Mike Hesson speaking on his YouTube channel:
"Pakistan cricket have never been short of talent. In fact, it never has been. What it does lack, however, are three key things: continuity, leadership, and patience."
"The question everyone's asking is, can Salman make Pakistan cricket great again? Well, I think the answer in short is yes, he can, but only if he's given really sound support."
"When I think of Salman Ali Agha, I think about the time that I spent with him coaching him at Islamabad United, and there are three words that spring to mind: composed, game awareness, and tactical flexibility."
"He was composed under pressure. So even out in the park at the highest pressure situation, he was very calm. He was methodical in terms of how he went about things."
"The type of leader Pakistan needs is quite an inclusive one, one that actually can communicate with the rest of that leadership group, can get the best out of them, can back the young players coming into the squad and support them, and really drive the team in a direction that he wants Pakistan cricket to go."
"For me, these are key parts of leadership, and Salman Ali Agha certainly aligns with all three of those."
"For me, the most important one is around having tactical clarity. And the reason why I talk about that is it's when you're under the immense pressure of a game and the game's going one way or another, you have to have real clarity and confidence in the way you want the team to operate, and you can't be swayed by pressure, and you have to be able to instill that confidence in the rest of your team."
"The biggest part of tactical clarity for me is around role definition, making sure that everybody in the team understands their role, the expectations that Salman has of those players, and therefore they will be judged accordingly. Your role is defined by what does that team need from me at this moment in time. Your captain has to drive that. Your captain has to be part of that and understanding what everybody in the team is expected to do. Therefore, you're not asking somebody to do something that they haven't practiced first and foremost, and they're not very confident in terms of executing."
"You can only have that if obviously you have technical clarity in the style of play that you know you want the team to play."
"What's the PCB's role in this appointment and what's their role in actually making sure that Salman Ali Agha has a good chance of being successful?. They have to actually give him some authority. They actually have to give him some control to make decisions. The selection committee has to be on board. All you need from this from the PCB is real stability, real support, and real continuity."
"The challenge for the PCB to support the Pakistan cricket team is to make sure that they are able to keep that [media noise] away from the team."
"The key from the PCB point of view is making sure that that there does not influence decisions. They make sure that they're very well aware of the direction the team's going and absolutely they challenge that from time to time behind closed doors, but they certainly don't do it out in the public."
"If they trust him, then they need to support them and they need to give them the time and the support to make definite change to Pakistan cricket. Define roles that are aligned to the modern game. Forget names. Define the roles you want. These are the roles we need to fill. Pakistan at the moment are miles behind in terms of the style of play in white ball cricket, so it's actual"
