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Pakistan hockey: Disappointment in Johor Bahru (II)

02 December, 2011

The failure in Johor Bahru is behind us but this failure should now make us plan in a better way for the future. I personally feel that the PHF should identify 8-10 educated individuals (not necessarily former players) and put them through crash coaching courses under a foreign expert so that this bunch of trained coaches has uniform training strategy.
I had a long discussion with Australian coach Paul Godouin during the course of this tournament regarding their training systems and coaching strategies for junior players. He told me that unlike the Australian national hockey team, who have a pool of 40-50 players training collectively, similar approach can not be adopted for the junior lot because they can not leave their respective states due to their educational commitments. However, each state has a pool of players under a designated coach.
The most important element in the Australian junior training programme is the uniformity in their coaching strategies. It was interesting to find out from him that all the coaches associated with junior training programmes in Australia are made to frequently meet to ensure that their game plans and strategies are similar with a result that whenever a junior team is selected, they are well aware of the drills and the game plans that they are supposed to follow.
I personally thought that Khawaja Junaid and Tahir Zaman were ideally suited for this sort of assignment but Khwaja Junaid is now doing well as manager of the Pakistan national team and it may not be advisable to withdraw him before London Olympics. Tahir Zaman, however, maybe roped in for this assignment. The second key element is to train a similar bunch in the art of physical fitness of hockey players. This again needs to be done through a foreign expert. However all these suggestions notwithstanding, the PHF should have an in house meeting to reevaluate their existing youth development plan.
Just introducing hockey academies is no solution unless they have the inherent strength and technical expertise to deliver. The junior event in Johor Bahru was the first real test and it should give the hockey federation education for future. Umpiring in Sultan Johor Bahru International Junior Tournament was of very poor quality. This was the unanimous opinion of the exerts, director umpiring of the tournament and almost all the team coaches. There was one instance in which the South Korean goalkeeper was shown the red card and a penalty stroke was also awarded for the same offence. As far as I can remember this is perhaps the second instance of its type in the entire history of international hockey. The Koreans almost walked off but were stopped by their coach. It was with great difficulty that they were persuaded to continue. I have already discussed this issue with Mr. Leandro Negre, FIH president, and he agrees that steps are required to improve international umpiring. I personally feel that International Hockey Federation (FIH) must evolve a policy decision whereby independent videos of all international events are produced which are then scrutinized by a specialist umpiring committee on a regular basis. There should be absolutely no room for incompetent umpires regardless of the backing of their national federations. This is something that the FIH must decide quickly.
Malaysia has now overtaken Pakistan and India as the leading organisers of international events in Asia. Johor Bahru Junior Hockey Tournament is an excellent addition as it will give junior teams a platform for exposure. Malaysia is already holding the Sultan Azlan Shah Tournament regularly and they have now established state of the art hockey academy which implies that they will soon be a force in Asia to reckon with. Their victory against India in last Asian Games was no surprise and the victory of their junior team in this international junior event was a proof of the fact that they have excellent reserve talent pool.
Hockey is also picking up as a spectator sport in Malaysia and the small stadium in Johor Bahru was jam-packed especially when the home team was playing. One hopes that this event will become an annual event as there is no other such tournament for the junior age group.
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Five-star Afridi demolishes Bangladesh

02 December, 2011

DHAKA: Shahid Afridi grabbed five wickets for 23 runs and then kept his cool in a batting crisis as Pakistan overcame Bangladesh by five wickets in the first One-day International in Dhaka on Thursday.
The leg-spinner ripped through the Bangladesh line-up as the hosts were bowled out for 91 after electing to bat at the Sher-e-Bangla stadium — with seven batsmen failing to reach double figures.
Pakistan lost five wickets chasing the modest target which was eventually overhauled in the 26th over to give the tourists the lead in the three-match series.
Seamer Rubel Hossain and spinner Shakib Al Hasan claimed two wickets apiece to leave Pakistan struggling at 63-5, before Afridi took his team home with an unbeaten 24 off 23 balls.
As the runs dried up on the turning wicket, Afridi broke free with three successive fours off Shakib and then cut the same bowler for another boundary to win the game.
Skipper Misbah-ul-Haq made 16 not out, sharing a match-winning stand of 30 with Afridi.
It was Pakistan’s 26th win in 27 one-dayers against Bangladesh, the lone defeat having come during the 1999 World Cup in England.
Bangladesh, who lost half the side for 31 runs on the slow wicket, were dismissed in 30.3 overs and barely managed to surpass their lowest one-day total against Pakistan of 87.
Wicketkeeper Sarfraz Ahmed picked up four catches as the four Pakistani spinners shared eight of the 10 wickets.
Bangladesh’s batting never recovered after losing opener Tamim Iqbal with the fourth ball of the innings, trapped leg-before by off-spinner Mohammad Hafeez.
Seamer Umar Gul, who shared the new ball with the spinner, struck in his third over when he forced Naeem Islam to edge a catch to Misbah in the slips.
Bangladesh skipper Mushfiqur Rahim was caught behind off Shoaib Malik for 11, before Afridi grabbed two wickets in one over to reduce the Tigers to 31-5.
Afridi had opener Shahriar Nafees caught at backward point by Malik and then saw Mohammad Mahmudullah edge a catch to Sarfraz three balls later.
Nasir Hossain and Shakib put on 36 for the sixth wicket to ensure Bangladesh surpassed their lowest ever one-day total of 58 — against the West Indies at the same venue during the World Cup in March.
Nasir made 21 with two boundaries when he top-edged a catch off Aizaz Cheema, while Shakib became Afridi’s third victim after scoring 15.
Last man Rubel Hossain hit an unbeaten 15 before Afridi claimed the final two wickets to terminate the innings. The second one-dayer will be played at the same venue on Saturday.
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