This is absolutely great news. Only a no-nonsense foreigner could root out the mess of unprofessionalism and groupism in our cricket team. All players, regardless of their stature, usefulness, or seniority need to know that no shenanigans will be tolerated. Greg Chappell seems like a guy who won’t tolerate any nonsense. I absolutely love this idea of having him as a coach.
It has been proven that the player-power just runs over local coaches, who fail to exhibit any authority or respect. Greg Chappell won’t have this problem.
Have to agree with Lafanter, Waleed and Hanibal here. This seems to be just another pathetic PR exercise by the PCB hierarchy to divert public anger and attention in the wake of the humiliating performances in Australia
Such short-sighted thinking is why our cricket is in such a big mess. We must take concrete steps to help ensure long-term betterment of our cricket and not just focus on short-term gains.
Better to spend the same amount of money on raising the standard of domestic competition and fixing grassroots problems with fielding and batting. Most importantly we need to fix mismanagement within PCB itself
Previous experimentation with foreign coaches did not achieve desired results despite the hype. Even under Woolmer's coaching Pakistan struggled badly in tests - lost 3-0 in Australia in 2004/5 and 3-0 in England in 2006 and we all know what happened in World Cup 2007.
Have to agree with Lafanter, Waleed and Hanibal here. This seems to be just another pathetic PR exercise by the PCB hierarchy to divert public anger and attention in the wake of the humiliating performances in Australia
Such short-sighted thinking is why our cricket is in such a big mess. We must take concrete steps to help ensure long-term betterment of our cricket and not just focus on short-term gains.
Better to spend the same amount of money on raising the standard of domestic competition and fixing grassroots problems with fielding and batting. Most importantly we need to fix mismanagement within PCB itself
Previous experimentation with foreign coaches did not achieve desirable results despite the hype. Even under Woolmer's coaching Pakistan struggled badly in tests - lost 3-0 in Australia in 2004/5 and 3-0 in England in 2006 and we all know what happened in World Cup 2007
Bob Woolmer was of damn intelligent coach i have to say this that under his coaching lot of our players groomed alot .......he was better than others ........but Greg sucks .........i dont think so he can make any difference n BTW i dont think so he will come to Pakistan
Greg Chappel is not a good coach. Plus, he is too expensive and the root problem in Pakistani cricket is the management. That will remain the same. So get a local coach with guts and root out the problem and give him authority to make the decisions in selection. We couldnt have gotten a better coach than Bob Woolmer. But what was the results under him? Change the structure of PCB, Zardari should not be Patron. He is ruining the whole country, why not leave cricket alone. Promote talented players not parchee walay. Drop people with egos and those who say I'll play because I am senior.
Get a good management who can root out players' power and make them play and listen to the coach. Let coach be the responsible for any success/failure. Players who dont listen to coach, get them out, no matter if the team looses without them.
This is not a rocket science. Its simple and in most of the sports, teams are run while coaches as the keys.
and jeff lawson, honestly i wouldnt want him back. He was with ABC radio and they ridiculed pakisani team through out the series making jokes and what not.
Bob Woolmer was of damn intelligent coach i have to say this that under his coaching lot of our players groomed alot .......he was better than others ........but Greg sucks .........i dont think so he can make any difference n BTW i dont think so he will come to Pakistan
Do not dispute Woolmer's coaching expertise or sincerity to the cause
But whether you have a coach who likes to pass intructions at times by waving his hand from the balcony - pun intended - or someone who likes to look cool with a laptop in his hand, at the end of the day it is all about results The sad reality is that despite Woolmer's vast knowledge and technical know-how, the results were not forthcoming and his stint with Pakistan was an unsuccessful one
How much players themselves were responsible for that is a different matter altogether