Amid criticism over the workforce’s performances in current occasions, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi has introduced a big overhaul within the system to enhance the standard of cricket. Naqvi mentioned the identical with different PCB stakeholders, and the white-ball and pink ball workforce head coaches — Gary Kirsten and Jason Gillespie. Naqvi additionally revealed that each Kirsten and Gillespie will be a part of the choice committee together with former gamers Mohammad Yousuf and Asad Shafiq, in addition to the present workforce captains from each white-ball and red-ball codecs.
Amid studies of star pacer Shaheen Afridi disrespecting head coach Gary Kirsten, Naqvi insisted that there could be zero tolerance for violation of self-discipline. He additionally warned the gamers to not bask in groupism throughout the workforce.
The PCB has made health a key a part of the choice course of, including that the gamers must endure exams each three months.
“There might be no compromise on self-discipline. There might be a zero-tolerance coverage in opposition to gamers who violate self-discipline. There must be unity and consensus throughout the workforce. Grouping gamers is not going to be tolerated. Administration ought to take strict motion on grouping. Disciplinary gamers is not going to have a spot within the workforce. Don’t settle for my advice about any participant for breach of self-discipline,” Naqvi mentioned in an announcement launched by PCB.
Naqvi additionally assured that each Kirsten and Gillespie might be given a free hand from the board to enhance the state of the nationwide workforce.
“Gary Kirsten and Jason Gillespie are totally empowered. I’ve full confidence in them. Gary Kirsten and Jason Gillespie have been given a free hand. Hope each will give one of the best outcomes,” he added.
It was additionally determined that whereas contemplating participant purposes to acquire NOCs to play international leagues, stringent technical pointers could be adopted whereby the first goal could be to make sure the participant’s health and availability for the nationwide workforce.
“Solely (these) gamers with a excessive health and efficiency standards will obtain NOCs, guaranteeing a excessive customary of illustration in worldwide leagues,” the official mentioned.
It was additionally determined within the assembly that each one gamers must seem in home cricket mandatorily and selectors have been requested to observe this earlier than choosing any participant for the nationwide groups.
The official mentioned everybody current within the assembly unanimously determined that there must be zero tolerance on disciplinary circumstances and situations of participant making teams might be met with strict penalties, so as to uphold workforce unity and morale.
Plans are additionally underway to improve the high-performance centres nationwide to bolster grassroots cricket.
New centres in Islamabad and Peshawar are set to be established with Gillespie and Kirsten tasked to supervise these initiatives.
(With PTI Inputs)
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