Wasim Khan needs to be held accountable for the appointments of Misbah-ul-Haq and Waqar Younis

[Thunderbolt14]

First blame it all on Azhar ali and now on Misbah. Okay a better coach and captain might improve the efficiency of the team but is is enough? Misbah is incompetent but a worldclass coach won't improve this team by a lot.


Tell me any domestic performer that we can confidently say that he looks a great talent that can match the best young talent in the world. I have watched QEA and I agree with Tanvir Ahmed(Youtube show) that the quality of players in QEA is of low quality. We are simply not producing good players

There is potential to maximize resources. I’m not asking for us to be taken to number 1 in Tests - I know that is nigh impossible in at least the next 5 years.

But it is possible to keep fielding on a tight leash, and it is possible to develop C grade players into B grade players.

It is possible to have a coach who does NOT shorten the runup of a 150kph pace prospect, and who does know not to play a finger spinner on one of the least friendly pitches in the world.

It is possible to have a coach who knows how to use data, such as understanding the potency of the short ball against Chris Woakes, and can give victories to cherish when we do have our rare good days.

It is possible to have a coach who does not have an outdated limited overs mindset. Who does not play 37 year olds like Mohammad Irfan for no apparent reason.

I don’t think I’m asking for much.

 

[Markhor]

Don't know who makes the decision IK or Wasim

But the persanal choices are stupid as hell

From Misbah to Azhar to dare I say Babar as a 3 format captain
Add waqar

Muhammad Wasim seems like a ok choice

Just listening to an interview with Wasim Khan and he said the decision to go with a local coach was from the PM.

Don't know whether PM IK insisted on Misbah himself though.

Also saying the reason the roles of coach and chief selector were combined was because there was literally no options available (at least people without a screw loose or an agenda).

 

[Mamoon]

Wasim thinks we are all fools. His excuses and justifications are laughable.

Misbah was the last man on earth in 2019 so he became both the coach and the selector, but a year later when Misbah couldn’t balance both jobs, other candidates for the selector role appeared via magic.

 

[wasimjunior]

Just listening to an interview with Wasim Khan and he said the decision to go with a local coach was from the PM.

Don't know whether PM IK insisted on Misbah himself though.

Also saying the reason the roles of coach and chief selector were combined was because there was literally no options available (at least people without a screw loose or an agenda).

Have to really ask some questions when a country of 200mm and the PM is spending time calling shots on the cricket pitch.

Does he not have other things to do?

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Pakistan will never gather attention of much quality international coaches going for the jobs because of knowing the PCB's reputation and zero professionalism and not enough communication skills.

 

[shah_1]

Wasim thinks we are all fools. His excuses and justifications are laughable.

Misbah was the last man on earth in 2019 so he became both the coach and the selector, but a year later when Misbah couldn’t balance both jobs, other candidates for the selector role appeared via magic.

Wasim Khan is a con man )

If Wasim Khan had self respect than he should have resigned than being a puppet of IK. The whole things shows he just cares about his own job , doesn't care about Pakistan cricket

 

[Mamoon]

Wasim Khan is a con man )

If Wasim Khan had self respect than he should have resigned than being a puppet of IK. The whole things shows he just cares about his own job , doesn't care about Pakistan cricket

Wait till he starts crying about the criticism and hostility by the media and ex-players. He hasn’t cried in the last two days and it is overdue now.

 

[observer1]

Wasim Khan is doing a good job in my opinion and has done far more than previous individuals.

The reality is NZ have dominated in the last decade at home.

It's upto Misbah to justify why Naseem, Musa and Shan were selected in the team.

It's upto Waqar to justify his position as bowling coach.

It's not on Wasim Khan's head that two cricketers with rich cricketing experience couldn't get our players to take simple catches and get runs on the board.

 

[Colorblind Genius]

Wasim Khan is doing a good job in my opinion and has done far more than previous individuals.

The reality is NZ have dominated in the last decade at home.

It's upto Misbah to justify why Naseem, Musa and Shan were selected in the team.

It's upto Waqar to justify his position as bowling coach.

It's not on Wasim Khan's head that two cricketers with rich cricketing experience couldn't get our players to take simple catches and get runs on the board.

Wasim Khan did do a few good things but after all he is a human being and he is bound to make mistakes.

He now needs to fix his biggest mistake. Stand up bravely against the hiring of Misbah and Waqar. And either get both of them removed or put his resignation on the table if anyone higher up resists.

 

[burger_uno]

feast or famine; thats how we roll. for the longest time, both misbah and sarfaraz could not find a place in the team despite being fully worthy of a spot. then, they became two of the most powerful people in pak cricket - a poisoned chalice given limitation of pak cricket setup. also a misstep by pcb due to the detrimental impact of the decision on pak team performance.

pcb put too much on sarfaraz's plate by making him captain of the three formats especially since his game was barely suitable for t-20 which should be for experimentation anyway and managed at arms length from odi/test team. sarfaraz's contribution with the bat in the test format would make a bigger difference than the contribution he could make as a captain. his batting had to fill an important hole in test side given the recent retirement of misbah and yk. very few people have come out with pak captaincy with an unblemished reputation. given pcb politics, demand of keeping and running the team, his batting was likely to suffer which is exactly what happened. azhar would have done the same job with as a captain that sarfaraz did and results would likely have been better if sarfaraz had maintained his past performance. as a result he would likely still be a part of the team.

as far as misbah is concerned, i dont think his lack of experience would be an issue given his recent association with with intl cricket. misbah had had the smarts which enabled him to maximize his limited talent comparatively speaking. in addition he maximised the potential of pakistan team lacking the services of its biggest stars. i felt same skills would have served him well as a coach. but by choosing to be the main man, misbah made situation difficult for himself given the buck stopped with him and him alone. it was obvious that pak would struggle against quality opposition given the lack of experience and dearth of quality. it is hard to believe that misbah thought he had magic-wand to turn pak team to world beaters in conditions where the pak had struggled even when team had far more talented and experienced players. moreover misbah made things worse for himself buy choosing a fairly insular support team. in my view a well regarded foreign batting or bowling coach might have provided another perspective.

its hard to feel sorry for misbah because he himself walked into this situation. for me this is a sad situation given his past services and his exemplary behaviour and conduct. pak cricket has few players with such a spotless reputation and with a good cricketing acumen and its a shame if his services was lost to pak cricket. pressure would be immense on him currently perhaps more so when he was a player and could the bat do the talking. moment of introspection for all concerned.

 

[KingOfPakBreakfast]

There is potential to maximize resources. I’m not asking for us to be taken to number 1 in Tests - I know that is nigh impossible in at least the next 5 years.

But it is possible to keep fielding on a tight leash, and it is possible to develop C grade players into B grade players.

It is possible to have a coach who does NOT shorten the runup of a 150kph pace prospect, and who does know not to play a finger spinner on one of the least friendly pitches in the world.

It is possible to have a coach who knows how to use data, such as understanding the potency of the short ball against Chris Woakes, and can give victories to cherish when we do have our rare good days.

It is possible to have a coach who does not have an outdated limited overs mindset. Who does not play 37 year olds like Mohammad Irfan for no apparent reason.

I don’t think I’m asking for much.

Regardless of my own personal opinion of the man, the team, under Misbah, has had its troubles.

We've, at best, stagnated under him, and objectively, clearly regressed.

Right now, more than ever in Pakistan's cricket history, we need a coach who can make our flawed team more than the sum of its parts. Using footballing parlance, we need a Mauricio Pochettino type figure, who can inspire, improve players technically and also be strategically competent.

Misbah has not clearly displayed the above mentioned attributes, having seen a good 14 months of his coaching tenure.

However, because of his long term contract, the PCB are now stuck in a marriage of inconvenience. For all the many, many positive changes made by Wasim Khan, giving such a long contract to a relative novice has been a huge error. If Misbah carries on, it may well be a catastrophic error for Wasim's legacy.

I would rather that Pakistan let Misbah go, and hire Mohammad Wasim as coach gum selector till the 2021 t20 World Cup as a short term coach. Agree with Mo Wasim a modest salary, with incentives based on performance. That, at the very least, will lessen some of the financial impact of paying off Misbah. Same with Waqar, however I'm unsure who you'd replace him with, for a compensation point of view.

In any case, if we lose the t20s or test series at home to South Africa, PCB will be forced to make the decision.

 

[shamaan]

What will happen if we beat S Africa? Will Misbah and Waqar be retained?

If he is to to be sacked must be before the series

 

[Saj]

I wonder what is going through the mind of Wasim Khan after today's loss to Zimbabwe.

Will his patience with Misbah-ul-Haq run out?

 

[MenInG]

Shoaib Malik on Wasim Khan:

"PM Imran Khan did take some good decisions though, as he brought in Wasim Khan to improve Pakistan cricket; This was a very good decision and I feel that better things can happen if he is given full authority to do as he wishes"