PCB likely to dump expensive coaching staff
PCB has also decided to cut batsmen's incentives as well over consistent bad performance.
LAHORE (Daily Dunya) – Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has planned to sack the expensive coaching staff of national cricket team that costs PCB millions of rupees but delivers nothing.
According to sources, PCB has decided not to extend contract of batting coach Grant Flower who is with Pakistan team for past three years. The former Zimbabwean player could not bring modern techniques of the game to batting lineup which is main reason our batsmen struggle to score 300 runs in one-day internationals (ODIs) and cannot perform power hitting in the Twenty20s.
The batting coach also could not give Pakistan a single opening pair in three years, and the stay of our batsmen remained very short during his stay in Pakistan team as batting coach.
The streak of injuries that started after World Cup has put in danger the jobs of physiotherapist Shane Hayes and fitness coach Grant Luden. Pakistan team is continuously struggling to remain fit as players keep on getting injured in every series at key moments.
Head coach Mickey Arthur himself has expressed concerns over poor fielding and fitness levels of the team, but physiotherapist and fitness coach seem helpless to make any improvement.
PCB has also decided to drop fielding coach Steve Rixon who could not stop the dropping catches by fielders. Bowling coach Azhar Mahmood, who remained unsuccessful to end no balls by the bowlers, is also likely to be replaced.
It has been informed that PCB is paying head coach Mickey Arthur 1.6 million rupees per month whereas Grant Flower, Steve Rixon, Shane Hayes, Grant Luden and Azhar Mahmood are taking seven to eight lac rupees per month.
According to sources, PCB chairman Shahryar Khan is unhappy with the performance of players as well as the coaching staff, particularly Grant Flower.
PCB has decided to cut batsmen’s incentives as well over consistent bad display of cricket and is likely to take some harsh decisions in coming days after Mickey Arthur’s report regarding performance of players and coaching staff.
