Pakistan head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed and Babar Azam (AFP Photo)
Moin, who played 69 Tests and 219 ODIs for Pakistan, also criticised the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the national selectors for the way the cricket system has been handled in recent years. NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan captain Moin Khan has warned that the country could find it increasingly difficult to arrange bilateral series with top teams if the national side continues to struggle.
Moin said Pakistan have struggled across formats, particularly in Test cricket. “We have been struggling in all formats but notably in test matches and if this trend continues I am afraid people will lose interest in Pakistan cricket,” Moin said on a podcast. “Unless you don’t have continuity, stability and faith in a captain, coach or players, how can you expect to achieve good results,” he said. Moin said repeated changes in domestic cricket and the national team have affected Pakistan badly. The uncertainty has also resulted in players losing confidence in the system, according to him. The former wicketkeeper-batter also said the PCB often makes decisions based on the people in power at a particular time rather than following a consistent institutional approach. He said financial rewards would follow if a player first focused on performing successfully for the national team.
He fears the situation could get worse if the team’s poor results continue. “Whenever a chairman and management team is changed you see things change in our cricket system which are not necessarily productive. So where is the stability?,” he asked.