Australia’s power-hitting coach wants Pakistanis to back their cricketers
Shannon Young also lauded Pakistan’s white-ball captain Babar Azam
LAHORE: Australia's leading power-hitting coach Shannon Young on Thursday talked to Geo News where he stated that people in Pakistan, due to their passion for cricket, criticise their players when they should back them.
Young backed Babar Azam saying that he is a world-class batter and if someone like him was in Australia, then he would have been supported a lot.
"He [Babar] is well, he is a world-class player," said Young while speaking about Babar's strike rate amid the ongoing criticism that the young skipper is facing.
“If there was a player like Babar [Azam] in Australia, we would have been supporting him instead of criticising. In Australia, we back them in and we say they've been world-class players, they're gonna be world-class players again.
"I think sometimes the passion tips over that these guys carry so much expectation through Pakistan's one of the best players in the world, he's gonna be fine," Young added.
Young also spoke about his visit to Pakistan, saying that his plan is to bring high-performance Australian cricketers and the younger cricketers for tours next year.
"We're hoping that maybe April. Previously, I've always wanted to come to Pakistan, so I got the opportunity and I knew really early on that Australians would love Pakistan. So we're gonna bring hopefully a couple of tours to play cricket here," he expressed.
Earlier today, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced the schedule of men’s 2024-25 international cricket season.
The 2024-25 home international season will begin with Bangladesh playing two Tests in Rawalpindi (21-25 August) and Karachi (30 August-3 September).
England will travel to Pakistan for three Tests in Multan (7-11 October), Karachi (15-19 October) and Rawalpindi (24-28 October), and the West Indies will touch down for two Tests in Karachi (16-20 January) and Multan (24-28 January).
Additionally, New Zealand and South Africa will take part in an ODI tri-series in Multan from 8-14 February.
Apart from the home international fixtures, the men's team will tour Australia, Zimbabwe and South Africa from 4 November to 7 January, playing two Tests, nine ODIs and nine T20Is.
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