Pakistan team had a couple of great tours as they defeated South Africa in limited-overs’ series followed by a comfortable win over Zimbabwe in T20Is and a complete domination in Test series. Former Pakistan cricketer Ramiz Raja was not happy with the recent Zimbabwe Test series as he called it a ‘mismatched series’.

Recently, Raja had urged current skipper Babar Azam to become a leader citing confusion within the team has now once again spoken about uplifting the Pakistan team.

“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 in a video on the YouTube channel 'The Indian News'.

Babar Azam needs to become a leader, says Ramiz Raja citing confusion within team

“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.

The 58-year-old then talked about short-term coaching and not having too many coaches on a permanent basis.

“I feel we shouldn't have too many coaches on a permanent basis. 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,” the cricketer turned commentator said.