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Peter Moores turns down Pakistan coaching job

Reuters Published May 2, 2016
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Former England coach Peter Moores has turned down an opportunity to succeed Waqar Younis as the new Pakistan coach, the 53-year-old Englishman said.

Coaching Pakistan, traditionally a fractious bunch of talented individuals, is one of the toughest jobs in international cricket and Younis stepped down a disillusioned man last month after the team's poor World Twenty20 display in India.

Younis' exit has forced the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) into fresh head-hunting and Moores said he declined a chance to return to international coaching after England sacked him for the second time last year.

“I was hugely flattered to be approached,” Moores, currently a consultant with Nottinghamshire, told ESPNcricinfo.

“And I was very tempted by such a prestigious role with an exciting team.

“But having thought about it deeply, I don't think it is the right time for me or my family. I have committed myself to a consultancy role with Nottinghamshire and I am enjoying spending time with my kids as they grow up.”

After the team's woeful campaigns both in the Asia Cup and the World Twenty20, the PCB has embarked on rebuilding the side, appointing former cricket captain Inzamam-ul-Haq as the new chief selector.

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@sheikh
May 02, 2016 11:32am
Intellegent decision, he may have remembered Bob wolmer.
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Sherry
May 02, 2016 12:04pm
Good! He wasn't going to do anything great with this team anyway.
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SAEED MASOOD
May 02, 2016 12:19pm
Obviously it will not be an easy job to find a real good head coach for Pakistan cricket team and after finding one then making him successful with the team which is distrained for so long...the tragedy will be to go for the second choice or number two level coach because that will not serve the purpose...lets hope for the best..Inshahallah...
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PCBtakeover
May 02, 2016 12:20pm
lol @ Pakistan cricket situation. We need our own Pakistan cricket legends to come back to Pakistan cricket and take over PCB. These Legends of Pakistan made name and fame by being part of cricket and when now they are famous some one is politician and others are businessmen and taking advantage of their big fame and name. but do you think its fair with PAKISTAN??? NO NO NO !!! Stop doing politics/businesses. PAKISTAN cricket has of potential ! The Legends should take over PCB and CRICKET their business. and when Pakistan team becomes number 1 over all. These legends will be more legendary and more rich !!!
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Shea LeBasher
May 02, 2016 12:23pm
Who the heck is Peter Moore?! why we approached some no name cricket person for this role? shame on PCB . With the presence of Miandad, Asif Iqbal, Majid Khan to name a few... we contact this no-name no gooder of a cricket person who played or maybe played for counties in England !! just because of the England tour?
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Zak
May 02, 2016 12:33pm
Life>Money
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mohd
May 02, 2016 12:39pm
family problems not the real reason.The real reason for not accepting is threat of terrorism in the country
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Mohit
May 02, 2016 12:40pm
Suprised he was approached.He Got sacked twice with people management issues and Pak suffers mostly coz of that..still pak thought of appointin him..Lil surprising for me.
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Ahsan Khan
May 02, 2016 12:41pm
Never heard of him.
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kalhoro
May 02, 2016 01:12pm
So what are we with left with
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Ahmed
May 02, 2016 01:13pm
So a guy sacked twice by the ECB is good enough for us??? Grow a spine PCB!!!
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Ali Abbas
May 02, 2016 01:16pm
Working in a troubled country is one thing and working under people like Najam Sethi and Shehryar Khan is another. Not only this, there are players like Ahmad Shahzad and Umar Akmal who make coaching job a living nightmare. Any foreigner with a sane mind will never go for this job.
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divergence
May 02, 2016 01:45pm
What's wrong in hiring a local coach, after all hasn't Indian bowling attack benefited a lot from Wasim Akram's tips and guidance? As far as PCB is in a quandary, things won't change for Pakistani cricket overall.
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Riaz
May 02, 2016 01:46pm
I don't want to be seen as being critical for the sake of it! However the PCB and its advisers cant even get this right! You make an offer to someone who you have done some research and assessment on as to whether he is in synch with the culture , system and has previously shown some indication of positive attitude towards Pak cricket. Mr Moores to me does not fit the bill, I do t want to elaborate, but sitting from outside it is obvious. More concerning is the fact these guys don't see it. God bless pak cricket!!!
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divergence
May 02, 2016 01:47pm
If any team member refuses to work under a local coach or any other, he should be dismissed immediately.
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Kashmiri
May 02, 2016 01:57pm
These bunch of cricketers will do no good to your country. Sports is good but it should yield something for nation which your cricket team failed to do from a long time
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Joe
May 02, 2016 01:58pm
The fact that someone would want to coach a mid-level county team over the National Team of Pakistan tells you everything you need to know about the state of affairs...
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Cricket fan
May 02, 2016 02:01pm
That's alright!!! But question is- will any foreign coach will be ready to come Pakistan?
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Samrat
May 02, 2016 02:02pm
Basically, the salary offered is just peanuts. The bitter truth.
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AJK
May 02, 2016 02:11pm
So Aqaib and Moshin are right that foreign coach will be preferred. What is an offer everyone understands. So the people at helm of affairs at PCB are on for a foreign coach. Peter has declined so the race is for Foreigh Coach period.
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INDIA FIRST
May 02, 2016 02:24pm
The salary offered might be the real reason.
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KARACHI WALA
May 02, 2016 02:41pm
Very sane decision.
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divergence
May 02, 2016 02:49pm
What's the point in hiring a foreign coach when you have ample opportunity and past world class players who can contribute a lot in guiding cricket team. If any individual player has a problem getting coaching from a particular coach, then that player does not deserve a place in national team.
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CALCUTTA MAN
May 02, 2016 02:50pm
@INDIA FIRST nah...it's not the salary. Even if the offer was good, who wants to lead a band of people high on ego and low on skills?
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Basit Ali
May 02, 2016 03:22pm
The Pakistani team should be flown to the West Indies for six months to train under coach Sir Viv Richards. Not sure if any foreign coach would want to come here and stay
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INDIA FIRST
May 02, 2016 03:28pm
@CALCUTTA MAN yes ofcourse! Thats a valid point.
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Revenge
May 02, 2016 03:29pm
@Cricket fan I don't think so. The lifestyle they're used to is just totally opposite. Its like back to stone age.
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Anuj
May 02, 2016 03:36pm
He must have remembered Bob Woolmer.
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Samrat
May 02, 2016 03:37pm
@Cricket fan not if he's sane.
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Samrat
May 02, 2016 03:40pm
What is the package being offered to foreign coaches?
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Rohit Singh
May 02, 2016 04:00pm
One reason i think of hiring a foreign coach is discipline issue, local coaches however good have their Favoritism issue and still embroil in some sort of politics.
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divergence
May 02, 2016 03:59pm
@@sheikh if you have any proof that Bob Woolmer's murder had anything to do with PCB or coaching Pakistani team, then provide the evidence. The bane of social media is just there are lots of allegations and rumors but zero proofs.
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Hitesh
May 02, 2016 04:06pm
To coach Pakistani team is not tougher , however the toughest job is to find a good coach for this team
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AXH
May 02, 2016 04:11pm
@Mohit - Nothing that the PCB does surprises us. It is expected of an organization that is littered with political appointees.
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Cricket Fan
May 02, 2016 04:16pm
Why the hell did he apply for the job then?
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ZAK
May 02, 2016 04:24pm
First the security situation in Pakistan should be improved only then approach foreign coaches. How do you expect a foreign coach to come work here when your own PSL is not been conducted at home?
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divergence
May 02, 2016 05:14pm
@ZAK I don't think Pakistan is in desperate need to hire a foreign coach, this team, if it wants to improve and perform, can do so with a local coach. The reasons behind Pakistan's despicable performance are many, including management of the PCB, and their not paying attention to domestic cricket and having more stadiums in Pakistan. Even if security is improved, there are many areas PCB should pay attention to.
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Samrat
May 02, 2016 05:33pm
@ZAK why does a foreign coach needs to come to Pakistan for coaching? Home matches are played in UAE, no ?
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Samrat
May 02, 2016 05:36pm
@divergence good point, similarly like 'ICC = BCCI and its BCCI that bans Ajmal, hafeez, and others'. Show the proof.
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Revenge
May 02, 2016 05:47pm
@ZAK PSL will still be played in UAE cause no foreign player would come to PAK.
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Revenge
May 02, 2016 05:48pm
Why not appoint any of those from PSL?
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Revenge
May 02, 2016 05:49pm
@Basit Ali can PCB afford it?
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Gulfam Nawaz
May 02, 2016 05:57pm
Pak should get Ravi Shastri - he is from south Asia, understands Asian players mentality and is great at man management.
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AD
May 02, 2016 05:59pm
@Cricket fan Before a foreign coach comes I think a foreign team will come. Whenever that happens. No time soon.
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divergence
May 02, 2016 06:01pm
@Gulfam Nawaz No foreign coach, India is also not Pakistan
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AD
May 02, 2016 06:04pm
@Hitesh I think you got it all wrong. There are guys who's ego is bigger than the game. Now isn't that tough to coach someone like that. Now multiple that by 10.
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Revenge
May 02, 2016 06:11pm
@divergence yes, Indians are more manageable and less egoistic.
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divergence
May 02, 2016 06:15pm
I just can't understand why a fuss is being made on someone's refusing a job, someone whose name most people did not even know about. I think most of the comments here lack seriousness, understanding and are just being made for the fun of it. Hasn't Pakistani team been managed in the past by local coaches, actually the reason and the fun some commentators are seeking in, is that Pakistan is such a pathetic country where terrorism is occurring on every street, the reality is not what it seems to be. Have a nice day all of you
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divergence
May 02, 2016 06:16pm
@Revenge Your egotism is visible through social media comments, I need not say more.
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divergence
May 02, 2016 06:19pm
I think Indians will never get that there is no competition between India and Pakistan, and contrary to what most Indians think that it has to downgrade Pakistan in every segment and area. It is sad to realize and see this thing. I hope this excessive nationalism regarding Pakistan from India will end one day, let's wait for that day.
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Asfiq uldat
May 02, 2016 06:24pm
@Shea LeBasher why abuse him for no reason? He didn't come begging to PCB for the job..!
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Samrat
May 02, 2016 06:28pm
@divergence who's talking about competition here? This article is regarding someone not accepting a job offer.
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Revenge
May 02, 2016 06:30pm
@divergence I hope its less than YK, Shehzad and Akmal.
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INDIA FIRST
May 02, 2016 06:32pm
@divergence what @Revenge says is true, even you that.
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Trump
May 02, 2016 07:11pm
I am not surprised by his decision.
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Ahmad N.
May 02, 2016 07:28pm
He refused because he knows ins and outs of Pak cricket. Its all about plundering as much as possible as they know time is running out.
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Doc PhD USANo
May 02, 2016 07:34pm
Why PCB is looking for a Foreign Coach when there are so many legends in Pakistan who have played and brought a name to the country? Simply WHY! PCB itself needs a Re-Organization and the Government MUST take a close look at it and bring in legend Cricketers for revival of Pakistan Cricket.
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Raza Ahamd
May 02, 2016 07:47pm
@Doc PhD USANo Government taking the closer look is causing all the problems. PCB needs to be privatized and run by Shareholders. If the investors are there some of this nepotism goes away
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gp65
May 02, 2016 08:41pm
@divergence "What's wrong in hiring a local coach, after all hasn't Indian bowling attack benefited a lot from Wasim Akram's tips and guidance?" Is Wasim Akram local to India? Strange example to provide while talking of local coach.
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gp65
May 02, 2016 08:42pm
@Cricket Fan "Why the hell did he apply for the job then?" Please read the article. PCB reached out to him. Nowhere does it say, he applied for this post.
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divergence
May 02, 2016 09:08pm
@gp65 My point was, if foreigners can benefit from our Pakistani players,why can't the Pakistani team learn the same tips from Pakistani legends? Seems like, on social media, people are unable to understand what others are saying or they pretend to act innocent.
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Sam
May 02, 2016 09:14pm
Why he applied INT en first place if wasn't planning to be away from kids and family? Seems like it was a publicity stunt for him. As for PCB - what goes around comes back around.
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Ashfaq
May 02, 2016 10:19pm
Pakistan should approach Viv Richards as he seems to have some sympathy for Pakistan. Not many good coaches will take this job and you have to go for tier 2 or 3 coach.
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Amir
May 02, 2016 10:22pm
thank you very much Peter for doing this favour to Pakistan else it would have been the big blunder.
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SHAH
May 02, 2016 10:44pm
Good; enough of you Pete.. go do something else for a change;
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Sam
May 02, 2016 11:13pm
Basit Ali will be a great choice. He is good on TV shows, sud try him next.
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a
May 02, 2016 11:16pm
@Samrat Because the coach has to attend meetings at Board HQs at sometime.
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Revenge
May 02, 2016 11:17pm
@Sam It was PCB who approached him and not the other way.
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khalsi
May 02, 2016 11:22pm
Afridi, Shahryar and Waqar should learn from this guy.
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b.k
May 03, 2016 01:43am
briliant idea---lets mane afridi the coach.
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Kadva Sach
May 03, 2016 02:32am
Security concerns?
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CW
May 03, 2016 09:09am
@ZAK Ohhh... I agree so much with you!
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Omar
May 03, 2016 09:51am
We have lost non stop with a coach.What's the worry.
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