The newly appointed Head Coach and Chief Selector of Pakistan is the former cricketer Misbah-ul-Haq. He has been given two roles by Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). PCB has a trust that Misbah will be able to handle both the responsibility. But former cricketer Mohammad Yousuf disagrees with the decision to give him two responsibilities.
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Mickey Arthur contract was not renewed after the upsetting ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 for Pakistan. Misbah-ul-Haq has no experience as a coach, Sri Lanka series in Pakistan will be the first assignment for him. Yousuf opines that it will be a burden for Misbah. He will not be able to manage both the responsibility.
How would the head coach be able to watch first-class players with his own eyes – Mohammad Yousuf
Mohammad Yousuf opined that if Misbah will be with the national team then how he will select the talent from domestic cricket. He commented that he will have to rely only on the scorecard and this will not be justice to the players.
“The head coach will be with the national team then how would he be able to watch first-class players with his own eyes, The chief selector will have to rule based on scorecards or through what the provincial coaches feed him. So if provincial coaches have to do all the work then what was the need of a chief selector” as quoted by Geo TV.
Yousuf also further added that he thinks Waqar Younis was the deserving candidate for Head Coach. He is disappointed and also surprised how Younis settled for the bowling coach job.
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He was also glad that after a long time there is a bilateral series in Pakistan. Yousuf also said that Pakistan will not get the tough fight as many key players have backed from Sri Lanka team.
Pakistan cricketer Yousuf played 288 ODIs, 90 Tests and three T20Is and scored 17,300 runs in international cricket.