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KARACHI: Former Pakistan pace bowler Sarfraz Nawaz will be Pakistan’s fast bowling coach in the period leading up to next month’s Asia Cup in Bangladesh, cricket website PakPassion.net reported.
“I have been asked by the Pakistan Cricket Board to work with the current group of fast bowlers who are involved in the international setup before they leave for the Asia Cup. The training camp is scheduled to start on 2nd March and I'm looking forward to working with the pace bowlers,” Nawaz said.
He said that Pakistan can improve certain areas of their bowling attack.
“Pakistan's fast bowling resources are satisfactory, but certainly not great. The quick bowlers that Pakistan has at its disposal are decent, but there are areas of their bowling that each one of them can work on and improve.”
Nawaz added that he can help Pakistan’s fast bowlers by giving them advice and suggestions.
“I can offer them advice, give them some technical suggestions too on their bowling that will help them. At the end of the day coaches can guide, advise and give player's tips, then it's down to the cricketers themselves to implement those suggestions.”
Nawaz, who played for 18 years, also said that another problem with Pakistan’s pace bowlers was the lack of confidence.
“I don't want to name individuals, but having seen some of the performances in the series against England, it is obvious that there are a couple of fast bowlers who are short on confidence and need some work done on their bowling. I will take a close look at them at the camp and point a few things out to them that I have observed. I don't think the issues are serious and I am sure they will be ironed out. Sometimes with quick bowlers if they get the slightest thing wrong from a technical point of view, it can hinder their bowling. Technically there are some things that can be brushed up at the moment.”
Nawaz will also work with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on the National Cricket Academy Speacialised Coaching Programs to review emerging bowling talent across the nation.
