"One Day and T20 defeats were incredible" : Mohsin Khan

[MenInG]

Lets hope that Pakistan improve their LOI performances in the near term

 

[MR__KHAN__JI]

MHK just confirming what a ? He is.

 

[Saj]

And the allegations continue.

Judge for yourself what he was getting at ;-

PakPassion.net : You touched upon earlier in the interview your shock of the below par performances in the one day and twenty20 series. What do you put those poor performances and the poor body language down to?

Mohsin Khan : The people who understand the game of cricket and were watching what was happening can judge it for themselves. They probably know!

 

[Usman]

And the allegations continue.

Judge for yourself what he was getting at ;-

PakPassion.net : You touched upon earlier in the interview your shock of the below par performances in the one day and twenty20 series. What do you put those poor performances and the poor body language down to?

Mohsin Khan : The people who understand the game of cricket and were watching what was happening can judge it for themselves. They probably know!

Saj this is a quote from your original interview with Mohsin right? Just wondering why you bumped it?

 

[truthseer]

I'd be pretty peeved if I were Saj that he couldn't get an exclusive and has no permission to print what he knows while he's blabbering LIVE on Geo

 

[Saj]

I'd be pretty peeved if I were Saj that he couldn't get an exclusive and has no permission to print what he knows while he's blabbering LIVE on Geo

haha quite correct

I'll leave it to Mohsin Khan to say it !

 

[Saj]

Saj this is a quote from your original interview with Mohsin right? Just wondering why you bumped it?

Because Mohsin has been saying "a few things" on TV recently.

 

[Sherlock]

Rightly bumped too.

He seemed to think something of a conspiracy between the players and Ramiz and co.

 

[Usman]

Because Mohsin has been saying "a few things" on TV recently.

Ah I've just seem the thread on him accusing the team of underperforming. This man is actually crazy! Can't believe he was ever made coach!

 

[Gabbar Singh]

Feel sorry for Pakistani players - when they win, they're heroes but when they lose they are 'fixers' or deliberate 'under performers'.

 

[FusedBulb]

PakPassion.net : You were head coach of the Pakistan team during series wins over Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and an impressive record breaking Test series whitewash over England. How would you sum up your tenure as coach?

Mohsin Khan : There's one thing that I would firstly like to make clear to everybody and that is that I was only supposed to be the interim coach for the Sri Lanka series which was my first series as head coach.

Towards the end of the series against Sri Lanka in the UAE where we had done pretty well, I was asked by the PCB before we departed from UAE directly to Bangladesh, that they wanted me to continue for the series in Bangladesh. The PCB Chairman Zaka Ashraf when he was in the UAE during the series against Sri Lanka was very complimentary and very appreciative of the efforts of everyone in the squad and gave very complimentary remarks to the team and to myself and the backroom staff.

Mr Ashraf then said to me that he would like me to go to Bangladesh as coach. I said to him that I felt uncomfortable because there has to be a relationship between the players and the coach where mutual parties know that they are going to be working together for at least a year or two, instead of an uncertain tenure. I also said to the Chairman that the coach needs some sort of assurance and timescales so that he can plan his future strategies, rather than just being appointed on a series by series basis which is never ideal or comfortable for the players or the coach.

The Chairman agreed with what I had to say to him and asked me to proceed as the coach to Bangladesh and told me that we would finalize our plans on our return from Bangladesh when there was a gap before the series against England.

I thought about what the Chairman had stated and decided that if my cricket board wants me to carry on then I would continue offering my services, so I carried on for the tour of Bangladesh.

The series against Bangladesh went very well and we won all of the matches there. Then the announcement was made that the PCB would be advertising the role of coach and were asking for applicants to come forward.

Once the announcement was made that the job would be advertised, I thought that was that and my services as coach would no longer be needed. I reflected on what we had achieved and thanked the Almighty that everything had gone well in a high pressured and very challenging role.

But even after the announcement of the vacancy there was uncertainty surrounding the appointment and whether I would be given the role on a permanent basis or whether another individual would be appointed.

Then the PCB asked me to continue for the series against England in the UAE. I responded by stating to the Board that it's not ideal for someone to be appointed on a series by series basis, especially against tough opposition like England and after the disappointing events and controversial series of 2010 in England. I stated to the Board that if you want to appoint me for the extremely tough series against England, then why not appoint me on a long term basis. The PCB responded by telling me that they had not yet finalized their plans regarding a permanent appointment, despite mine and the team's success, and they said to me that they wanted me to continue for the series against England.

I gave a lot of thought to what the PCB had suggested for the series against England. Many of my friends, family and well wishers suggested to me to not take on the series against England without a long term contract. Anyway after a lot of thought I took on the challenge and I said to my friends and family that if my cricket board wants me to coach the team for the series against England and that they are suggesting that I might be the coach for the series against England, then I am ready to do the job for my country. So even though it was a very difficult decision to make, I took on the challenge and I mentally prepared myself for the series against Engalnd for the sake of my country.

The England Test series was just incredible. The team took off like a supersonic jet. Nobody anywhere expected us to defeat England 3-0 in the Test series. All the players gave everything, they were so determined, they were so motivated. All the pre Test series planning with the captain went so well. Our main focus was to make it clear to the boys that Pakistan cricket had gone through some very tough times recently and that it was our duty to portray Pakistan cricket and Pakistanis in a positive light. We reiterated to all of the players that the PCB were doing their utmost off the field to bring cricket back to Pakistan and that it was our duty to perform well on the field and show the world that Pakistan cricket cannot be ignored. Let's show the world that the mistakes made by some of the players in 2010 in England do not reflect all Pakistanis and does not accurately reflect Pakistan cricket. The message was clear to the team, let's do something for Pakistan.

I said to the team that winning or losing wasn't something that they should worry about. What I wanted from them was a fighting spirit and for them to give their all from the first ball of the Test match to the last delivery. The other motivation for all of us was that we were up against the number one ranked team and it was our chance to gauge ourselves against them. The way the captain and all of the players responded in the Test series against England was just outstanding. It was fantastic to see the players so charged up and motivated!

The bonding during the Test series against England was superb. Whether it was team meetings or informal chats or team meals, the spirit was just magnificent and that clearly shone through during the 3 Test matches. There were no disciplinary problems off the field throughout the tour and credit has to go to the players and the management for that, particularly the team manager Naveed Akram Cheema. On the field discipline was my domain and once again there were no problems at all.

It was a special moment when we wrapped up the Test series 3-0. It was a historic moment for Pakistan cricket and the cricketing world was totally shocked. Our team which had a few stars, had beaten a team full of stars.

I'm very proud of my achievements as the coach and I thank the Almighty for this. I achieved so much as the coach in the 3-4 months that I was in charge.

Coming to the one day and Twenty20 series against England, it was beyond my imagination as to how badly it went. I still cannot believe what went wrong during those matches. The spirit, the body language, the killer instinct, it all just disappeared in a matter of a few days. It was incredible! It was the same venues, almost the same group of players, almost the same opposition. The same team that was flying high a few days earlier, was just so deflated. When we lost the first One Day International (ODI), I thought it happens and put it down to the players adjusting to the format and no doubt the opposition was very good. That first defeat was, in my view, a good wakeup call and I thought we would bounce back, but then things just got worse.

I actually thought we had a stronger combination in the shorter formats than in the Test series compared to England. After each defeat against England I was just getting more and more depressed as I could not understand why the body language and performances were so poor in the one day internationals and the Twenty20 matches.

Overall regarding my tenure as coach I speak with you as a very proud man and I'm thankful to the Almighty and all the supporters of Pakistan cricket who prayed for us, and of course I am very thankful to the players who responded tremendously and worked so hard with me, it has been a dream come true to have worked with such talented boys. It was also a dream come true for me to be their head coach.

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hmmm... I am not sure exactly how to react to it but I kinda lost interest in what he had to say after this first response.

You know those James Bond movies, when Bond is given an assignment he does not try to negotiate the perks or asks for promotion or raise in salary ..... he just does what he is asked to do to the best of his abilities. Now this may be fictional but it's not a whole lot different in the real world of professionals.
U.S. govt for examples assigns all different kinds of duties to it's officers in the state department and they all just treat it as another day in the office ... take the example of Richard Armitage .. he was given an assignment to deal with Pakistani govt post 9-11 attacks, he took over the job, got it done and went back in anonymity.

Take John Koskinen. The Y2K assignment was thrown at him, he came on board, completed his assignment and went back in anonymity.

Even at our own places of work, we are given all different kinds of assignment at different days, and some are not our in area of expertise, so what we do? We try to negotiate our promotions based on the assignment? We try to start politics within the team to increase salaries? We try to take cheap shots in an effort to persuade our bosses to get privileges we are not qualified for?

Keeping all that in mind and reading Mr/ Mohsin Khan's response, it seems like he has had multiple attempts to some how cling on the coach position by over passing the process and having his credentials ignored.

I have no issue in giving him credit for whatever role he may (or may not) have played behind the victories of Pakistan team under his tenure but that's where it ends for me. I am sure if he was paid the promised salary which was his right, however, I would NOT want such person in my organisation or in my team.

 

[Saj]

About time Mohsin spoke up instead of these "veiled" remarks.

 

[Savak]

6 years on, the hurt still lives on