ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s opener Fakhar Zaman believes if he is given theopportunity, then he would like to play under head coach Mickey Arthur tillthe end of his career.
Under Arthur, appointed the head coach of the Pakistan cricket team in May2016, the Men in Green bagged their first-ever Champions Trophy last yearand Fakhar believes it is all because of his work ethic.
“I have been playing cricket at various levels for about 10 years and Ihave yet to work under the guidance of a head coach like Mickey Arthur wholooks after his players so well,” Fakhar told *PakPassion*. “What Mickeydoes not compromise upon is commitment by players for the national team. Hehas zero tolerance for that as he believes that if one wishes to play forthe Pakistan team, they need to be a hundred per cent committed to allaspects of the game — be it fielding, batting or bowling. For Mickey, thereis no effort below hundred per cent which a player should be giving for theteam.”
He continued by crediting Arthur for the performances that he was able toextract from the youngsters in the last two years. “I feel that the creditfor the excellent performances of youngsters in our current team belongssolely to Mickey. It is due to Mickey’s guidance that we are alwaysfocused on giving our best for Pakistan. If it was up to me, I would liketo play my whole career with Mickey Arthur as my coach,” said theleft-handed batsman.