Re: If you are the PCB chairman??
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Nope I will not change the coach but coach should get an earful on the issues he was not able to dealt with since the start of his tenure, and a report how’d he like to progress (what he will be doing with the issues faced by the team, mistakes that keep happening…etc)
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Selectors, well this would be the right time to design a model for the domestic cricket, since there is less cricket played during (Nov - Feb). call upon the curator’s of the main stadiums all over Pakistan and ask them to work on various clay mix and prepare some pitches, and generally I am a fan of pitches should be prepared to the strenght of the home team, but variation (green top, or combo of spin- and green) would help the team and gain experience and prepare themselves, why aussie are good at adapting is coz, like recently Lee mentioned for ICC CT they are working with the wet balls, its about the application and feeling comfortable, thats what Pakistan should do, when Pakistan fall like a deck of cards on seam and swing wickets.
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Certainly flukey players should go away for good, here I would like to point out that the criteria for the domestic batsman to qualify for Pakistan A team should be an AVg of 50+ (yes I know its tough, but one way to promote application and discipline in the batsmen). As for young blood I was discourage by the players drafted for the PCB “The emerging players” (many of them are master of musical chairs).
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As for bowling and batting clinics,well you are asking alot of financial investment, but providing such facilities(academies in Lahore) for the Under-19, Pakistan A team and President Xi and Domestic champs should be a must, make use of the academies are already in Lahore.
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Imran Khan is a politician, unless he wants to dedicate his time to cricket 100% then fore sure he is the go guy for betterment of PCB and domestic cricket, otherwise NO. There are many other ex- players from whom Pakistan teams (domestic, U-19, A team…etc) can learn alot, As a reward for the domestic champs, PCB should arrange a meeting with 3/4 Ex-players (Batsman for e.g. Saeed Anwar, Zaheer Abbas…etc, Bowlers for e.g Aaquib Jawid, Wasim Akram, Abdul Qadir, Tauseef Ahmed (combo of spinners and or pace bowlers) and W-keeper for e.g. Moin Khan, Wasim Bari..etc) get some valu able insights about the game. Heck even invite Sarfarz Nawaz who knows he could teach something.
More of a 1 day clinic with the ex-players, they should watch highlights of the finals (domestic) and provide what could be done better with lunch and adivce from their experience.
More over a short deadline should be set (3 months) with mandatory follow up and reports of the progress made.
well thats it for now I think 