Ajit Karn
Wasim Akram, a former captain of Pakistan, has said that he has never thought about coaching the national team because captains and coaches in the country get a lot of hate, abuse, and criticism. “If the team is having trouble, you can criticise me. But it’s awful that everyone in Pakistani cricket always criticises and insults the captain and coaches, Akram said in an interview.
It is very hard to coach a cricket team in the Indian subcontinent. It is even more difficult to coach a Pakistani team. Wasim Akram, a great cricketer from Pakistan, has no trouble dealing with these problems, but he doesn’t feel ready for all the hate and abuse a coach gets when his team doesn’t do well. In every sport, there are going to be losses, and Akram feels like he can’t take the abuses anymore. In an interview, Akram talked at length about why he doesn’t want to be the head coach of the Pakistan national cricket team, which is led by Babar Azam.
“If the team isn’t doing well, I can take criticism. But in Pakistan cricket, it is unacceptable that everyone criticises and insults the captain and coaches “Akram said in an interview. “I don’t think I could handle the abuse and sometimes hate that the captain and coach have to take. I’m not that patient, especially when it comes to how people use social media. Some people, I think, just stay on Twitter all day and night to say bad things.”
In 1985, @wasimakramlive played his first Test match at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand, against New Zealand. The player, who is in the PCB Hall of Fame, played for Pakistan in 104 Tests and took 414 wickets. He also got 2,898 runs, with 257 not out being his highest score. pic.twitter.com/xqVutcjRLq — Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) on January 25, 2023
Akram also said that he didn’t want the extra stress of coaching the national team. “League cricket is different. There is more pressure and higher expectations, which is why I play for the Karachi Kings in the PSL.”
The legend of fast bowling said that as coach of the Karachi team, players often talk to him about cricket, and he is always there to help and guide them. “I’m always willing to help Pakistan cricket, but I won’t do it if I have to take criticism and insults from people who don’t need to.”
