After Babar Azam became the captain again, the former team director Muhammad Hafeez started to worry about grouping in the team.
According to the details, in an exclusive interview to the biggest Pakistan cricket website www.cricketpakistan.com.pk, Mohammad Hafeez said that there were many reasons for making Shaheen Shah Afridi the T20 captain for the series against New Zealand, including in the media and the board. It was being mentioned that Babar Azam could not play any role in making the team in 3 and a half years, players were not prepared, bench strength could not be formed.
Most of the cricketers continued to play the same which led to fatigue, another reason was that there were not good performances in major tournaments, average performance was seen, 3 and a half years is a long time in which home and You can get results with proper planning of the away series, Pakistan’s bilateral series was also not going well, news also came regarding a management company, they said that what Shaheen Shah Afridi did in 2 months was removed, or Babar Azam has done this on the basis of which he was brought back as captain, this may be a popular decision but it seems to be doing no harm, it has created some groups in the team.
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The board itself sowed the seeds of controversy, which is unfortunate, Mohammad Hafeez said that if Babar Azam has learned from his mistakes and will now take better decisions, then he can do well. If you look, you can see the continuation of the previous policies, the Kiwis do not have 13 important cricketers, the management also told the players sitting at home as blockers to come and play for Pakistan, I think this is a weak decision. When will the bench strength be ready? When will the new cricketers get opportunities to prepare for the future? I think this is not a good planning.
Mohammad Hafeez said that Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam are excellent players of Pakistan but both of them are not the whole team, the talent of other players should be taken advantage of and given proper space so that they can play their role. Should play as an opener? If Babar and Rizwan, who are leading the innings, play as openers, then where will I take Saeem, the interest of the team comes first, victories cannot be achieved with just 2 players.
The talent of others should also come forward, my plan was for Pakistan, captain Shaheen Shah Afridi was hesitant to talk to Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan about this, I took this responsibility myself, if anyone thinks that I have no problem if Sime Ayub can be placed in another position while keeping the opening pair intact, all players should get equal opportunities and get results.
Amir and Amadoseem’s return procedure is incorrect
On the question of writing “Rest in Peace Pakistan Domestic Cricket” on social media, Muhammad Hafeez said that I am associated with Sui Northern Gas, playing domestic cricket has become very difficult, players are preparing only for league cricket. Work load or injury problems will not come up on the cricketers, Haris Rauf was injured during the game in PSL, besides that, let me know if any injuries have come up, of course if there is a difficult tour of domestic cricket or Pakistan team. Injuries come to the fore, the procedure followed for the return of Mohammad Amir and Imad Wasim is wrong.
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Mohammad Amir has not played domestic cricket for 4 years, he was retired, he was brought back, I also called him to play domestic cricket and perform, if the selectors select him, he will get full opportunity in international cricket. Emad was commenting on TV but he was also selected, when I spoke to Emad, he said that he was not getting the right opportunities, why not play for Pakistan, you want to play leagues, I I told him to forget what happened before, we will take care of him in the future, but he did not agree, now it is not right to bring him back without performing in Pakistan cricket system, I value the talent of Usman Khan. But they are not a part of Pakistan’s cricket system.
If the selection criteria is not domestic cricket, then how will you encourage the thousands of cricketers participating in it to continue playing, the board has buried domestic cricket, everyone realized that this is not the way of selection, PSL I put 2 sixes, there is a tweet from the franchise, if the owner’s statement comes, then all the doors will open, is PSL the domestic cricket of Pakistan? It won’t happen.
Like the coach, why not bring a foreign board chairman
On the question of successful experience of foreign coaches, Mohammad Hafeez said that we should not do that once a foreign chairman is brought to PCB, not only Pakistan Cricket Board but there are many high positions in the country where we need to appoint foreigners. One should think about, whoever is the coach who leads, one should value his talent.
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You bring someone thoughtfully, Pakistan cricket has a long history, the country has produced many legendary cricketers, still there are great cricketers and they are ready to serve Pakistan cricket, if anyone considers them to be discriminated against. If a foreign coach has more understanding of cricket or is more honest, then it is sad that you are not respecting the respect of your cricketers.
They don’t trust them, if a foreign coach has the ability to implement correct plans and can give results, why not bring them, but Pakistan’s own history is also very bright, if any of the Pakistani cricketers are capable, then he should get this role.
A 4-year contract ended in 2 months, the decision was political
On the question of the journey as team director and head coach being very short, Muhammad Hafeez said that I was appointed for 4 years, the board authorities wanted me to lead the team as a director until the next World Cup, I only completed the level one coaching course. That’s why questions were raised about coaching. In this regard, people have a strange idea that my 20 years of cricket is not important. If I take a 5-day course, I can become qualified for coaching. My experience and knowledge in cricket was not valued. Yes, I was not the head coach, but I was not done. My job as a director was to make a strategy for the team and implement it through the coaches. For a short time, I did not want to come because nothing changed. could
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He said that I had an idea of the reasons for the results of the Pakistan team, I did not have any magic wand to fix it, however, trusting in good planning, the board entrusted me with the responsibility for 4 years, but the new The management dealt with this issue in a political manner and terminated the contract within 2 months. This did not go well for Pakistan cricket. No, Pakistan cricket has lost, Muhammad Hafeez said that first Mickey Arthur was made online coach, this decision was not considered correct by the board’s own people.
The media and fans also did not like it, then keeping in mind the understanding in cricket, when I was brought in, I was dismissed after 2 months. Decisions were also made to allow these people to work for a long period of time so that they can implement their projects in a proper manner. On the question of not getting dues from PCB yet, Mohammad Hafeez said that money is not among my priorities. The priority was the improvement of Pakistan cricket, there is a small amount that will be received from the board, that is not a problem.
Missing the flight due to drinking coffee was completely wrong
On the question of missing the flight due to drinking coffee, Mohammad Hafeez said that it was wrong, I was the first person to come in the team bus, I took the boarding card first for the flight from Melbourne, when we were going to the gate. I was after Shaan Masood and his wife. The airline officials let them go but stopped me. According to the law, if I didn’t report 10 minutes before, we can’t board the plane. However, you can board the next flight after half an hour. I can go, my flight in Sydney arrived first because the other one was delayed for some reason.
No strictness was imposed on the cricketers, they prevented them from sleeping in the dressing room
Muhammad Hafeez said that while working as a team director, I did not impose any harshness on the cricketers, while representing the Pakistan team, there are certain disciplines that have to be followed, wrong things were associated with me, they are now being blamed on the people. It is also known.
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At that time I was targeted, where things were not my role, things were associated with me, the matter of strictness was also added to it, if a cricketer slept in the dressing room, how can he play cricket? If I said that the match During the tour of Australia and New Zealand, many similar things were associated with me, Pakistan team. Whenever I have won from Australia in my history, I tried my best.
Came close to victory 1-2 times but missed opportunities, this happens in cricket, if there was any lack of planning then I am responsible, as a director I still take responsibility for both the tours, I united the scattered team. However, I could not give any results in 2 months, my planning was for 4 years.
The direction of Pakistan cricket should not be determined on political grounds
On the question of doing coaching courses in future, Mohammad Hafeez said that the learning process never ends, although the course has more theory and little practical, but there is no problem in doing it, but if this is the standard, then who has the most He should be the coach of the Pakistan team after completing the course or taking the number. We have level four coaches, so why are we going to foreigners? We are making all the decisions about irrelevant things, the important thing is which direction we want to take Pakistan cricket, political appointees try to steer things in their own way which is wrong, the direction of Pakistan cricket. should not be determined on political grounds
