Do we really need specialist coaches for every department of the game? All of a sudden this question has come to the fore, even though the same bunch of players was performing immaculately under just one coach till the test series against India.

What a coach can do with people have played over one hundred matches yet faulty in their techniques. We should look for some other options to overcome the problems being faced by the Pakistan cricket.

Now I think after the recent debacle in the ODI series against India the cricket administration should start thinking on concrete lines to bolster the national squad.

Just before the final stage of representing the national squad, a penultimate phase should be introduced. A young player should be selected for the stage and then get trained under qualified coaches. The coaches for the bunch should be assigned a duty to grade a player on the basis of his ability, and performance during the course of his training.

If a coach is assigned to grade players after every three months or any other span of time, then the boys will be motivated to do well, and the end result will definitely be in Pakistan’s favour.

The proposed scheme would act as a filtration plant at the very last end, which would provide the national team with a refined product in the form of a trained individual who can replace any injured or an out-of-form player. Moreover, the rotation policy will also be effective with this liberty of having a large group of trained players, and by doing so we will have more than eleven players ready to represent the team at the top level.

The question arises that do I want to say that the national team should be left alone with nobody to guide them through? What I believe is that there would be no need of a heavy-duty coach for the national team as the boys coming in would be properly groomed. Yes, a strategist would be needed to chalk out the approach to a match accordingly, and a physical trainer would be required to keep an eye on the fitness of every individual and to take endeavours to fix any problem in this all important aspect of the game.

As anyone is well aware that we are just about a year away from the all important world cup, therefore the policy should be implemented without further delay. The players of the under-19 team, which put up a wonderful show in Sri Lanka, should be picked for the penultimate pool and provide them with the best of coaches so that their imperfections can be rectified before the final stage of representing the nation.