Coaching committee headed by ‘inexperienced’

Lahore: A review committee was formed under the chairmanship of a chairman unfamiliar with coaching, 4 international cricketers including 2 former captains Misbah-ul-Haq and Azhar Ali will work under Abdullah Khurram Niazi, who has played a few first-class matches, National Cricket Academy Director Nadeem Khan, Head Coach Haji Shahid. Anwar and Head of Coach Education Department Shahid Mehboob were also not felt to be involved.

According to the details, if the performance of any employee or coach is to be evaluated across the world, a person with better qualifications is hired, but in PCB, the tide is flowing, the board has increased its level one to four. A 5-member committee headed by Director Domestic Cricket Abdullah Khurram Niazi, who is unfamiliar with coaching, has been set up to evaluate the skills of the coaches, who will also evaluate the support staff.

The surprising thing is that two former captains of the Pakistan team, Misbah-ul-Haq, Azhar Ali, former Test cricketer Asad Shafiq, former international cricketer and senior general manager of domestic cricket Junaid Zia will work under him as members of the National Cricket Academy in the evaluation committee. Director Nadeem Khan, Head Coach in-charge of all coaches Haji Shahid Anwar and Head of Coach Education Department Shahid Mehboob were also not felt necessary to be included.

It should be remembered that Misbah-ul-Haq was the former chief selector and coach of the Pakistan team, he is level three qualified in coaching, Azhar Ali has passed the level two coaching course from England, which was not recognized by PCB until a few years ago, Asad Shafiq. has not taken any coaching course but has extensive experience in domestic and international cricket, on the other hand, Abdullah Khurram Niazi has been appointed to PCB on deputation from the bureaucracy, fingers are being raised in cricket circles on the formation of the committee.