Imran the legend
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He was in PCB as director ? For few years but don’t know his achievements ? he was a coach as well.
I think inzi and he’s at the same level.
You do not know what you are talking about.
He has a better record as captain than Imran Khan.
Under him, Pakistan won the series in Endia and drew the test series.
Miandad was appointed director-general in 2008, but his position lacked clarity. Under Zaka Ashraf in 2012, Miandad was given a formal administrative role to oversee domestic and international cricket. However, following uncertainty in the PCB top management in recent months, he has had less work on his plate.
In November 2008, he was appointed director general by former PCB chairman Ijaz Butt, but he quit after two months due to differences with the board over the scope of his role.
5 good years as Director General in PCB ? What he has done as director general sports in 5 years.
3-times coach.
As a coach, his innovations, like playing on marble slabs to help play on bouncy wickets are now used by other coaches.
As a coach, he improved legends Yousuf and Inzamam's game. I remember in a talk show where some old player told how he used to tie the legs of these batsmen to help them stop falling over after playing the shots and improve their balance and stance.
Some big players didn't want him around because he would not let them throw away matches. Remember the 1999 worldcup. Tell me one player who says Miandad was a bad coach.
As mentioned earlier his post was reduced to being a consultant. There was no power given to him by the board. The policies he made were not implemented because it would have made the PCB operations more transparent and would have reduced the powers of certain characters in the board.
He fought but when Sethi like characters came to run the board, he bid goodbye.
So why he stick 5 years if his policies wasn’t implemented or he has no say in PCB ?
i knew his achievements as a coach, twice he was successful, 3rd time was big failure
I think he played good cricket and he got enough chunk as director and coach.
Now cricket is changed, you need experienced with good set of modern coaching skills.
Really don’t know Jawed Bhai or Inzamamulhaq done any courses after leaving cricket.
Was he building a new country ? Took five years ? no implementation of his recommendations but he stick 5 yrs ? very questionable ??!!He said in one interview, that he completed his work during these years, but PCB was reluctant to implement them. Then Sethi's appointment made him to resign. His work is still available with the board, but you can see how many times his recommendations were followed.
If a student goes to a teacher, and the teacher gives his time and effort to improve the students learning, does his job diligently but in the end the student does not follow the teacher's instructions. How would that be a teacher's fault.
The game of cricket is still played with a bat and a ball. Coaching courses do improve individuals aspiring to be teachers who have limited knowledge of the game. Legends like Miandad have played 20 years of international cricket. It hurts even more when the players from touring teams approach Miandad for consultation to correct their mistakes when his own country men have no respect for a true legend.
So tell me the how these coaching training programs are made. Is it made by a computer or people with prior knowledge of cricket. I think you are getting confused with physical training with the game of cricket itself.
Was he building a new country ? Took five years ? no implementation of his recommendations but he stick 5 yrs ? very questionable ??!!
I understand he’s legend of cricket, I’ve lot of respect for him and other senior players like Inzamamulhaq, Mohd. Yousuf and I know cricket is been played by bat and ball only.
But PCB is a dept. You need thorough professionals to run the dept or to build and succeed and education and courses are equally important.
Well I don’t have to prove who I am and how old I am ? but now wanna tell that I’ve witnessed his last ball six 6 against India, 1st ever tournament final won by Pakistan. and I know the song “ jawed ko aik chakay ke 100 lakh milengay aur Tauseef bicaharay ko dharam 8 milengay” famous comedy show 50/50 if you remember.As told earlier, he performed his job diligently, ask PCB why they kept him for five years. They did not issue a time bound contract. If he was not performing, they had all the right tp remove them..
To compare him with Inzamam and Yousuf shows your cricketing knowledge. you might be very young or not born when he stopped playing regularly for Pakistan in the early 1990s..
People who know cricket, not only respect him for his batting but because of the brilliant cricketing brain that he possessed. He was famous for his ability to guide and bring the best out of his partner on the opposite side. For e.g. do watch the 1992 world cup semifinal against New zealand. See how he guides and picks spots for Inzamam to play his shots and talking to him after every shot.
Richie Benaud told once. Miandad as a captain, you may expect to change the course of the game anytime. He also made this famous quote.
"Miandad is a great Captain, with Imran leading the side."
You do not need an MBA or a CA to run PCB. We need people at the top who understand the system, the players and can produce good quality cricket.
e.g. if one owns a food product business, he would be able to sell the product as long as it has quality and it appeals to the customer. If the product is bad, not even the most brilliant business gurus would help to sell the product.
Because Asif Iqbal opened his sporting goods store by the name of AJ sports back then and has done really well for himself from it. Anyone who has watched cricket must have seen AJ sports logo either on the uniform, pads, bats, stumps etc etc.I don’t know why Asif Iqbal never participated in PCB though he showed UAE Shaikh’s how to build cricket stadium in desert and bring all those internationals teams in Sharjah where miandad hit famous 6. Hope you know Asif Iqbal
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