The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is reportedly preparing to appoint Mickey Arthur as the ‘online coach’ of their senior national team. It has been reported that Arthur will only be available on site for limited assignments while working in parallel as a full-time coach for Derbyshire County Cricket Club. PCB’s decision has sparked mixed reactions from fans, with former captain Shahid Afridi also remaining skeptical of Arthur’s return, including as an ‘online coach’. The situation has sparked a social media meme fest among fans.
Arthur is not expected to be with the Pakistan team when they tour Sri Lanka in July or even the Asia Cup in September. But when the county season is over, he is expected to be physically present to guide Babar Azam & Co. But for the ODI World Cup later this year, Arthur is expected to be part of the coaching team.
However, Afridi is not one to be impressed by this setup.
Speaking of Arthur’s possible appointment as ‘online coach’, Afridi said: “The concept of online coaching by a foreign coach for the national team is incomprehensible; every era has the captain’s personal likes and dislikes to keep Pakistani cricket going It will be necessary to work on the base to provide the best training for the starting players.”
Shahid Afridi criticizes Najam Sethi’s online coach decision. #shahidafridi #najamsethi pic.twitter.com/hVID6bTuvg
— Shaharyar Ejaz (@SharyOfficial) January 30, 2023
Here’s how the news sparked a memefest on Twitter:
#onlinecoach #MickeyArthur #pcb pic.twitter.com/fOAa3Mq6ZU
— SöHåîL QâMäR (@Sohailmayo05) January 31, 2023
According to reports, Mickey Arthur will be an ‘online’ coach for Pakistan during the 2023 World Cup. We are very happy to offer ourselves as an online coach for any national team, just give us a buzz on Zoom, Teams or any other platform of your choice. We will virtually take your side.
— Icelandic Cricket (@icelandcricket) January 30, 2023
As Mickey Arthur is appointed Online Coach…
Scenes from the future.. pic.twitter.com/Y0KBgXPHzS— Allah Bakhsh (@AllahBakhshBalo) January 31, 2023
Hello @TheRealPCB
I would like to apply to become the online fitness coach.
I will change the players from cricketers to cricket athletesI have been highly recommended by my friends @MCCOfficialand I’m ready to start as soon as possible #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/W7g77PEIe8
— Hulkistan (@Hulkistan) January 30, 2023
Pakistan batsman if network error occurs during online conversation with coach Mickey Arthur: pic.twitter.com/HEBARrmW4Q
— Dr.Biolistic (@Dr_Biolistic) January 30, 2023
There are reports that Arthur could start a new chapter in his professional career as director of the Pakistan team from April 1. become a full-time trainer.
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