Wasim Akram "Instead of world-class professionals, Misbah brought his buddies in as coaching staff"

[MenInG]

Wasim Akram "Instead of world-class professionals, Misbah brought his buddies in as coaching staff"

Speaking in a TV interview:

"There are lots of names being taken as new Head Coach of Pakistan; Some are saying Mickey Arthur could come back, whilst the name of Peter Moores who is an excellent coach is also being mentioned"

"But the fact of the matter is that in any professional sport, its your performance that matters"

"During Misbah-ul-Haq's time we won against Zimbabwe and South Africa B or C team where their main players were playing in the IPL or we won against Sri Lanka too but we did not win against the big teams because it seemed that no one knew what was happening as no roles were properly defined - at least to me as an outsider"

"If I was in Misbah's shoes, I would have asked the PCB for the best fielding coach in the world, I want the best trainer - instead he brought in his buddies so your standard will fall in that case - If I had come in as Head Coach 2 years ago, I would have asked PCT to hire the best professionals in the game; This is what I would have needed and not someone with whom I can have a good chat with - no, I don't want that"

"The other problem is that they dont announce the team in time; This is not rocket-science - you can announce names of 12 or 13 players before hand, and say that we will announce the final XI after looking at the pitch tomorrow morning"

"So as a player, if I know that I could be playing, I can prepare myself the night before but what we do is to announce the side an hour before the game - that's what I have heard as these facts arent secrets in the Pakistan team"

Foreign or local Head Coach?

"We don't have any [local coaches who can take this role] - I would ask you to tell me some names; Give me an option amongst the local coaches and I will try and pick one good candidate but I doubt if there are any"

"Javed Miandad is a greate cricketing mind but he is not connected with modern-day cricket; He can come in as a cricketing consultant or cricketing director but as a coach you need to be involved in the game for at least last 10-15 years"

On Shoaib Akhtar

"I dont know why people take what Shoaib Akhtar says so seriously - if a person has no 'tameez' he knows nothing about life"

 

[rockyboy2018]

Aaqib Javed, Razzaq, Muhammad Yousuf, Saqlain Mushtaq, etc

 

[gazza619]

Wow i didnt know there was a thing going on between Shoaib & Wasim.

On Wasim’s comments regarding Misbah, it is easy to be critical now. Why was he so silent & diplomatic about it over the last 2 years.

 

[shariqnoor]

Wasim as usual talking nonsense. If he would've been coach, he would've hired the best professionals etc etc. No, nobody is waiting in the world for Wasim Akram to become head coach and they will instantly be ready to become coaches alongside Wasim.

Again the problem with the Pakistan team is not coaches. It's the players. These players are atleast 3-4 notches below India/NZ/England/Australia in terms of skill/talent. No coach in the world is going to make them world beaters. The only thing you can do right now at the international level is to be the best amongst the second tier nations (SA/WI/SL/Pak/Ban/Afg). And Pakistan has been roughly the 5th best team in the world. Pakistan needs to focus on the domestic level and ensure that quality match-winners are being cultivated so that in 5-6 years time, Pakistan is ready to have 6-7 match-winners in the team. Then judge them on their performances against the Big 4. Not now.

 

[topspin]

Ooooff shots fired.

A real burn for Misbah's loyalists, not to forget the same also for the one man fan club with his Pro-Mohsin Khan views.

Love it Wasim!

 

[MenInG]

I believe Shoaib Akhtar in an interview said:

“He [Wasim Akram] himself has spent his entire life at clubs. I used to get injections for my knee problem so couldn’t do that often. But if I went to the club once in a blue moon, what's the big deal?"

“I learnt from my seniors, and all my seniors would be clubbing, so I have learnt that from them too. If my seniors were disciplined, so would I.”

Think Wasim a little peeved by all this.

 

[AAli98]

One can imagine how toxic Pak dressing rooms have been, theyr only half decent at one sport start playing politics.

 

[Savak]

Wasim as usual talking nonsense. If he would've been coach, he would've hired the best professionals etc etc. No, nobody is waiting in the world for Wasim Akram to become head coach and they will instantly be ready to become coaches alongside Wasim.

Again the problem with the Pakistan team is not coaches. It's the players. These players are atleast 3-4 notches below India/NZ/England/Australia in terms of skill/talent. No coach in the world is going to make them world beaters. The only thing you can do right now at the international level is to be the best amongst the second tier nations (SA/WI/SL/Pak/Ban/Afg). And Pakistan has been roughly the 5th best team in the world. Pakistan needs to focus on the domestic level and ensure that quality match-winners are being cultivated so that in 5-6 years time, Pakistan is ready to have 6-7 match-winners in the team. Then judge them on their performances against the Big 4. Not now.

Having quality coaches at the domestic, U-19, A team levels and at the NCA will certainly make a difference to the lack of quality players we have (not immediately but perhaps 5-10 years down the line).
Even a quality coach with the national team has a visible effect.


This is where India has excelled. They have used the IPL to get as much top notch foreign coaches and these foreign coaches have trained the local coaches who have gone back to Ranji Trophy, Academies. End result, India is now at a stage where their local coaches are right up there with the international coaches.

 

[Savak]

I believe Shoaib Akhtar in an interview said:

“He [Wasim Akram] himself has spent his entire life at clubs. I used to get injections for my knee problem so couldn’t do that often. But if I went to the club once in a blue moon, what's the big deal?"

“I learnt from my seniors, and all my seniors would be clubbing, so I have learnt that from them too. If my seniors were disciplined, so would I.”

Think Wasim a little peeved by all this.

Its the truth tho, it is no hidden secret about the off field activities of the Pakistani teams in the 70's, 80's and 90's. Wasim should also man up, when he was with Shoaib in the Game on Hai show, he would openly talk about clubbing activities the team would indulge in.

 

[hitthestump]

A fair element of truth in what Wasim is saying though. Waqar has been a failure in every coaching stint and this one is another failure. Why else did Misbah want him other than to get his buddy in?

The lack of quality coaching has been very apparent.

Who has kicked on in their game under this coaching regime? Rizwan and.....

Which young bowler has broken through? No one.

Who has improved fitness that needed to? No one.

 

[Bewal Express]

I believe Shoaib Akhtar in an interview said:

“He [Wasim Akram] himself has spent his entire life at clubs. I used to get injections for my knee problem so couldn’t do that often. But if I went to the club once in a blue moon, what's the big deal?"

“I learnt from my seniors, and all my seniors would be clubbing, so I have learnt that from them too. If my seniors were disciplined, so would I.”

Think Wasim a little peeved by all this.

SA is right, the drinking culture amongst the players started before SA. It's just that SA took it to a new level.

 

[shariqnoor]

Having quality coaches at the domestic, U-19, A team levels and at the NCA will certainly make a difference to the lack of quality players we have (not immediately but perhaps 5-10 years down the line).
Even a quality coach with the national team has a visible effect.


This is where India has excelled. They have used the IPL to get as much top notch foreign coaches and these foreign coaches have trained the local coaches who have gone back to Ranji Trophy, Academies. End result, India is now at a stage where their local coaches are right up there with the international coaches.

Yes you need quality coaches at the domestic level. I was talking more about the international level which Wasim was criticizing at. At the international level, no amount of coaching can bring this current Pakistan team into the top 4.

 

[Snowflake]

Tbh, Wasim is as bad as Shoaib Akhtar when it comes to his comments on Pak cricket. Never has he thrown in his name in the hat to be considered for the coaching position, yet he has the nerve to tell what he would've done if he was the coach. Talk about entitlement!

Who doesn't want the best support staff? Fact is, it's not waiting on the benches to get a call from PCB to come running and join PCT. What an idiotic statement!

Why is he so miffed at Akhtar again? He never let's go of an opportunity to take a dig at Akhtar - he's repeated this clubbing story multiple times, he's called Akhtar a liar on TV... Now if Akhtar has just spoken the truth, which isn't even offensive tbh, this guy is acting all **********! Terrible!

 

[cricketAXEpert]

I believe Shoaib Akhtar in an interview said:

“He [Wasim Akram] himself has spent his entire life at clubs. I used to get injections for my knee problem so couldn’t do that often. But if I went to the club once in a blue moon, what's the big deal?"

“I learnt from my seniors, and all my seniors would be clubbing, so I have learnt that from them too. If my seniors were disciplined, so would I.”

Think Wasim a little peeved by all this.

Yeah, waiting for some below the belt stuff coming from Shoaib Akhtar soon. Everyone knows that Shoiab is an Actor (no pun intended). But calling him out like that is not good for Pakistan Cricket.

 

[Major]

shots being fired on waqar.

Waseem will always be a sad sad person

 

[Rana]

I believe Shoaib Akhtar in an interview said:

“He [Wasim Akram] himself has spent his entire life at clubs. I used to get injections for my knee problem so couldn’t do that often. But if I went to the club once in a blue moon, what's the big deal?"

“I learnt from my seniors, and all my seniors would be clubbing, so I have learnt that from them too. If my seniors were disciplined, so would I.”

Think Wasim a little peeved by all this.

Shoaib kind of hit the nail on the head there. Wasim was a well known party boy in his pomp

 

[Kroll]

Looks like every man and his dog is now coming out of the woodwork to fire a parting shot.

 

[Titan24]

"But the fact of the matter is that in any professional sport, its your performance that matters"

One good point from Wasim alongside multiple pointless shots.

Irrespective of the names, dramatics, over the top player comparisons, theories etc. what you put up and how many series, matches and overseas tours you can win as a head coach and team is what counts. Everything else is just noise.

 

[IMMY69]

Wasim, Shoiab, Rambo etc etc etc

We'd do well to keep all of them away from the cricket set up

 

[Bhaijaan]

Shoaib has burnt too many bridges. Just for the sake of being that guy with a hot take on every matter, he's said so many things that never should have been said.

I feel bad for Shoaib in this case as he usually reserves the kindest comments for Wasim Akram during his fierce monologues against ex teammates.

Wasim being Wasim. He has a take like this every once in a few years to reassert dominance.

 

[unemployedgm]

Two Words: Richard Pybus

 

[unemployedgm]

Is it me or do all of these guys absolutely hate each other?

 

[BunnyRabbit]

"If I was the coach", you have been offered the post a dozen times yet you rejected in favor of media stuff and shouting in Ariel commercials, I think he should be the last person to say "If I was the Coach"

Misbah was an honest person and probably did his best but was too inexperienced and lacking in modern methodology of being a head coach. He shouldn't have taken up the post when he knew he wasn't ready for it. He approached coaching more like being a mentor/outside captain rather than someone who believed in the process of development/training.

Him calling out Shoaib like that in public doesn't make him a better person than him.

Don't know about his infatuation with Peter Moores(probs played with him or alongside him in county at some point).

But yes, Pak should always go for a Foreign Head and fielding coach as no one in Pak has had credible qualifications or experience as coaches in that regard. Some of Pakistanis have gained coaching qualifications in bowling like Azhar Mahmood and Yasir Arafat.

 

[hoshiarpurexpress]

Why do Pakistani cricketers of the 90's team keep on dissing each other ?
Man what a toxic dressing room that would have been.
Full of mercurial talent but lot of egos. Imagine if they had put their heads together for team goal.

 

[Rana]

Why do Pakistani cricketers of the 90's team keep on dissing each other ?
Man what a toxic dressing room that would have been.
Full of mercurial talent but lot of egos. Imagine if they had put their heads together for team goal.

They did most of the times in the 90s

But they were always backstabbers off the field. They still are in Pakistan team culture, probably in most teams this culture exists.

 

[pratiktc]

Imagine if there was an All or Nothing documentary running in 90s Pak dressing room
Series would have been pure gold!

 

[pratiktc]

Most teams there will be some differences and groupings that can be toxic but that tends to die out with time as people mature and bury hatchet after playing days.

Like Aus in 80s had huge problems with Hughes, Marsh, Lillee but now all have put it in past and even do catch up nostalgia barbeques together.

Aus of 90s and 00s have only Warne prima donna who still throws some indirect shade at his rivals SWaugh/Gilly but only indirectly by not picking them as his top X captains/keepers lists. SWaugh and Gilly are mature and won't respond to such barbs.

India of 80s-early 90s also quite toxic room but most of the people who got shafted in those tiffs are not really famous or great cricketers like Prabhakar/Yashpal etc. so media is not really interested in those intrigues or their POVs.

Only Pak of 90s ticks all boxes
1) Many big famous players who chase media for giving soundbites
2) Immature people who never forget even 25- 30 yr old issues
3) High degree of backstabs/coups/ fights/fixing etc.

That's why circus keeps running!

 

[PakLFC]

Ex cricketers always fighting is a reflection of the entire Pak team. All this back stabbing and attacking each other is why the team is never progressing. If Pak does well in the coming tournament then everyone will want to take credit. Failure means the exact opposite so that someone else will get the chance to be chairman or chief of selector. Wasim who doesn't know a thing outside Cricket is seeking some kind of prominent role in the next set up.

 

[PakHammer]

Wasim had a bad boy rep in Manchester when playing for Lancashire.

Shoaib was a playboy and he learned this from his seniors when coming in the team. Sure he should not talk about it in a public domain but Wasim was no angel either.

 

[mastimasti]

Why is it that so many ex Pakistan players follow their own sport or country so loosely? His comments about SA are inaccurate - Rabada, Phephlukayo, De Kock, Markram, Bavuma, Miller, Klaasen, Maharaj, Shamsi are LOI regulars, almost all of them played throughout the ODI and T20 series.

Rabada was the big miss but he played 2 ODIs, one of which Pakistan won.

Does Wassy have an axe to grind with Misby?

 

[OMB]

Ex cricketers always fighting is a reflection of the entire Pak team. All this back stabbing and attacking each other is why the team is never progressing. If Pak does well in the coming tournament then everyone will want to take credit. Failure means the exact opposite so that someone else will get the chance to be chairman or chief of selector. Wasim who doesn't know a thing outside Cricket is seeking some kind of prominent role in the next set up.

Lots of former cricketers have an opinion which doesn't go well with current administrators. Most of them do go and work hand in had with their boards and some of them are rogue or attention seekers. Most of them are alright. People like Akram, regardless of his capability, what can they he if he sees that the administrators are weak and allow favoritism and nepotism in the ranks?

 

[daytrader]

2 years ago Wasim was on the committee that sacked Mickey Arthur, why didn't he go for the job then? He's always talking smack

 

[daytrader]

Why do Pakistani cricketers of the 90's team keep on dissing each other ?
Man what a toxic dressing room that would have been.
Full of mercurial talent but lot of egos. Imagine if they had put their heads together for team goal.

Now we have the same 90's cricketers calling the shots. Pakistan cricket is about to get alot more entertaining, unfortunately it'll be off the field

 

[Kaddy]

Ooooff shots fired.

A real burn for Misbah's loyalists, not to forget the same also for the one man fan club with his Pro-Mohsin Khan views.

Love it Wasim!

Lol, Do we actually have someone here, who wants Mohsin Khan as coach.

 

[topspin]

Lol, Do we actually have someone here, who wants Mohsin Khan as coach.

Yes. The individual was demanding Mickey Arthur to be sacked and be replaced by Mohsin Khan. I later realised he had an agenda against foreign coaches.

 

[topspin]

2 years ago Wasim was on the committee that sacked Mickey Arthur, why didn't he go for the job then? He's always talking smack

Now we have the same 90's cricketers calling the shots. Pakistan cricket is about to get alot more entertaining, unfortunately it'll be off the field

Happy days my friend! Nice to see you back

 

[ahmedzee]

Well, Misbah goes down as the worst coach in Pakistan cricket history in my view. The guy lost an ODI and T20 to zimbabwe for goodness sake. He was defensive in his mindset, a cowardly coach, just like his captaincy and batting. The coward did what all cowards do, run away before the big fight (World T20). [MENTION=135038]Major[/MENTION] why even support such a coward who runs away?

 

[Abu_Hamza]

2 years ago Wasim was on the committee that sacked Mickey Arthur, why didn't he go for the job then? He's always talking smack

Becoz Misbah jumped befored he could. And people blame Misbah for playing slow and defensive. He simply attacked and went for the kill with full agression. And Wasim couldnt do anything.

 

[Abu_Hamza]

Now we have the same 90's cricketers calling the shots. Pakistan cricket is about to get alot more entertaining, unfortunately it'll be off the field

90's was the golden era for Pakistan Cricket so PCB in a hope to make sure that Pak cricket returns to its golden era of 90's are hiring 90's cricket so that they can bring their tactics and experience of 90's cricket for the betterment of Pak cricket. Thats commendable from PCB. Intiqhab Alam should be also brought.

 

[PakLFC]

Lots of former cricketers have an opinion which doesn't go well with current administrators. Most of them do go and work hand in had with their boards and some of them are rogue or attention seekers. Most of them are alright. People like Akram, regardless of his capability, what can they he if he sees that the administrators are weak and allow favoritism and nepotism in the ranks?

It is okay to criticise when necessary. It is not okay to do so all the time just for the sake of disagreeing. Former players never have a good thing to say no matter who is in charge. Wasim a great player is still accused of so much wrong doing during his own playing days. People living in glass houses and all that!