Pakistan team should have separate coach for T20 format: Raja

Pakistan's former cricketer-turned-commentator Ramiz Raja, in a Youtube video on Tuesday, stated that the national men’s team should have a separate coach for the shortest format of the sport.

The 58-year-old claimed that the team also required a team director which would be in line with modern thinking.

“If you start fearing defeats, you end up losing. I feel, and according to modern thinking, this team needs a team director. Until and unless you don't streamline the coaching system in U-19 team, the A team, the academies, the first-class team and the Pakistan team, until then the major issues will not be resolved,” Raja said.

“And I am talking about T20 cricket and take power-hitting for example. You can define roles such as T20 coaches and power-hitting experts much better. You can have Misbah (ul Haq) as the Test coach and have somebody else as the T20 coach,” he added.

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The former cricketer also believed that that the national side should opt for coaches with short-term contracts according to the conditions in which a tour is being conducted.

“I feel we shouldn't have too many coaches on a permanent basis, they should be your horses for courses. If you have gone to South Africa, pick a local cricketer with knowledge of the local conditions and bring him to the team. This long-term basis backfires and we need to focus on short-term coaching stints and according to the tours,” he concluded.