• Wednesday, April 24, 2024

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No compromise on discipline, warns new Pakistan coach

By: Eastern Eye Staff

Pakistan’s newly appointed cricket coach Mickey Arthur put his future charges on notice on Monday, warning he would not compromise on discipline, fitness and fielding ahead of tough tours in England and Australia. Arthur, who successfully coached his native South Africa from 2005-2010 before migrating to Australia, replaced Waqar Younis, who resigned following Pakistan’s disastrous World Twenty20 campaign in India last month. His appointment is part of wholesale changes Pakistan made to lift the team, which has slumped to ninth in one-day and seventh in Twenty20 rankings. The dismal slide is mainly blamed on players’ poor discipline, and Arthur warned…

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