order in T20I’s is generally quiet flexible
- PP batting has seen a big improvement
- Working on developing a culture of playing attacking T20I cricket in 2025
- Generally, doesn’t make the same mistake 10 times in a row like his predecessors who were stuck in their ways.
- Creates a positive environment for his team.

Salman is still the right guy to lead and take this team forward with our head coach, they deserve as a minimum, as many chances as the previous regime who suddenly became ICC trophy winners overnight.

My biggest worry is our bowling resources, the pace attack was run into the ground by Babar/Riz and Shaheen, Naseem & Rauf are all shells of their former self & the spin stock is still learning on the job, with such limited resources it’s a challenge against India and hence Pak need a big runs cushion; and they were not too far away from that in the last match.

 

[cricketmania22]

There are two things Pakistan is very quick to blame:

1. The coach
2. The captain's on-field tactics.

Over the past two years, we have seen some competent foreign coaches, yet the team remains where it was, or has even gotten worse. Perhaps we should realize that the coach isn't the primary issue; the problem lies with the PCB's system. Coaches are not given the freedom they were promised, and certain players are forced upon them.

I don't understand who, in their right mind, would consistently select players like Mohammad Haris, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, and Agha Salman. You could have anyone leading this side, and they would still lose.

The second, and more significant, issue is that we simply do not have players equipped to play modern, aggressive cricket. For instance, even with all his intent, Farhan scored at a strike rate of only 128. Our batsmen lack the range of shots to consistently attack the opposition and play fearless cricket. The pattern is often that a player will hit one six and then play out the next four balls as dots.

 

[baba ghazi]

i lost confidence in him when he said mohammad nawaz is best spinner in world and then he ended up not bowling an over.. i dont think he is very good strategy wise ..as a cricket expert he didn make much sense...may be he is good as coach giving players drills and all

 

[jnaveen1980]

i lost confidence in him when he said mohammad nawaz is best spinner in world and then he ended up not bowling an over.. i dont think he is very good strategy wise ..as a cricket expert he didn make much sense...may be he is good as coach giving players drills and all

Isn't captain deciding who to bowl? Buck stops at captain. He was worried about left hander match up in suppose. India made sure they always had a left hander.

 

[shamaan]

Thier is no thing in giving a chance to coaches.

 

[Justcrazy]

You have to give time for coach as well as players , no need to keep changing. Changing and chopping will never produce results.

 

[ads101]

I think his strategies are right but we don’t have the personnel for it. And because of that we’re trying to shift around the order and players in order to achieve that. Especially we just don’t have a batting allrounder we can bank on for full quota.

Agha also doesn’t really fit the coach’s strategy either. If you want to have a long batting line up with people that can all bat it becomes much harder to accommodate someone like Agha in the line up.