I am always available to work with our players: Former Test Captain, Javed Miandad
After helping the Men in Green to prepare for the New Zealand 2010-11 tour, former Pakistan test captain Javed Miandad has been approached to assist the squad’s batting lineup.
Thanking the skipper, Shahid Afridi and the Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Butt, a generous Miandad responded that his services are always available for the Pakistan team in times of need.
"I am always available to work with our players. I will be able to focus full-time on this job in a few months time," maintained Miandad.
Even thought the cricket veteran has not given his final word for the upcoming West Indies tour, but is expected to inform the board of his decision soon.
After much deliberation between the team selectors, and the management regarding the squad’s preparations for the West Indies tour, scheduled to begin on 18th April, 2011, Miandad was offered the role of batting coach by Ijaz Butt and Shahid Afridi, in a bid to liberate the team of the irregularities that tainted the team’s World Cup performances.
"We are trying to persuade Miandad to help the batsmen…We realize there are batting problems so we have told Miandad that the country needs him, so hopefully he will accept that role," said Afridi.
Citing concerns over the inconsistencies observed in the batting order, Afridi confessed that the team desperately needed guidance from a batting guru.
"Our batting inconsistency has been a source of concern for us since last year and when you have a problem with a particular subject you go to the best teacher of that subject," Afridi explained.
The Captain claimed that Miandad, who is also the PCB Director General, is the best choice for the position.
The cricket maverick has previously coached the Pakistan squad on three occasions. Unfortunately, each time the involvement ended bitterly due to Miandad’s differences with the management and the board. Even last year, he was involved in an argument with PCB chairman Ijaz Butt on issues regarding his remuneration.
Miandad, who holds the record of being Pakistan’s leading test run scorer with a tally of 8832 runs, has performed in 233 One Day Internationals’ and 124 test matches.
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