Gary Kirsten Highlights The Importance Of ‘fine-tuning’ Among Pakistan Players

Pakistan’s white-ball head coach, Gary Kristen, has highlighted the need of making some minor adjustments in the current Pakistan national cricket team. 

Kirsten held a meeting with the mentors and the head coaches of the teams participating in the ongoing Champions One-Day Cup in Faisalabad.

The meeting was also attended by Pakistan’s high-performance coach David Reid and Director of High Performance and the Champions Cup, Nadeem Khan.

Kirsten, the ex-South African legendary batsman stated that Pakistan has so much talent but the players need a minor adjustment and ‘fine-tuning’ in order to perform better. 

He also highlighted the importance of teamwork to win major trophies and series.

“Individuals can win matches, but series and titles are won through teamwork,” he said.

Earlier this week, Gary Kirsten acknowledged that Pakistan’s top two pacers, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah are overwhelmed with work. 

Kirsten, while commentating on Monday’s Champions One-Day Cup, revealed a shocking insight regarding ace pacer Afridi, who according to him, bowled three times more than any other fast bowler in the world.

“Fast bowlers are always under immense pressure to deliver and win games. When we look at our key resources, Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shah have carried the bulk of the workload for Pakistan across all formats,” said Gary Kirsten.

“Shaheen has bowled three times more overs than any other fast bowler in the world over the last 18 months. That’s alarming—you’re bound to wear him down eventually,” he added.

It is worth noting that Shaheen and Naseem are a regular part of the Pakistan team across all formats. 

Due to their excessive workload, they have suffered from multiple injuries which have led to their exclusion from major tournaments like ACC Men’s Asia Cup 2022 and ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023.