"We are now considering Kumar Sangakkara to work as mentor of the Pakistan team" : Shahryar Khan

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"We are now considering Kumar Sangakkara to work as mentor of the Pakistan team" : Shahryar Khan

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The Pakistan Cricket Board has failed to rope in West Indian great Sir Vivian Richards as the mentor of the team for the upcoming World T20 in India.

PCB chairman Shahryar Khan told the media that negotiations with Richards had been wrapped up as the two parties could not agree on financial details and the West Indian legend also had prior commitments.

"We are now considering the name of Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara to work as mentor of the team but nothing is final as yet as we have to first see how much benefit our team can derive from his presence," Khan said.

He said Sangakkara's presence in the Pakistan Super League had left a big impact on everyone including the players.

"He is under consideration for sure and we will decide soon what to do as I am going to Bangladesh for the Pakistan and India match on Saturday," he added.

The PCB chief said a lot would also depend on Sangakkara himself and his commitments and whether he was interested in the short-term assignment.

Richards was mentor of the Quetta Gladiators team while Sangakkara played for the franchise.

Khan also minced no words in stating that he had spoken to chief selector Haroon Rasheed about recent selections and changes in the national team.

"When they brought the initial squad for the Asia Cup and World T20 to me I told them to consider either Sharjeel Khan or Ahmed Shehzad instead of Khurrum Manzoor. But they insisted it was a unanimous decision. Now they themselves have brought in Sharjeel."

He said that even when he saw Ifthikar Ahmed's name in the squad he had raised questions but now the selectors had dropped him for the World T20.

"I have told the chief selector that selection process must be non-controversial as the wrong impression should not go out of the PCB," he added.

Khan confirmed that former Pakistan allrounder, Azhar Mahmood, had been appointed bowling coach of the team for the Asia Cup and World T20.

"Azhar will join the team in Dhaka on Thursday while Mushtaq Ahmed, who was bowling coach till now, has returned to the national cricket academy in Lahore," he added.

He also made it clear that head coach Waqar Younis will continue to work until the tour of England in July and August.

"After that tour we will decide and discuss whether his contract is to be extended," he added.

http://www.ibnlive.com/cricketnext/news/pcb-fails-to-get-viv-richards-on-board-1207945.html

 

[kaifeecricket_jununi]

finally some good news for pak cricket ....

 

[kaifeecricket_jununi]

greaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat to know

 

[timeflies]

Hahaha everyday someone new from the PSL is somehow associated with the Pakistani team

 

[Suleiman]

Actually this is better than Viv. Sanga is a modern day great and is more in tuned with t20 cricket. Has experience chasing massive scores in LOI cricket which has been our Achilles heel, so this will be good. He can teach our clowns how to bat and chase with a plan.

 

[carrom_ball]

Why do you need a mentor?

 

[lahoriyah1234]

Why dont we get rid of Grant flower who is making easy money by PCB. Why not hire Sanga, who i think can be a great support to waqar in helping pak batsmen how to bat and teach them how to deal in under pressure situations.

 

[Hamza_]

Is Sanga available? If happens it would be absolutely great

 

[Strike Rate]

Why dont we get rid of Grant flower who is making easy money by PCB. Why not hire Sanga, who i think can be a great support to waqar in helping pak batsmen how to bat and teach them how to deal in under pressure situations.

Sanga is still playing all leagues and making good money just like KP so i don't think he interested in a full time coaching job.

 

[zn426]

How about we just hire a full time batting coach and a batting development director for all of Pakistan to upgrade standard batting techniques across Pakistan? We might not have the talent India does for batting, if you can churn out quality batsmen who have been taught according to a standard model since they started playing the game, our batting will improve. The ones who are truly great will shine.

 

[angrypathan]

Can he play for us against Bangladesh?

 

[Syed1]

In PCB's opinion if you appoint a former great as team mentor for a week all the batsmen will magically turn into Kohli, Smith, ABDV and Root.

 

[Markhor]

Sanga would be perfect for the role, understands SC mentality and has played against Pakistani batsmen umpteen times over the years enough to know what our strengths and weaknesses are.

Get it done PCB.

 

[dhump]

Mentor or batting coach ?? we can have him as a head coach as well but teaching out batsman something would be nice.

 

[Madplayer]

Mentor or batting coach ?? we can have him as a head coach as well but teaching out batsman something would be nice.

Pakistani batsmen should make a movie and name it "the unteachables"

 

[last_knight]

We don't deserve it but it will be huge if Sangakara joins in any role for whatever time period he can manage.

True professional and a man among boys.

 

[Haroon786]

The PCB is the only board to announce prior to actually signing anyone that they are considering hiring them.

 

[IAJ]

Why is he blaming the selectors in Media? Same old rubbish stuff.

 

[ExplicitAI]

A much better decision than Viv since Sanga is a modern cricketer who's only recently retired.

 

[The_KING]

That would be absolutely brilliant.

 

[Lurker_Ind]

What is a mentor supposed to do?

Free money for Sanga.

 

[pakistanigoneaussie]

Actually this is better than Viv. Sanga is a modern day great and is more in tuned with t20 cricket. Has experience chasing massive scores in LOI cricket which has been our Achilles heel, so this will be good. He can teach our clowns how to bat and chase with a plan.

Not to mention he understand our culture better and can communicate to our players at a basic level


This would get me excited

 

[*syed59*]

Combine all the greats of cricket to mentor these guys and results will be the same ultimately or eventually. Problem is in their psyche, the way they are brought up to be cricketers from poor families and tough life circumstances.
And if someone is rich, then he has 'being rich' complex. Corruptancy in their heads either way.
Look at examples Butt, look at Salim Malik, Ijaz, Wasim, Asif.

Now look at Shezhad and Akmals these days.

Everyone can overcome technique,stamina issues required in cricket and play usefully.
But anyone looking to solve above issues ? If not then any coach is useless. Be it sangakkara or Viv

 

[street cricketer]

Manzoor's selection may have been unwarranted, but the board chairman himself giving a presser about being unhappy about his selection is unprofessional imo.

Could've avoided mentioning that. Isn't going to do any favours for Khurram if he gets to play, when the chairman himself is calling for his head in public before the game even starts.

 

[Pakpak]

Manzoor's selection may have been unwarranted, but the board chairman himself giving a presser about being unhappy about his selection is unprofessional imo.

Could've avoided mentioning that. Isn't going to do any favours for Khurram if he gets to play, when the chairman himself is calling for his head in public before the game even starts.

SK speaks so much I have stopped listening to him, everyday there's a statement.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Get whoever you wont make a difference.

 

[asfandyar]

Who's the southpaw in our squad apart from Sharjeel?

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[Majid Khan]

Why not try Wasim Akram as mentor with Waqar as coach, Mushy as spin bowling coach -- would be a good sight to see this trio again.

 

[rhony]

The way Sanga guided Shahzad in the final was amazing. It would certainly be better pick than Flower. Sanga is a master at rotating the strike. Will certainly help focus on that aspect

 

[sshakir411]

not sure if Sanga will take it...but who knows, would be good to ask. We could use Attapatu as a batting coach...he's done some good work.

 

[cricfan14]

I don't care about these mentors, I don't think they make a difference

BUT

So so poor of the chairman to throw selected players under the bus - and frankly, his own selectors! He only cares how he looks. Frankly, I feel terrible for Khurram Manzoor, about who the chairman of his own board is basically publicly saying he didn't think it was a good pick and didn't want him. He hasn't even played a match yet and PCB are throwing him to the wolves. That's no way to treat a player, regardless of whether he belongs on the squad.

Thank god the selectors went for Sharjeel

 

[TalentSpotterPk]

Why would you talk regarding Sangakara unless you have reached a deal with him ?

Why is a mentor necessary in the presence of Waqar, Azhar & Grant ?

If you are not willing to pay Viv 90 or 100 k dollars and insist on 30k than will Sangakara accept 30k ? Never.

If you want to hire Sangakara at 60 70k than why not have Viv at 90 or 100 k ?


Another premature statement of chairman Pcb. Also he should not interfere in selectors job. If he feels selectors aren't doing justice than he should bring a new selection committee rather than interfering in their selections.

 

[cricfan14]

Why would you talk regarding Sangakara unless you have reached a deal with him ?

Why is a mentor necessary in the presence of Waqar, Azhar & Grant ?

If you are not willing to pay Viv 90 or 100 k dollars and insist on 30k than will Sangakara accept 30k ? Never.

If you want to hire Sangakara at 60 70k than why not have Viv at 90 or 100 k ?


Another premature statement of chairman Pcb. Also he should not interfere in selectors job. If he feels selectors aren't doing justice than he should bring a new selection committee rather than interfering in their selections.

the price difference I would guess is only because Sanga is still playing once in a while and earning that way. Viv is not, and probably would want more income from consulting since it's his main income.

But yes the whole thing is poorly managed regardless

 

[cricfan14]

Why would you talk regarding Sangakara unless you have reached a deal with him ?

Why is a mentor necessary in the presence of Waqar, Azhar & Grant ?

If you are not willing to pay Viv 90 or 100 k dollars and insist on 30k than will Sangakara accept 30k ? Never.

If you want to hire Sangakara at 60 70k than why not have Viv at 90 or 100 k ?


Another premature statement of chairman Pcb. Also he should not interfere in selectors job. If he feels selectors aren't doing justice than he should bring a new selection committee rather than interfering in their selections.

the price difference I would guess is only because Sanga is still playing once in a while and earning that way. Viv is not, and probably would want more income from consulting since it's his main income.

But yes the whole thing is poorly managed regardless

 

[IAJ]

Manzoor's selection may have been unwarranted, but the board chairman himself giving a presser about being unhappy about his selection is unprofessional imo.

Could've avoided mentioning that. Isn't going to do any favours for Khurram if he gets to play, when the chairman himself is calling for his head in public before the game even starts.

And if he did not want Manzoor in the squad he shouldn't have approved the squad untill the unwanted player was removed. But now when he has given a go to the squad he should keep quite about the selection and wait for the reports after Asia Cup is concluded.

 

[Theo_14]

This is what you call a world class addition.

 

[TalentSpotterPk]

the price difference I would guess is only because Sanga is still playing once in a while and earning that way. Viv is not, and probably would want more income from consulting since it's his main income.

But yes the whole thing is poorly managed regardless

Yes it is.

Also when Viv was being considered somebody from PCB leaked it to Jang Group. And may be after that PCB approached Viv.

This is quite unprofessional of PCB.

Sangakara is a great player but the enthusiasm and passion Viv can bring into the team is matchless. And Viv has an Aura about him. Our Batsman can benefit more from his mindset than Sangakara's.

If not Viv I don't think we need any Mentor for these players. It would be a waste of money.

If they can settle a deal with Sangakara that after Grant Flower's tenure ends he will be batting coach of Pakistan team than its fine. Otherwise signing Sangakara & Azhar just for two series isn't good enough and is waste of money.

Our Financial resources are so limited. Why in the absence of Mushtaq we could not manage with Shahid Aslam as Assistant coach until the end of test and odi series against England ? After all Waqar was a great bowler himself do we need a bowling coach in his presence ? For throw downs we can have Shahid Aslam at 1 lac Pkr Pay and to Azhar we will give 5 to 8 lac pay per month or 20 lacs for 2 tournaments.

We could have saved 20 to 50 lac rupees had we not employed anybody at Mushtaq Ahmed's vacated position.

And we could have spend that 20 to 50 lacs for procurement of Kookaburra balls for next domestic FC season.


For Domestic cricket you don't have money. For international cricket you need as big a team management as like top 5 Odi & Test teams.

Why just compete with others only in team management ? Why not domestic cricket and cricket systems also ?

" Khaali drawing room Saaf kernay, chamkanay sajanay se saara ghar tou nai chamak sajj jaata "

 

[b.lesner]

i agree with you [MENTION=138980]TalentSpotterPk[/MENTION] on balls , they need to invest in domestic cricket rather than waste money , they always waste money not new thing.

 

[Yanna_Rascala]

Need to bring Wasim as head coach once Waqar's contract expires. He is more involved than Waqar who makes no attempts to send messages during a game. I saw Wasim sending Azhar with a message during the PSL final. Wasim is more proactive and PCB needs to approach him and give him a contract until World cup 2019 and see what the great man can do.

 

[TalentSpotterPk]

Need to bring Wasim as head coach once Waqar's contract expires. He is more involved than Waqar who makes no attempts to send messages during a game. I saw Wasim sending Azhar with a message during the PSL final. Wasim is more proactive and PCB needs to approach him and give him a contract until World cup 2019 and see what the great man can do.

PCB cannot afford him. Not at all. Neither he will agree since he earns lots of money from other assignments.

 

[Yanna_Rascala]

PCB cannot afford him. Not at all. Neither he will agree since he earns lots of money from other assignments.

As much as people like to call him an indian lover, deep down he's a true Pakistani and he loves Pakistan and Pakistan cricket so I am quite positive he would be willing granted he's given enough time.

 

[TalentSpotterPk]

As much as people like to call him an indian lover, deep down he's a true Pakistani and he loves Pakistan and Pakistan cricket so I am quite positive he would be willing granted he's given enough time.

He has been asked by PCB many times but he says he can only give few weeks to PCB when he does not have IPL or commentating assignments. Also he has a young family now.

If PCB offers him a package (which they cannot afford ever) which is equivalent to what he earns from IPL, Geo & Star Sports than he may consider it.

Then he would be the highest paid cricket coach worldwide and his package will be 5 times more than what Lehmann is getting from cricket Australia.

It will never ever materialise.

 

[CaptainPak]

Sanga is/was an amazing player and was a very good captain. Good for Pakistan if they can benefit from his experience and guidance. As far as Pakistani mentors, Inzi should have been considered, but he may have some reservations with Waqar.

 

[GrandMaster]

PCB is squandering away all the money they earned in the PSL. Do you really need a mentor?

 

[Jabo]

No need for anyone

Waste of time and money, the squad isn't amazing and we don't have the players to win or even get out of the group stages in the wt20

 

[Imr4n_Khan]

What exactly are the job duties of a mentor? To guide the players? Motive them? What is the point of having head, bowling and batting coach then? If international players need motivation they shouldn't be in the international team.

Instead of throwing money away, pcb needs to invest that money in grassroots which will truly help Pakistan cricket out in long term. Right now PCB is treating cancer with Aspirin.

 

[msb314]

Would love this if true!

 

[Sarfarazian92]

Yes it is.

Also when Viv was being considered somebody from PCB leaked it to Jang Group. And may be after that PCB approached Viv.

This is quite unprofessional of PCB.

Sangakara is a great player but the enthusiasm and passion Viv can bring into the team is matchless. And Viv has an Aura about him. Our Batsman can benefit more from his mindset than Sangakara's.

If not Viv I don't think we need any Mentor for these players. It would be a waste of money.

If they can settle a deal with Sangakara that after Grant Flower's tenure ends he will be batting coach of Pakistan team than its fine. Otherwise signing Sangakara & Azhar just for two series isn't good enough and is waste of money.

Our Financial resources are so limited. Why in the absence of Mushtaq we could not manage with Shahid Aslam as Assistant coach until the end of test and odi series against England ? After all Waqar was a great bowler himself do we need a bowling coach in his presence ? For throw downs we can have Shahid Aslam at 1 lac Pkr Pay and to Azhar we will give 5 to 8 lac pay per month or 20 lacs for 2 tournaments.

We could have saved 20 to 50 lac rupees had we not employed anybody at Mushtaq Ahmed's vacated position.

And we could have spend that 20 to 50 lacs for procurement of Kookaburra balls for next domestic FC season.


For Domestic cricket you don't have money. For international cricket you need as big a team management as like top 5 Odi & Test teams.

Why just compete with others only in team management ? Why not domestic cricket and cricket systems also ?

" Khaali drawing room Saaf kernay, chamkanay sajanay se saara ghar tou nai chamak sajj jaata "

Great post

 

[MightyObnoxious]

I'd rather had K.P as a mentor for T20's than Sanga. Sanga is a great Cricketer but don't think he can fine tune anybody I'm 10-15 days. But K.P could have made a difference as he is a T20 specialist and has that attitude too. And seems to be very good tactically too.

 

[Abdul]

Not going to happen!

 

[anuk]

not sure why people are so happy. sanga had done an absolutely **** poor job with the lankan players while playing, and most of them have regressed beyond belief. what a waste of money.

 

[anuk]

viv is another shocker. hasn't he been involved with the wi set up many times before this?

nobody is going to be able to change a grown man's playing style in a few days; it takes months and months of hard work and constant mentoring.

 

[LegendAli]

I just don't see Sangakara selling out Lanka.

 

[AG93]

I'd rather had K.P as a mentor for T20's than Sanga. Sanga is a great Cricketer but don't think he can fine tune anybody I'm 10-15 days. But K.P could have made a difference as he is a T20 specialist and has that attitude too. And seems to be very good tactically too.

Yeah, comes across as very smart in his commentary

 

[MightyObnoxious]

Sanga can be good for U19 and academy but don't think he will be interested in a long term role like that at this point in his career. I get a feeling that both Sanga and Mahela want to make the most of their time playing leagues across the world earning money. And I don't begrudge them. I think, they have served Srikanka well for a decade and now if they want to make money they should. But that said, if PCB really like Sanga needs to get him for the underage cricket. Need to sign him up for U19 or academy. Or get him a cricket camp. Where 10 to 15 best u21 left handers from the country spent 10 to 15 days with him.

 

[Gabbar Singh]

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