Let me be loud and clear about Richard Pybus: He is not the
ideal choice as the head coach of Tigers. While he was involved with Pakistan
and West Indies, he could only earn plenty of negatives rather than positives.
I have been following Pybus’ coaching since he was involved with Pakistan
cricket in 1999. Whenever Pybus was around, Pakistan’s results were nothing but
shambolic.
As soon as he was removed as coach after the Australian
tour, Pakistan picked themselves up tremendously under Javed Miandad in 2000
until that defeat in the dark at Karachi. In 2001, General Tauqir Zia, whom I
always rated as someone who knew nothing about the game, re-appointed Pybus
again to coach the Pakistan team in England. Pakistan’s performance was good
but showed his disinterest to coach Pakistan in 2001 and left after 9/11
terrorist attack.
Pakistan roped in Mudassar Nazar and until Australia dashed
them at Colombo and Middle East, Mudassar was doing a fantastic job. Pybus was
reappointed for the fouth time in 2002, September and one thing I could
realise, Pakistan’s future would be dark under this man, who might have been a
very competent customer as domestic level but at international level, he lacks
the ability to manage the men, plan accordingly, bring the best out of the
talents available and heavily lacks the ability to accept cultural differences.
Pakistan continued to take the downward spirals and at the end of World Cup
2003, Pakistan cricket hit the rock bottom and Pybus had to leave forever. It
took Pakistan and Mr. Tauqir Zia so long to realise how poor Pybus was as an
international coach.
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Pybus went to West Indies and I would only sahre the quotes
of Andre E Baptiste, “his is not the first time that Pybus has been negatively
associated with West Indies cricket, as we have all heard of his many battles
with leading players.
If one did not know better,
it would be easy to surmise that Pybus was actually jealous of some West
Indian players. Some suggest it could be the style, the dress, the wealth of
the players or something as basic as their good looks, which is probably a more
important criteria than most believe in light of how easy foreigners seem to be
attracted to our West Indian stars.
So who is Richard Pybus?
And why did the WICB hire him? And what of the fact that coaches in the
Caribbean squirm, when they hear his name? Pybus was employed with both
Pakistan and Bangladesh cricket associations, with little noticeable success
during either term”.
Andre also added, “As we are now in May 2016 (31 months into
a 36 month contract), we can honestly look at the Professional Cricket League
pioneered by Pybus and state it has failed. He did not understand and respect
the cultural differences from Guyana to St Kitts to Jamaica to Antigua to Barbados
to St Vincent to T&T to Grenada to Dominica to St Lucia. But this is not
his fault. He is a stranger in a land, where there is a rich history of pride,
reputation, style and not one of dogma and contempt. It has been difficult to
make the necessary adjustment”.
Even there was a school of thought, Pybus interfered with
each and everything in West Indies.
Thankfully, that guy left West Indies.
Good for Pakistan, they did not decide to stick to him
further.
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Pybus’ association with Pakistan and West Indies were not
chummy. Even when he came to Bangladesh five years ago,the experience was not
good. He left in the twinkle of an eye. If I had to praise the previous BCB
boss for one reason, Mustafa Kamal, then it would be his decision to let Pybus go
without even caring his proposals.
Whether Pybus would be the head coach of Bangladesh or not,
still not yet decided, but for the sake of engaging a foreign coach, it would
not be smart enough to rope in someone like Pybus, who, as a person is very critical
and lacks the personality to control the team.
I expect the Bangladesh media and celebrated critics to act
sensibly in this case.
Bangladesh matter more than settling personal scores.
Thank You
Faisal Caesar
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