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“This South African unit is quite resilient”
Despite being ecstatic with Pakistan’s seven-wicket win in the first Test against South Africa in Abu Dhabi, head coach Dav Whatmore has acknowledged that the Proteas will not go down without a fight in the second Test in Dubai.
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Younis was Pakistan’s head coach until he resigned in September 2011
A well-informed source has revealed that legendary Pakistan pace bowler Waqar Younis is highly likely to replace Dav Whatmore as head coach of the national team.
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“I immediately went up to Dav and apologised and explained the context and circumstances in which I made certain remarks”
Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal has issued an apology over the controversial remarks he made about head coach Dav Whatmore.
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Whatmore insists that he did not become Pakistan’s coach solely for the money
Pakistan coach Dav Whatmore has been heavily criticised as of late, but he recently revealed that he “didn’t take up this job because of the money”.
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“I feel we are in a better position than before”
Pakistan coach Dav Whatmore has announced that the national team will be back to their best when they take on South Africa in the United Arab Emirates in the coming days.
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“What needs to be done is to change Misbah’s approach”
Pakistan team manager Moin Khan has announced that he has “spoken” to captain Misbah-ul-Haq about making some changes in his captaincy in order to avoid being humiliated, like they were against Zimbabwe, in the future.
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“Overall I would say that our performance was satisfactory”
Pakistan team manager Moin Khan has announced that the national team “didn’t lose the series” against Zimbabwe after numerous former players and cricket pundits heavily criticised them for their shocking loss to the African nation in the second Test at Harare.
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“Pakistan cricket has hit rock bottom”
A number of former players who represented Pakistan have called for Misbah-ul-Haq to be stripped of the captaincy and head coach Dav Whatmore to be fired immediately after the national team suffered a humiliating loss to Zimbabwe in the second Test, which saw them drop from fourth to sixth on the International Cricket Council (ICC) Test team rankings.
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“Honestly speaking when Dav came they were lot of expectations from him and I don’t think he has delivered to those expectations”
Pakistan batting great Inzamam-ul-Haq believes that head coach Dav Whatmore should be counting his days as he has failed to live up to his expectations ever since replacing Mohsin Khan in March 2012.
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Whatmore may not be around for much longer
It is highly likely that Pakistan will have a new coach heading into the 2014 International Cricket Council (ICC) World Twenty20 and 2015 ICC World Cup as the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) are hesitant to renew current head coach Dav Whatmore’s contract, which expires in March 2014.
