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Who is the worst Head Coach in PSL 5?

Who is the worst Coach in PSL 5?

  • Mohammad Akram

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  • Andy Flower

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  • Moin Khan

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  • Total voters
    46
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A few contenders but my 'favourite' is Aaqib Javed.

Surely being bottom of the pile for 4 seasons has to be a sound reason for that?

Who is your choice?
 
1. Aqib Javed (Lahore)
2. Dean Jones (Karachi)

Others have been OK.

Looks like Karachi this year too won't win the title, despite a strong team.
 
Aaqib is a disaster but atleast his team is poor too. Misbah is easily beside him with a much better team and still coming up short.

And we have the misfortune of having this disaster as our national coach.
 
Aaqib is a disaster but atleast his team is poor too. Misbah is easily beside him with a much better team and still coming up short.

And we have the misfortune of having this disaster as our national coach.

ISLU team is probably not as good as people think they are. They have players like Faheem, Shadab and Asif.
 
Aqib Javed is atrocious but Misbah has a better team is still beneath him because he has the lowest cricketing IQ of all these coaches.

One has to wonder whether is MBA was actually genuine or not.
 
Aqib actually did pretty well with UAE team. They qualified for WC 2015 under him when teams like Canada and the Netherlands were better than them. I think the issue is with the management rather than him.
 
Aqib Javed is atrocious but Misbah has a better team is still beneath him because he has the lowest cricketing IQ of all these coaches.

One has to wonder whether is MBA was actually genuine or not.

Misbha as 0 IQ or sense. Even a person with 1% IQ or sense will never select Rizwan in t20s.
 
Misbah by a long shot. He inherited a winning team from Dean Jones and taken them to just 2 wins in 6 games. Absolutely shocking.

He just sits in the dugout thinking about how many pay checks he's getting. His selections for the national team show a complete lack of vision and someone who chases his tail.

Aqib is also incredibly poor but he has a terrible team (which he was complicit in selecting).
 
aqib javed. I am surprised he still has a job.

Second is Moin Khan offcourse.
 
Misbah by a long shot. He inherited a winning team from Dean Jones and taken them to just 2 wins in 6 games. Absolutely shocking.

He just sits in the dugout thinking about how many pay checks he's getting. His selections for the national team show a complete lack of vision and someone who chases his tail.

Aqib is also incredibly poor but he has a terrible team (which he was complicit in selecting).

I went to a match in the stadium, and saw with my own eyes how hard this guy works with the players.

Infact, he was even acting as a ball boy during their power hitting practise sessions.

Moin Khans team at the other side trainined by itself with no supervision
 
1. Aqib Javed (Lahore)
2. Dean Jones (Karachi)

Others have been OK.

Looks like Karachi this year too won't win the title, despite a strong team.

I don't know about KK but surely United ain't winning either despite being so called "best team" of PSL as claimed by some fan of the so called "cricketing genius"
 
Come on... this isn't even close the worst coach, the worst foreign players, the worst captain, the worst everything of the PSL should just be apart of the Lahore Qalandars discussion thread.

Worst is synonymous with the Qalandars. Fawad Rana probabably gives Aqib Javed a pay raise every time he loses a match.
 
Makes no difference lol. Lahore won cos of a freak show from dunk otherwise they wouldve lost again.

People were actually getting hyped about 1 fluke win? :))) I need [MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION] to teach all those people who lost their mind after that win about what a fluke is.
 
People were actually getting hyped about 1 fluke win? :))) I need [MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION] to teach all those people who lost their mind after that win about what a fluke is.

Difference:

Tournament win
Match win
 
People were actually getting hyped about 1 fluke win? :))) I need [MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION] to teach all those people who lost their mind after that win about what a fluke is.

Lahore is the Pakistan of PSL. They can only win when the opposition have an off-day or one of their players produce a freak show.

They have not found the right balance for 5 years now. Surely it is time for the coaching staff to go. Unfortunately, it appears that their owners seem to thrive on these comical defeats because it has made them popular.
 
Is this a tough question?
Everyone knows the answer…………… It’s the legendary Aaqib Javed :trump
Forget about PSL, I am sure he is the worst coach in the history of franchise cricket.
 
1. Aqib Javed (Lahore)
2. Dean Jones (Karachi)

Others have been OK.

Looks like Karachi this year too won't win the title, despite a strong team.

:)))

So now that Dean Jones has left IU, hes the worst coach.

Imo:
Aqib Javed
Misbah
 
Difference:

Tournament win
Match win

I know that match was the definition of the fluke that whole Champions trophy fluke thing is a joke though. I'm sure Mamoon's just joking about that. Whenever he says something like that I just take it as a joke. :))
 
Lahore is the Pakistan of PSL. They can only win when the opposition have an off-day or one of their players produce a freak show.

They have not found the right balance for 5 years now. Surely it is time for the coaching staff to go. Unfortunately, it appears that their owners seem to thrive on these comical defeats because it has made them popular.

Even more than the coach the owners need to sell the team. Current owner is a disgrace, how many years does it take to realize someone isn't fit for a job. I hope I can find a job like Aqib where I can be as incompetent as I want and never get fired.

Lahore Qalandars management is a disgrace to sports.
 
Andy Flower is the best coach right now, even with mediocre players his team is on top.

Everyone was making fun of Sultan Multan but they surprised everyone including me. I believe professional coaches does make a big difference even with average players
 
Andy Flower is the best coach right now, even with mediocre players his team is on top.

Everyone was making fun of Sultan Multan but they surprised everyone including me. I believe professional coaches does make a big difference even with average players

Mediocre team
Tahir was south Africas best spinner
Moen ali england best limited over all rounder
Afridi t20 world cup winner
Vince limited opportunities for england due to roy
Just to name a few
 
Mediocre team
Tahir was south Africas best spinner
Moen ali england best limited over all rounder
Afridi t20 world cup winner
Vince limited opportunities for england due to roy
Just to name a few

Moeen isn't even in the side for them anymore
Afridi won the WC 11 years ago, since then has been utterly mediocre especially last 2 years
Vince has been good.

Flower has made a difference.
 
Misbah is the worst , taking the previous winner to bottom of the table .

Legendary coach Aaqib Javed is the second worst .
 
Aaqib is winning by a huge margin. Not surprising. Lahore has been really bad under him.
 
Andy Flower is the best coach right now, even with mediocre players his team is on top.

Everyone was making fun of Sultan Multan but they surprised everyone including me. I believe professional coaches does make a big difference even with average players

They picked the team with specific roles for these players even if some of them don't stand out like Chris Gayle or Jos Buttler would on a team sheet. They definitely didn't go this route due to less resources, it's all very Moneyball. They are carrying three analysts with the team.
 
Moeen isn't even in the side for them anymore
Afridi won the WC 11 years ago, since then has been utterly mediocre especially last 2 years
Vince has been good.

Flower has made a difference.

That's what professional and qualified coach does to the team not like self learned coaches like Misbhah, Moin Khan and Aqib Javed.
 
Lahore is the Pakistan of PSL. They can only win when the opposition have an off-day or one of their players produce a freak show.

They have not found the right balance for 5 years now. Surely it is time for the coaching staff to go. Unfortunately, it appears that their owners seem to thrive on these comical defeats because it has made them popular.
What about misbah?? At this rate he is going to replace Aqib Javed soon.
 
Well, well, well - Moin Khan's and Misbah-ul-Haq's teams crash out of PSL5.
 
Seriously? Not a single vote for Moin Khan? By playing Shehzad and his son throughout the tournament he made sure that QG had one of the worst middle-orders in the tournament. Despite having two gun openers, Cutting at the back-end and a pretty good and pacey bowling attack the middle-order cost Quetta regularly but there was barely any change. Khurram Manzoor himself only got a game once Roy had left when he clearly should have gotten more chances as opposed to Azam and Shehzad.
 
Moin Khan and then Misbah.

Quetta Gladiators started this tournament with one of the best teams besides Karachi Kings and still failed to qualify for the knockout stage.
 
Seriously? Not a single vote for Moin Khan? By playing Shehzad and his son throughout the tournament he made sure that QG had one of the worst middle-orders in the tournament. Despite having two gun openers, Cutting at the back-end and a pretty good and pacey bowling attack the middle-order cost Quetta regularly but there was barely any change. Khurram Manzoor himself only got a game once Roy had left when he clearly should have gotten more chances as opposed to Azam and Shehzad.

Some good points.

Rotten culture in Quetta Gladiators at the moment.

Jobs for the boys! Player selection based on favourites and friends.
 
In this PSL I’ll say moin Khan, selfish to play your talentless son and Purchi shehzad who made a best score of 12 this season.

Stop adding jobbers into the team and start playing the talent, even Khurrum manzoor showed you today for not playing him earlier in the tournament and I’m hoping your face turned red.
 
Easy for me to say now since both teams just crashed out of PSL. Moin and Misbah.
 
Misbah. A team that made the final 3 out of 4 times, won twice, and made playoffs every single time. The lowest standing we had was third. Now Islamabad is ranked at the bottom. Its clear as day and he should be sacked.

And people are actually mentioning Dean Jones, two times winner and now with Karachi, he has made the semis again.
 
Moeen Khan is absolutely atrocious and definitely the worst coach in the pool. He's probably closely followed by Misbah who has been exposed pretty badly. I don't know why Aqib continues to get a gig but I feel he has managed to get the job done and will now be replaced by none other than Shoaib Akhtar who will prove to be an even bigger fraud than him.

To be fair, these leagues barely are breeding grounds for good coaches. The formula is simple, acquire the best players and hope that they do what they are renowned for. Are these coaches going to teach Watson how to bat or Roy how to hit or Narine how to bowl? And even if they see some flaws, there's barely enough time to tinker with the technique of the players.

The key is basically talent acquisition and making the most of the draft and most team coaches fail at it or do a less than satisfactory job. The local coaches barely move above their biases and select the people who are in their circle (key example Omar associates now known as Quetta Gladiators), and the foreign ones have zero idea about the local talent pool so all their choices are based on inputs of locals (who, surrpise surprise cannot look beyond their own personal biases).

I liked the fact that independent analysts helped the draft process of Multan Sultan but then when they needed replacement they went ahead and selected Asad Shafique. That was a major tareen bummer if you ask me.

At the end of the day, it's a 34 day competition and it's just a money making tool. Maybe, from time to time, it will produce some a quality player or a good coach but most of the time it's just wham bam thank you mam kinda thing where the end goal is simply collecting the pay checks.
 
How is Moin atrocious when QG made it to the end of all PSLs before this one?
 
Worst coaches Aqib and Misbah.... the most mean, self centered and biased, Moin Khan

Moin had a problem with Misbah coaching bcz he might favour ISLU players in Pak team but he had abs no shame playing his son consistently through out the tournament with only 1 good score ...

the shameless person needs to be booted off the team but dont see that happening
 
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I was chatting with a former Quetta coach. He said at QG it's Moin's way only. Even the owner won't listen to any of the coaches apart from Moin.
 
Moin Khan
He played a middle order of Shehzad, Sarfraz, and his son in this tournament.

Misbah was unlucky. He took over ISLU at the worst possible time.

They lost Sharjeel.
They lost experienced pacers, Sami and Irfan.
Rumman Raees, of their best pacers, was rubbish this time.
Faheem lost all form.
Ammad Butt turned out deeply mediocre.
 
I was chatting with a former Quetta coach. He said at QG it's Moin's way only. Even the owner won't listen to any of the coaches apart from Moin.

Funny how such things come out in times of crisis. One bad season and Moin is the bad guy. Give me break.
 
I want a revote. I mistakenly voted for Aqib early in the tournament when Misbah has so strongly made his case. Once again.
 
Moin Khan
He played a middle order of Shehzad, Sarfraz, and his son in this tournament.

Misbah was unlucky. He took over ISLU at the worst possible time.

They lost Sharjeel.
They lost experienced pacers, Sami and Irfan.
Rumman Raees, of their best pacers, was rubbish this time.
Faheem lost all form.
Ammad Butt turned out deeply mediocre.

I think you are underestimating what Misbah can do to his players. Ruman, Faheem and Ammad Butt losing what they had before is no coincidence.
 
Funny how such things come out in times of crisis. One bad season and Moin is the bad guy. Give me break.

It's always been there. I guess those at Quetta don't want to talk about it or it's ignored.
 
Funny how Misbah is getting a free pass for taking a successful Franchise to failing to qualify in his first season alone, he is carrying on his legacy
 
T20 isn't a format where you judge coach; more so true for franchise cricket where players are picked through draft.

If team performance is the yard-stick, last two will be the two man most successful in PSL previously, in some capacity - Misbah & Moeen.

Overall, I'll say Andy has done wonders with an average Multan squad, while whoever is in charge of PZ (Most likely Sammy - be as Captain or Coach) must draw respect. I probably am least impressed by Dean Jones, because that KK squad should be a GUN team, arguably stronger than most International sides with 7-8 International starters in it......

From bottom to top, my rank will be

1. Misbah - completely killed the IU unit; wrong order, wrong combination.... he should have been sacked just for benching Gohar until it was too late. I don't think IU players even tried desperately under him. A coach can't develop/build a team much in T20 leagues for the type of cricket played there and the short, congested schedule teams had to run through; but Misbah gave a perfect impression of how a Coach can destroy/disintegrate a good unit. He was already over burdened by PCB and only saved by the SRL/BD home series, but this PSL actually gives a glimpse of where PCT will be heading under him over long course.

2. Aquib - I am not sure actually what he is doing there. Still, LQ is completely an individual dominant team, living on someone doing miracles on his day. Best 4-5 individual performances of this PSL has come from LQ (Shaheen, Samit with ball, Dunk's two innings, Lynn's century), hence they are in SF, but that squad is too scattered and often clueless, despite the coach there for 3+ years now. That LQ bowling attack should be stand-out in this PSL, add to that bonus bowling from Samit and these two Aussie guys are absolute killers on their day ...... still, I am sure most LQ fans are surprised - how could we make it!!!!!

3. Moin - Just don't have the clue for this level. It was Sarfraz's gangster like (but effective in T20) Captaincy style that made them a good team in past, but now Sarfraz looks to have lost his confidence after being dropped from PCT. Also, Moin/Sarfraz's biggest mistake was that, they didn't consider that their players were aging (Watson, probably the best player so far in PSL history), or fading away. Of the 6 Coaches, I believe Moin is the most vulnerable one for next season - both Misbah & Aquib has enough contacts (as it looks) for a pay cheque again next year, but this guy might not be so lucky.

4. Jones - not sure this KK team could have done worse than this, regardless of who is coach. That Aussie guy joined KK at 11th hour and for sure he didn't have enough time to spell his magic on this squad. KK is a fantastic T20 team with 7-8 genuine top class T20 players, add to that Sarjeel gamble worked ..... anyone could have taken this unit to top 3 - you don't need to "coach" that unit with SK, Babar, Hales, Delport, Imad, Jordan, Amir, Walton, Iftekhar ... firing. In fact, some of their reserves would have walked into most other squads - Yamin, Awais, Rizwan, Umer/Usama, Umaid, Arshad.....

5. Sammy - Only for Haidar, PZ coach should get lots of praise. They backed a PAK youngster, and got good returns out of him. And, their top 4 finish was a collective effort - apart from one/two innings Kamran hardly fired, Wahab/Hasan hardly ran through sides .... still, they are one game away from a spot in Final - impressive.

6. Andy - simply the best coach, who brought the synergy in his average squad; made best use of his resources, rotated players, exchanged positions, probably was the best fielding unit. Most importantly, MS was the only squad, which won most games on collective effort - there could be multiple MoM in many of their games and I don't think that squad was depending on any individual. In T20, Coach can hardly develop players, and in draft system one can't buy out success like ManCity or Juve or Bayern or PSG - MS won most games and many of those were quite tight, they just managed to edge past opponents regardless of batting first or second, which suggests, they did their home work perfectly - lots of data/situational analysis, ins & outs of own players, quick changeover of tactics, picking horses for course and most importantly fitting players into a situation of his strength (other way, his players knew their strength). In a T20 draft based league, what else a Coach can do when he often had compromised (5th/6th) draft picks?
 
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