Younis Khan becoming batting coach highlights Misbah’s failure as coach, says Aamir Sohail

PCB have hired Younis Khan as batting coach for Pakistan team.

Former Pakistan captain Aamir Sohail highlighted current coach and selector Misbah-Ul-Haq’s failure as a batting coach after PCB hired Younis Khan as the team’s batting consultant. He said that the board realized Misbah was not a "good enough" batting coach.

Pakistan has won 6 of their 15 matches across formats under the coaching of Misbah-ul-Haq since September 2019. In their recent tour of Australia, Pakistan was unable to win a single match as they lost both their Test matches by an innings margin and also forfeited the T20I series with a 2-0 margin.

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"The fact is that Misbah-ul-Haq for reasons best known to the PCB, was given the roles of Head Coach and Chief Selector, and he was also looking after the position of batting coach. Many of us commented then that this was not a good idea as batsmen who are struggling in some aspect of their batting are unlikely to share their problems with the Batting Coach who happens to be the Chief Selector and the Head Coach as well,” Sohail said.

"In that context, Younis Khan’s appointment, whilst recognizing his experience, is proof that the PCB is accepting the fact that they made the wrong decision by entrusting Misbah with so many roles. What the PCB is implying is that Misbah is not a good enough batting coach which is why they had to bring in someone like Younis Khan into the picture as a batting consultant," Aamir Sohail wrote in his blog for PakPassion.net.

Aamir also called for Misbah to make sure he doesn’t inculcate his defensive tendencies in new limited-overs captain Babar Azam.

"If Babar has been identified as Pakistan’s captain in at least 2 formats of the game, then it’s incumbent upon the PCB to help him become the best captain he can be. This can be achieved by identifying any weaknesses in his leadership qualities and by good mentoring. But if Misbah is to be Babar’s mentor, then we have a problem because he was himself criticized for being a defensive captain,” Sohail said.

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"The onus is on Misbah, to be honest about his own deficiencies as a captain and to make sure that Babar does not make the same mistakes he made, especially when it comes to making sure that the younger players are given good chances to ensure a brighter future for Pakistan cricket," the 53-year-old stated.