The newly appointed chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Ramiz Raja, has appointed Mathew Hayden as the head coach and Vernon Philander as the bowling coach ahead of the T20 International World Cup. According to the details, Australia’s great Mathew Hayden and South Africa’s Vernon Philander have been selected as Pakistan Cricket team coaches for the upcoming T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). People across the internet are really excited as if Hayden and Philander are going to play in the final eleven of the team. However, it is pertinent to mention here that both, Hayden and Philander, have no prior experience of coaching a cricket team and the world has earlier seen fine players like Greg Chappell, Anil Kumble, and Misbah ul Haq failing to deliver as a coach. Moreover, Mathew Hayden’s appointment without a coaching experience seems to be just okay, but everyone knows Vernon Philander. It is important to mention here that the South African medium pacer is a red-ball specialist and his inclusion as a white-ball coach looks quite unjustified and illogical. PCB Reeks of Nepotism & Favouritism – New Head Coach Vernon Philander who has been hired to give the Pakistan Cricket … Continue reading Five-times Unsold in IPL, Philander coaches Pakistan Ahead of T20 WC