LAHORE: While the limited-overs series against England nearing, another crisis seems to be knocking Pakistan cricket after it emerged that coaches of the national team are not happy with the team selection, and were even about to quit the job before refraining from taking such an earth-shattering decision.
According to sources, head coach Waqar Younis, assistant coach Aaqib Javed and fielding coach Ijaz Ahmed, with Pakistan playing the final Test against England at Lord’s, had given their input regarding changes for the limited-overs contests — including two Twenty20s and five One-day Internationals starting with the first Twenty20 in Cardiff on Sept 5.
However, after the PCB Chairman Ijaz Butt’s meeting with limited-overs skipper Shahid Afridi and chief selector Mohsin Khan in Lahore on Tuesday, the chief selector picked the limited-overs team, claiming other members of the selection committee and the head coach had been taken into confidence before announcement of the 16-member squad with five changes.
Though sources said all the three coaches in England were all set to drop a bombshell by quitting the job after finding that their recommendations over the team selection were not being given any weight, later, they reviewed their decision and refrained from taking such a big step during the tour.
As Mohsin is also to go to England to witness the limited-overs matches and to discuss planning with the captain, coaches and manager about future competitions including the forthcoming series against South Africa in the UAE, there are chances that Waqar, Aaqib and Ijaz Ahmed will lodge a strong protest for not taking them into confidence while naming the limited-overs squad.
Surprisingly, the PCB has decided to finalise the ODI team here in Pakistan instead of doing it in England, where all the stakeholders are available for detailed discussions.
Players who have been selected for the ODIs and Twenty20s are Mohammad Hafeez, Fawad Alam, Shahzaib Hasan, Abdul Razzaq and Shoaib Akhtar. While those were axed are Imran Farhat, Yasir Hameed, Umar Amin, Shoaib Malik and untested pace bowler Tanvir Ahmed.
According to sources, head coach Waqar Younis, assistant coach Aaqib Javed and fielding coach Ijaz Ahmed, with Pakistan playing the final Test against England at Lord’s, had given their input regarding changes for the limited-overs contests — including two Twenty20s and five One-day Internationals starting with the first Twenty20 in Cardiff on Sept 5.
However, after the PCB Chairman Ijaz Butt’s meeting with limited-overs skipper Shahid Afridi and chief selector Mohsin Khan in Lahore on Tuesday, the chief selector picked the limited-overs team, claiming other members of the selection committee and the head coach had been taken into confidence before announcement of the 16-member squad with five changes.
Though sources said all the three coaches in England were all set to drop a bombshell by quitting the job after finding that their recommendations over the team selection were not being given any weight, later, they reviewed their decision and refrained from taking such a big step during the tour.
As Mohsin is also to go to England to witness the limited-overs matches and to discuss planning with the captain, coaches and manager about future competitions including the forthcoming series against South Africa in the UAE, there are chances that Waqar, Aaqib and Ijaz Ahmed will lodge a strong protest for not taking them into confidence while naming the limited-overs squad.
Surprisingly, the PCB has decided to finalise the ODI team here in Pakistan instead of doing it in England, where all the stakeholders are available for detailed discussions.
Players who have been selected for the ODIs and Twenty20s are Mohammad Hafeez, Fawad Alam, Shahzaib Hasan, Abdul Razzaq and Shoaib Akhtar. While those were axed are Imran Farhat, Yasir Hameed, Umar Amin, Shoaib Malik and untested pace bowler Tanvir Ahmed.
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