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Pakistan Coach Unhappy With Players' Fitness After Bangladesh Loss, PCB Set To Impose 'Central Contract' Condition

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will conduct stringent fitness tests before awarding central contracts for the next 12 months, bringing currently contracted players and other international and domestic performers into the ambit. The fitness test will be carried out between September 6 and 8 at Lahore and the process will be supervised by white ball head coach Gary Kirsten and the team's physiotherapist and trainer. The players will then leave for Faisalabad for the Champions Cup.

Gary Kirsten To Oversee Pakistan Domestic One-Day Meet

Pakistan's white-ball head coach Gary Kirsten will oversee the Champions Cup domestic one-day competition in which all the contracted players have been asked to play. Kirsten will be helped by physiotherapist Cliff Deacon and strength coach Dreks Simon to check players' performance and fitness before Pakistan's white-ball matches this season. The three will also conduct fitness tests for the national Test squad and other international players. The red ball format head coach, Jason Gillispie and high performance coach, Tim Nielsen will leave for Australia on Wednesday after the conclusion of their series against Bangladesh.

"No Communication Gap": Pakistan Stars Disagree With Each Other On Language Barrier Statement

Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood has disagreed with the statement made by teammate and fast bowler Naseem Shah that there is a language barrier between the team and foreign coaches. With former Australian cricketer Jason Gillespie taking over as Pakistan's new red ball head coach ahead of the two-Test series against Bangladesh, Naseem had said that players face difficulties in communication when the coach is a foreigner. However, Masood has vehemently disagreed with Naseem's statement, saying that Pakistan have made huge strides in improving in that regard.

"Not Who The Coach Is": Sanjay Manjrekar's Post Blasted By Internet As Anti-Gautam Gambhir

The Gautam Gambhir-era in Indian cricket started on Saturday with the side taking on Sri Lanka in the first of a three-T20I series. From the time, Gambhir took over as the Indian cricket team coach, anticipation has been building over his tenure. As the mentor of Kolkata Knight Riders, Gambhir guided the team to the IPL 2023 title. Earlier, he guided Lucknow Super Giants to two straight IPL playoffs.

As Gautam Gambhir Begins India Coach Job, Sanjay Manjrekar's Blunt Reminder Of His Role

Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar triggered a debate on social media with his strange remarks about the coaches of the Indian team. Just as Gautam Gambhir prepares to begin his stint as the head coach of the Indian men's national team, Manjrekar suggested that there's no 'direct correlation' between coaches and the team winning the World Cup. Manjrekar, instead, suggested that it's all about Indian cricket and the way it is functioning that suggests how successful a team is or isn't.

Pakistan Cricket Board To Step Up Focus On National A, Junior Team Programs For Players' Exposure

Following the footsteps of other leading cricket nations, the Pakistan Cricket Board has also begun stressing about providing exposure to its backup players through its national A and junior team programs. The PCB announced on Tuesday that the Pakistan Shaheens would play a return series of four-day and one-day matches against Bangladesh A, besides hosting Sri Lanka A this year. "The idea is to revive pathway cricket projects so that our backup talent is constantly getting exposure of international cricket against other sides besides domestic cricket," a board official said.

"Won't Have A Place In Team...": Pakistan Cricket Board Chief's Blunt Warning To Players

Amid criticism over the team's performances in recent times, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi has announced a significant overhaul in the system to improve the quality of cricket. Naqvi discussed the same with other PCB stakeholders, and the white-ball and red ball team head coaches -- Gary Kirsten and Jason Gillespie. Naqvi also revealed that both Kirsten and Gillespie will join the selection committee along with former players Mohammad Yousuf and Asad Shafiq, as well as the current team captains from both white-ball and red-ball formats.

PCB To Reduce Central Contracts Duration But No Pay Cut For Pakistan Cricketers

The Pakistan Cricket Board on Monday decided to reduce duration of its central contracts from three years to one but opted against reducing payment to its players. The decisions were taken during a meeting in Lahore called by PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi. Among those present in the meeting were Pakistan's new red-ball coach Jason Gillespie, white-ball coach Gary Kirsten, selectors Mohammad Yousuf and Asad Shafiq, assistant coach Azhar Mahmood and other senior officials. The board said it intends to make significant overhauls to its policies after the national team's debacle in the T20 World Cup, wherein Pakistan failed to make the Super Eight stage following defeats to India and the USA.

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Pakistan Coach Unhappy With Players' Fitness After Bangladesh Loss, PCB Set To Impose 'Central Contract' Condition

Gary Kirsten To Oversee Pakistan Domestic One-Day Meet

"No Communication Gap": Pakistan Stars Disagree With Each Other On Language Barrier Statement

"Not Who The Coach Is": Sanjay Manjrekar's Post Blasted By Internet As Anti-Gautam Gambhir

As Gautam Gambhir Begins India Coach Job, Sanjay Manjrekar's Blunt Reminder Of His Role

Pakistan Cricket Board To Step Up Focus On National A, Junior Team Programs For Players' Exposure

"Won't Have A Place In Team...": Pakistan Cricket Board Chief's Blunt Warning To Players

PCB To Reduce Central Contracts Duration But No Pay Cut For Pakistan Cricketers