Former Pakistani fast-bowler Aaqib Javed expressed that Pakistan will need at least two years to recover from the slump in form and believes that there is not short-term remedy for Pakistan cricket’s problems.
According to local media reports, “At the moment they are all over the place,” said Aaqib. “I am worried when Misbah and Younus go, what will happen to their batting? We have seen the Sri Lankans struggling after losing two great players [Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara]. The challenge can’t be solved in six months or one year.”
Aaqib rued the downfall of the academies in Pakistan which resulted in a stunted production of talented individuals. “Nobody actually realized the development in Pakistan stopped and it is hurting them right now,” said Aaqib. “They used to have the best academy system back in Pakistan which they stopped in 2010.”
He added, “All these players are from this system and once you produce players from the system you can depend on that group of players for four or five years. All of a sudden when you stop your development plans you have no more players coming up from your system.”
“So now, Pakistan has to wait at least two years and they should realize that they should not expect any miracle from Mickey Arthur or somebody else,” he said. “It’s not about people, it’s not about personalities – it’s about the system.”
In his decade-long career, Aaqib bagged 54 Tests and 182 ODI wickets in 22 and 163 matches, respectively. Aaqib Javed was appointed as director for ‘Lahore Qalandars’ in Pakistan Super League while he is also likely to be the bowling consultant for national team.
Earlier, former bowler Aaqib Javed resigned from coaching post of United Arab Emirates (UAE) team.
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