The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is likely to announce a new name for the batting coach as the bilateral series with the Zimbabwe-South Africa approaches. This decision is a part of the board’s efforts to further strengthen their coaching staff as well as to fill-in the gaps in the batting talent of the team.
With a continuous batting failure being experienced by the team, PCB has been seriously concerned about bringing a new and fresh perspective into the batting unit.
With the two bilateral series coming soon, this appointment of a new batting coach is integral, for it can help Pakistan enhance their performance and leave an impact at the international level.
A new coach can certainly bring a fresh batting perspective for the team, work on the gaps, and help players enhance their techniques and tricks for a better performance.
He can help with the enhancement of consistency, temperament and playing techniques of the players, as these are the weaknesses pinpointed in series played by the team previously.
The board is on the look-out for a competent batting coach who comes with a proven record of playing some outstanding cricket as well as understands the intricacies of modern cricket.
Reports suggest that new coach would either be a former cricketer with an extensive batting experience or a modern-day coach who has the knowledge of modern cricket along with Pakistan’s batting strategy and vision.
Though PCB has not announced any names yet, the insider report suggests that the appointment is much likely to take place before the team’s tour to South Africa and Zimbabwe.
There is no doubt to the fact that the Pakistan team has a solid pool of talented batsmen. However, the recent failures have led to the rise of concerns regarding their ability to actually pull a successful match and series.
The players seem to struggle with converting their excellent starters into high scores and in maintaining consistency and composure under pressure.
Therefore, it is expected that the new batting coach would work with the players closely, look out for the areas they are lacking in such as consistency and composure, and work on bringing improvement such as enhancing mental toughness and refining the short selection etc.
The upcoming series of Pakistan against Zimbabwe is undoubtedly a great opportunity for the players to work on their weaknesses and regain the momentum that seems to have been lost as we look at some matches from the recent past.
A new batting coach might prove to be the ray of light for the batting unit of Pakistan, helping them stand-up again and look into the eyes of challenging situations against top-tier teams.
The decision of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) about hiring a new coach showcases their concern towards uplifting and enhancing the team’s talent.
The fans are hoping to see a fresh perspective and some spectacular display of batting in the upcoming series and witness the long-lost winning streaks of the Pakistan Cricket Team once again.
