Lahore, In the wake of Pakistan's dismal performance in the T20 World Cup, Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Mohsin Naqvi on Tuesday gave head coaches Gary Kirsten and Jason Gillespie a free hand to turn around the team's fortunes. , according to sources.
Pakistan lost to newcomers the United States and arch-rival India in the group stage of the World Cup and was eliminated from the competition held in the United States and the Caribbean.
Naqvi met with the white and red ball coaches, where Kirsten and Gillespie shared their plans for the national team.
According to the PCB, Naqvi told both the coaches that he had full confidence in them and that they would get full backing from the cricket board.
"Kirsten was forceful in expressing his concerns about the World Cup-based white-ball team," a PCB source said.
Both head coaches told the PCB president that they wanted to set clear guidelines on the fitness levels required to be considered for selection for the Pakistan team.
"Naqvi told them that they should do whatever it takes to change the team's fortunes and no one would ask them to make concessions on the selection or fitness of the players," the source added.
Kirsten had warned the team's senior professionals following the team's loss to the United States and India to adapt to new skills and improve their knowledge of the game, or they would be left behind. The team's general manager, Wahab Riaz, in his report to Naqvi, described the personality clashes in the team during the World Cup.
"The PCB boss said that both coaches had free rein to make whatever decisions they wanted to improve the team's performance in the red and white ball formats."
Assistant coach Azhar Mahmood was also present during the meeting.
The source added that Kirsten, while talking about his experience with the Pakistan team during the World Cup, told Naqvi that there was a need to rebuild the combinations in the white-ball format and also change the mentality of the players.
Kirsten and Gillespie had agreed to become white and red ball coaches respectively a few months before the World Cup after Naqvi approached them and offered them long-term contracts with the assurance that they would be given adequate opportunities to implement his plans. .
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Pakistan lost to newcomers the United States and arch-rival India in the group stage of the World Cup and was eliminated from the competition held in the United States and the Caribbean.
Naqvi met with the white and red ball coaches, where Kirsten and Gillespie shared their plans for the national team.
According to the PCB, Naqvi told both the coaches that he had full confidence in them and that they would get full backing from the cricket board.
"Kirsten was forceful in expressing his concerns about the World Cup-based white-ball team," a PCB source said.
Both head coaches told the PCB president that they wanted to set clear guidelines on the fitness levels required to be considered for selection for the Pakistan team.
"Naqvi told them that they should do whatever it takes to change the team's fortunes and no one would ask them to make concessions on the selection or fitness of the players," the source added.
Kirsten had warned the team's senior professionals following the team's loss to the United States and India to adapt to new skills and improve their knowledge of the game, or they would be left behind. The team's general manager, Wahab Riaz, in his report to Naqvi, described the personality clashes in the team during the World Cup.
"The PCB boss said that both coaches had free rein to make whatever decisions they wanted to improve the team's performance in the red and white ball formats."
Assistant coach Azhar Mahmood was also present during the meeting.
The source added that Kirsten, while talking about his experience with the Pakistan team during the World Cup, told Naqvi that there was a need to rebuild the combinations in the white-ball format and also change the mentality of the players.
Kirsten and Gillespie had agreed to become white and red ball coaches respectively a few months before the World Cup after Naqvi approached them and offered them long-term contracts with the assurance that they would be given adequate opportunities to implement his plans. .
Kirsten also worked with the Indian team and comes to Pakistan with a great reputation. or I am I am
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