Former Pakistan Assistant Coach Tim Nielsen shared insights about his turbulent stint with the Pakistan Cricket Team and the national cricket Board (PCB), and also delved into the cultural challenges of coaching in Pakistan. With over 100 first-class matches and global coaching experience, Nielsen provided a candid look at PCB’s decision-making, player pressures, and the road ahead.

“If you look at it, there have been periods where overseas coaches have been brought in and then moved on, but the same ones have come back,” Nielsen said in a conversation with Pak Passion.

“I do think it creates uncertainty and makes it tough,” he added.

The 56-year-old coach also stressed on the role of team bonding and unity to achieve consistent success. However, he also argued that the constant turnover of coaching staff undermines this cohesion.

“The individuals [Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins] who are playing on the international stage are skilled cricketers,” he said.

“So, it’s difficult to perform against them. There just has to be more cohesion. And every time they (the board) make these changes, it chips away at that cohesion within Pakistan cricket as a whole,” he remarked.

Nielsen also commented on the overall approach of Pakistan cricket. “Pakistan cricket as a whole is very reactive; they yearn for success so much, but there are no silver bullets. It doesn’t happen overnight; it needs to be built, and the strong foundation is usually built by winning a bit, losing a bit, and losing a bit more,” he explained.

Reflecting on his interactions with the players, Nielsen shared a lighthearted anecdote about the language barrier. "I can promise you my Urdu is not very good, but the boys giggled and had a bit of a laugh, they all said theek hai, theek hai and they all kept saying jee jee. The time we had with the group was fantastic", he signed off.

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