A day after Pakistan cricket head coach Misbah-ul-Haq stepped down from his position of the chief selector of the team, former captain Ramiz Raja has said that the 46-year-old should now focus on building a team with mentally tough players. Raja went on to add that to achieve the goal Misbah will have to do away with his “old timer’s” approach which lacks experimentation and bring in “revolutionary” coaching methods instead.
The circketer-turned-commentator on his YouTube channel also hoped for the new selector to adopt a positive attitude as that would help Misbah-ul-Haq in his pursuit to build a strong Pakistan team.
“Hopefully the new chief selector will adopt a positive attitude because Misbah needs a lot of help. Misbah has a typical mindset which is based on safety and security and lacks experimentation. He follows a set pattern which is basically an old timer’s game.
“This is a new beginning and I hope he introduces revolutionary methods in coaching, which is not easy, and builds a team with mentally tough players,” Ramiz Raja said.
Raja opined that Misbah will have to relalise that criticims will not stop just because he has stepped down from his role as chief selector and advised him to handle the constructive criticism while igoring the “pointless remarks”. Ramiz Raja also asserted that not everyone in the Pakistan cricket circle wants to bring Misbah down but acknowledged that things can get messy if the results are not in his favour.
“I think Misbah will feel more comfortable in this role [only coaching] but there is still a huge responsibility on his shoulders. He must not think that there will no longer be any criticism. What he needs to do is handle the constructive criticism well and don’t worry about the pointless remarks.
