Former Pakistan National Cricket Team express pacer Shoaib Akhtar has launched an attack on the white-ball head coach of Pakistan, Mike Hesson.
Shoaib Akhtar said that Mike Hesson is a good coach in T20I cricket, but questioned his credibility in the 50-over format after Pakistan’s loss to the West Indies.
Mike Hesson is a good T20 coach, but… – Shoaib Akhtar
The recent ODI series defeat of the Men In Green against the West Indies National Cricket Team has shaken the entire Pakistan and left the nation angry.
Former cricketers, fans, and experts have once again joined forces and are targeting the players as well as coaches for the struggles of the team.
Meanwhile, Shoaib Akhtar didn’t direct his criticism towards the players; instead, he launched an attack on the newly-appointed white-ball head coach Mike Hesson. Akthar said (as quoted by Cricket Pakistan):
“Mike Hesson is a good T20 coach, but I don’t know what qualities he has for ODIs. In this format, if you don’t play quality players, this is what will happen.”
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This is the result of bad policies, not the players’ fault – Shoaib Akhtar
Shoaib Akhtar said that the poor performances of Pakistan are a “result of bad policies” and players can’t be held responsible for that.
Also, Shoaib Akhtar bluntly said that the batters of the Pakistan National Cricket Team are not talented enough to deal with the bowling-friendly conditions.
“Unless you field established all-rounders, batters, bowlers, and spinners, you won’t get a complete 50 overs. You can’t just scrape by in this format. This is the result of bad policies, not the players’ fault.”
“Your players will always be exposed on seaming tracks. Now this rebuilding process has been given a new name, making a combination. Be thankful Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc weren’t here. Wherever such conditions exist, our players will be exposed,” Akhtar concluded.
Pakistan lost the third ODI by 202 runs to lose the series 1-2
The Mohammad Rizwan-led side won the first ODI game of the series by 5 wickets, before losing the next match by 5 wickets with 10 balls remaining.
They saved their “worst” for the last match of the tour at the Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, Trinidad. Bowling first, Pakistan allowed West Indies to register a big score of 294/6 as the bowlers were unable to contain the hosts’ batting unit.
When it was their turn to chase, a classic Pakistan batting performance was seen as they kept losing wickets at regular intervals and got bowled out for 92 runs, handing over West Indies a huge win by 202 runs.
Pakistan skipper Mohammad Rizwan was unhappy with the performance of the bowlers as he felt that they allowed West Indies to score a very big score. He said:
“We understood this was the third game given that a Test across four innings was played on this deck. The momentum in the last 10 overs took it away as we were on top for the first 40 overs. We thought 220 was chaseable here. The credit goes to them,” said Mohammad Rizwan after the game.
