ISLAMABAD – Sacked Pakistani Bowling Coach Azhar Mehmood responds over hisremoval from the key post of Pakistan cricket.
After being removed by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) as the bowlingcoach, Azhar Mahmood, has opened up about underlying problems and hisfuture plans.
Azhar Mahmood, who represented Pakistan from 1996 to 2007, said that sayingPakistan did not improve in recent years is wrong.
Talking to Omnisport, Azhar Mahmood said:
Unfortunately, according to the pundits, we didn’t produce, but there areissues with the fitness culture of players in Pakistan, there are a lot ofunfit players. Our fielding, batting and bowling improved. People have tobe given time, you can’t produce overnight.
He further claimed that PCB’s indecisiveness regarding Pakistan nationalteam’s captaincy was a huge problem.
Throughout the period they [the Pakistan Cricket Board] never decided on acaptain full-time, that was a problem.
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Speaking about his future plans and possibly working with Mickey Arthur, headded:
Mickey has served South Africa, he’s served Australia. He’s been around fora while, so why not, I think he would do a great job. I’d love to work withMickey, we had a great relationship and if he becomes head coach and I hadthe opportunity to stay and work in England, you can’t ask for anythingmore than that.
Mickey is very passionate, very emotional. He does things with his heart100 percent, whatever he does. I had a great time working with him, Ilearned a lot from him and I think he was the right man for Pakistan.
He further added that he might take some time off and review all the offershe has.
