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Greg Chappell likely to replace Alam as Pak coach | The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is in search of a new coach for the national squad following the humiliating drubbing Down Under, and speculations are rife that former Australian batsman and India coach Greg Chappell is likely to replace Intikhab Alam. According to PCB insiders, given
the team's pathetic performance in the recent past and increasing indiscipline,
Chappell has emerged as the frontrunner for the post due to his high credentials
as a tough taskmaster. However, there has been no official word from the PCB regarding
appointing a foreign coach, but Chief Operating Officer (COO) Wasim Bari has made
it clear that the board has kept its options open. Bari said that the PCB is open
to all options, including the appointment of a foreign coach "if necessary." "It's
all about finding the right coach. He could be from Pakistan or abroad. Personally,
I believe that our team is capable of doing better. What we lack at the moment
is in-depth planning. We just want to win on talent alone and you can't get consistent
results with such an approach," Bari said. Chappell is also keen to join the Pakistan
team as coach before the England tour in July, The Dawn reported. Chappell had
been India's coach from 2005-2007, but his widely reported clashes with senior
players, including the then skipper Sourav Ganguly, and Team India's first round
departure from the 2007 World Cup forced him to quit the job. Pakistan has had
foreign coaches in the past too such as (late) Bob Woolmer and Geoff Lawson, however, they too had failed to revive the team's sagging performance in the past. |
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