ISLAMABAD – Former Pakistani headcoach Mickey Arthur makes new revelationsagainst Akmal Brothers.
Former head coach of Pakistan cricket team, Mickey Arthur, has spoken upagainst the Akmal brothers – Kamran and Umar – after the elder Akmal’sallegations of favoritism against the coach.
Giving the example of Iftikhar Ahmed, Kamran Akmal claimed during a recentinterview that the Arthur-led administration promoted favoritism.
Don’t know about this new team management but the previous one highlypromoted favoritism. They didn’t give respect to the players who performedat the domestic level.
The wicket-keeper batsman also brushed aside the talks of age being afactor, saying that Pakistan cricket has suffered due to this. He alsobashed Arthur and co. for achieving only one triumph, the Champions Trophy,during their entire tenure.——————————
Arthur responded to this by saying said that the Akmal brothers lacked theability to win matches for the country, which is why they were left out ofthe national side.
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You pick guys that you think can win matches for the team. I did not thinkthat Umar and Kamran Akmal could win matches for Pakistan. I thought theyhad their time.
Arthur said this during a press conference ahead of the second Pakistan-SriLanka test in Karachi. He added that Pakistan needs to think aboutdeveloping the younger players in the team.——————————
I think Pakistan needs to invest in these young players that they have got.As a coach, you select who you think are the best players that can wingames for you.
