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Former India batter Manoj Tiwary has slammed Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Mohsin Naqvi for not providing enough clarity and freedom to their players. Tiwary pointed at a frustrated moment in the Pakistan dugout when skipper Salman Agha threw a bottle while sitting alongside head coach Mike Hesson.
“If any country wants to move ahead, then the leader should be firm in his or her decision-making. There should be clarity, and freedom should be given. I don't think the PCB chief has given full freedom. Mike Hesson is the current head coach, and he is trying to take the team along,” said Tiwary as quoted by Hindustan Times.
“In the last game, we saw things got a bit frustrated between Hesson and the captain, Salman Ali Agha. Babar Azam was not sent out. Agha threw the bottle. It just proves that trust isn't there,” he added.
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What Hesson said about the viral incident
While Tiwary smells tension in the Pakistan dugout, their head coach Hesson has already given clarification on the matter. Hesson said that Agha was just disappointed with himself for getting out in the clash against Namibia. He also revealed that he was just about to talk to him about sending Mohammad Nawaz ahead of Babar Azam. Also, he had a conversation about promoting Shadab Khan up the order as well once the Namibia left-arm spinner’s quota of overs were completed.
“I’ve actually got sent that video, and you guys have really got that wrong," Hesson told the media on Friday. “I’ll talk you through what happened. I was going over to talk to Salman about getting (Mohammad) Nawaz to put the pads on as a left-hander, and Agha was upset that he just got out, so he threw the bottle into the ground,” Hesson told the reporters.
“(It had) nothing to do with the conversation we were having. And then, obviously, as I said, once the left-arm spinner finished, we talked about Shadab (Khan) getting his pads on to come in after. So it was a really simple conversation that often he wasn’t even part of. He was just standing there, being pretty disappointed that he was out, and just happened to be in the crossfire. So, amazing what people can interpret sometimes," he further clarified.
Pakistan to face England next
Pakistan’s first Super 8 game and against New Zealand was washed out due to rain. Pakistan and New Zealand will share a point each. Pakistan’s next game is scheduled to take place on February 24 at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. Pakistan will go up against England.
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