By Muhammad Asif Khan
KARACHI:
The Test series white-wash at the hands of South
Africa instigated a debate in Pakistan
and almost every other former Cricketer demands the dismissal of the head
coach, Dav Whatmore, however one of the former foreign coaches of Pakistan,
Richard Pybus thinks otherwise. “That's life at international level, and I am
sure Whatmore is also aware of it. I think he [Whatmore] has done well. All you
can do is prepare the team and hand over to the captain in the game time.” said
Richard Pybus, while talking to this correspondent for News One TV.
“I popped in to watch a bit of
the Cape Town
test. Overall the [Pakistan]
side disappointed in the Tests in South Africa but this is not new
though. They lack depth in experienced batters for these conditions while the
bowlers weren’t up to the standard even.” added Pybus, who coached the Pakistan
team twice between 1999–2001 and 2003.
“If Whatmore was coaching South Africa
with players like Smith, Kallis, De Villiers and Amla then he would be called a
great coach”, maintained Pybus
Richard Pybus is the first
amongst the four foreign coaches appointed so far by the Pakistan Cricket Board
from 1999, followed by the Late Bob Woolmer, Geoff Lawson and the incumbent
Whatmore.
The former coach also
acknowledged that the Pakistan Cricket was suffering from the lack of
international events at home.
“It’s really tough if you take
away a side’s home advantage but Pakistan have adapted reasonably
well. I saw them prepare in Sri
Lanka for the T20 and they looked a
profession outfit. Pakistan
needs to build on continuity of selection, trusting and challenging players to
success”, concludes Richard Pybus.
On the upcoming ODI series against
South Africa, Richard Pybus hopes to see competitive encounters, adding that
with the inclusion of a few players, Pakistan look a more formidable outfit in
the limited-over matches.
The writer is a Pakistani
sports journalist, and tweets @mak_asif
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