Yasir Shah feels more comfortable working with local coaches than foreigners

He also paid tribute to Abdul Qadir.

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Veteran Pakistan leg-spinner Yasir Shah on Monday (September 16) admitted that he was more comfortable working under local coaches rather than foreigners because of the communication gap.

Before Misbah-ul-Haq's appointment as Head coach cum chief selector, Pakistan cricket dominated by Micky Arthur and his support staff for three years. Talking to the media in Karachi, Yasir said: “It has helped me a lot when we have had local coaches because they help a lot. I can say that Waqar Younis and Mushtaq Ahmed helped me a lot when they were with us. With foreign coaches, I feel it becomes a bit difficult due to communication issues.”

The 33-year-old continued, “With foreign spin bowling coaches, there is always a chance of communication gap. Sometimes, we can’t explain our views to them and sometimes, they cannot do the same for us. So, I feel that having a local spin bowling coach is a much better choice.”

The leg-spinner, who is the fastest to reach 200 Test wickets, admitted that he used to face problem in conveying his thoughts to Arthur and even he couldn't fully grasp what his former head coach was trying to tell. He added, “At times I couldn't convey what I wanted to discuss across to foreign coaches.”

Meanwhile, Shah has been Pakistan's premier spinner in the Test cricket over the past few years but he could not replicate his red-ball success in limited-overs cricket. He admitted, “That is true I have struggled in white ball cricket due to reasons. In the World Cup, the weather and pitches were not ideal for leg-spinners and other bowlers also struggled from other teams.”

He also expressed his shock at the death of legendary spinner, Abdul Qadir, adding: “Qadir bhai was an institution in the art of bowling leg-spin, googlies and flippers.”

Shah signed off by saying, “I remember once asking him why I couldn't bowl googlies like he did and he said my fingers were small. "But one learnt a lot from. Bowlers from other teams also sought his advice I think that shows what a world-class bowler he was.”

(With PTI Inputs)

 
 

By Rashmi Nanda - 17 Sep, 2019

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