Published>Tue, Aug 10 10 04:17 PM
London, Aug 10(ANI): Former Pakistan fielding coach Julien Fountain has said that the current Pakistan team has 'technical and confidence-related issues' in the fielding department, which need to be addressed by a specialised fielding coach.
The Pakistan team has been criticised by many former cricketers for their lacklustre fielding performance, including in the second Test against England at Edgbaston, where they missed 14 catching opportunities.
"Specialist coaches are part of today's cricket coaching structure and should be utilized wherever possible in all departments. They have a more detailed knowledge in their particular area as they will have focused on analysing and problem solving specifics where a general coach may have not, or certainly not to such an extent," PakPassion.net quoted Fountain, as saying.
"The Pakistan team management seem to be light years behind in that department and are simply playing catch-up with the rest of the cricketing world."
"The current group of players have technical, as well as confidence-related issues that need to be addressed as soon as possible and can be addressed by a specialised fielding coach," he added.
The 40-year-old further highlighted that the teams that have specialist fielding coaches, including England, are reaping the rewards.
"Fielding is a vital part of cricket, especially in the limited overs formats. If a team is dropping catches like Pakistan are at the moment and letting runs through on a regular basis, they will struggle to win consistently," Fountain said.
"If you give top class players life after life, then you are going to be punished and it makes life very difficult for the bowlers," he added.
Fountain had worked under former coach Bob Woolmer when Pakistan toured England in 2006, as well as a stint in 2001 for a home series and training camp under Richard Pybus. (ANI)
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