After the South African coach Gary Kirsten ended his contract with the Pakistan team, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) appointed former Pakistani pacer Aqib Javed as white-ball head coach for the Pakistan national team till the end of the Champions Trophy 2025 scheduled from 19 February to 9 March.
Former test pacer who is also one of the Pakistan selectors, dismissed rumours that Pakistan’s batting ace Babar Azam who is going through a rough patch, and some other players were being targeted by the management.
Aaqib Javed reflects on Babar Azam
“Look, cricket is not about individuals. In the end, whatever we do as selectors, the idea is for Pakistan to win. How Babar batted in Australia everybody saw. We are not targeting anyone. We know that Babar, (Mohammad) Rizwan, and Fakhar (Zaman) have loads of experience and have delivered in the past,” remarked Javed.
“But, right now, we are focussing on the Champions Trophy and one-day squad. We are keeping it open because we have to close our ODI side soon,” he added focussing on the Champions Trophy and one-day squad. We are keeping it open because we have to close our ODI side soon,” he added.
Javed shares thoughts on adding fresh talent to T20I team
The head coach expressed the importance of the strike rate in the T20 format and he also said that selectors are ready to give opportunities to young talent because it’ll provide more options for the Pakistan cricket team. “T20 is a different brand, you have to be aggressive from the start. In ODIs, you get a few overs to settle down and it is closer to Test matches. But, I think, more than strike rate what our players are behind (in) is game awareness even in T20s. Conditions and pitches vary all the time and our players have to develop more game awareness. The strike rate comes later,” he added.
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But, right now, we are focussing on the Champions Trophy and one-day squad. We are keeping it open because we have to close our ODI side soon,” he added.
But, right now, we are focussing on the Champions Trophy and one-day squad. We are keeping it open because we have to close our ODI side soon,” he added.
But, right now, we are focussing on the Champions Trophy and one-day squad. We are keeping it open because we have to close our ODI side soon,” he added.
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