Mohsin Khan to apply for national coaching job
Former Test cricketer ‘confident’ of his credentials.
Mohsin Khan believes he is the right man for his second stint as Pakistan’s national coach. PHOTO: AFP
KARACHI:
The Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) selection for the national team’s head coach has welcomed another applicant, as former Test cricketer Mohsin Khan decides to apply for the post as well.
Mohsin stated that Sethi has stressed that the selection will be based on merit, giving him confidence that he poses a genuine chance of returning to the helm.
Under his coaching, the Pakistan team went on to defeat England 3-0 in the UAE, which was one of his major achievements as coach, while the team also defeated Sri Lanka and Bangladesh across all formats. His track record has been error-free both as a player and coach for Pakistan
“I’m confident of my chances to become head coach if merit remains the criteria because my track record as a player and coach is in front of everybody,” he said.
“No controversy was witnessed during my tenure as coach as I laid special emphasis on discipline and performance.”
‘I don’t understand the reasons for my removal’
Mohsin, who holds the record of being the only Pakistani player to score a double ton at Lords and the first Pakistani to score 1000 runs in a calendar year, recalled that the team was doing pretty well until some officials in the PCB hatched a conspiracy to get rid of him in the name of bringing a qualified coach during Zaka Ashraf’s time as chairman.
“Despite tasting so much success as a coach, I don’t understand the reasons for my removal; however that is history. I want to do well for my country in the present and the future.”
Former player and current selector Ijaz Ahmed is the favourite for the fielding coach position, while Mushtaq Ahmed and Saqlain Mushtaq will vie for the post of the spin-bowling consultant.
There have been several entries for the batting coach job as well, with the most prominent of them being Zimbabwe’s Grant Flower and Basit Ali.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 5th, 2014.
The Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) selection for the national team’s head coach has welcomed another applicant, as former Test cricketer Mohsin Khan decides to apply for the post as well.
Mohsin stated that Sethi has stressed that the selection will be based on merit, giving him confidence that he poses a genuine chance of returning to the helm.
Under his coaching, the Pakistan team went on to defeat England 3-0 in the UAE, which was one of his major achievements as coach, while the team also defeated Sri Lanka and Bangladesh across all formats. His track record has been error-free both as a player and coach for Pakistan
“I’m confident of my chances to become head coach if merit remains the criteria because my track record as a player and coach is in front of everybody,” he said.
“No controversy was witnessed during my tenure as coach as I laid special emphasis on discipline and performance.”
‘I don’t understand the reasons for my removal’
Mohsin, who holds the record of being the only Pakistani player to score a double ton at Lords and the first Pakistani to score 1000 runs in a calendar year, recalled that the team was doing pretty well until some officials in the PCB hatched a conspiracy to get rid of him in the name of bringing a qualified coach during Zaka Ashraf’s time as chairman.
“Despite tasting so much success as a coach, I don’t understand the reasons for my removal; however that is history. I want to do well for my country in the present and the future.”
Former player and current selector Ijaz Ahmed is the favourite for the fielding coach position, while Mushtaq Ahmed and Saqlain Mushtaq will vie for the post of the spin-bowling consultant.
There have been several entries for the batting coach job as well, with the most prominent of them being Zimbabwe’s Grant Flower and Basit Ali.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 5th, 2014.