“Gary Kirsten Not A Magician”: India’s WC-Profitable Coach Faces Warmth On Failing To Replicate Success With Pakistan

Pakistan’s T20 World Cup is over even earlier than the group stage matches of the marquee occasion is over. Two losses to India and USA ensured that the Babar Azam-led Pakistan exit from the group phases of the T20 World Cup 2024. Pakistan entered the T20 World Cup as runner-up of the 2022 version however are exiting the present version after one of many worst ever exhibits. Former Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria opened up on the affect of the exit in Pakistan cricket. “It is a shameful factor within the historical past of Pakistan cricket. You already know it already; aside from cricket, these folks have doomed each different sport. If you happen to play with gamers’ careers, then you need to face the repercussions”, Kaneria informed Sports activities Now.

“There are tons of gamers who’ve been making headlines with their performances however will not be getting an opportunity to play for the nationwide workforce. Gamers like Ahmed Jamal, and Shahnawaz Dahani who carried out nicely will not be getting alternatives. Muhammad Hasnain who was bowling nicely has been disappeared by these folks. Batters like Kamran Ghulam, and Sahibzada Farhan have been always scoring a great deal of runs within the home circuit, the place are these guys?” he added.

Kaneria additionally spoke in regards to the appointment of Gary Kirsten, coach of India’s 2011 World Cup-winning workforce,  because the Pakistan cricket workforce coach.

“Typically in the past, you determined to usher in a brand new coach, Gary Kirsten who helped India win the World Cup and can’t do wonders in only a few months. He isn’t a magician. In Pakistan cricket, politics is every little thing.

Gary will want plenty of time to grasp the politics and accordingly, he’ll begin working,” he mentioned.

“You will play the World Cup regardless of figuring out the truth that it is within the USA, we have now by no means performed cricket right here, and it requires plenty of time to get used to the circumstances. Realizing all of that, Pakistan cricket went on to play England and Eire the place circumstances are completely different compared to the USA. Nonetheless, you’ve the heart to refuse to play in warm-up video games in the US. Then you choose the ineffective workforce and repeatedly depend upon Babar-Rizwan, Babar-Rizwan, what is that this? Until

once we will tolerate these names. At any time when any main tournaments come, they fail to create that affect. They solely rating runs in opposition to groups like Zimbabwe, and Eire, after which they begin evaluating Babar Azam with Virat Kohli.”