145;Waqar146;s a friendly guy, not a coach146;

Pakistan have taken a short-term view in appointing Waqar Younis as the bowling coach. So says his former bowling partner Aaqib Javed, addin...

Pakistan have taken a short-term view in appointing Waqar Younis as the bowling coach. So says his former bowling partner Aaqib Javed, adding that the biggest problem could be his lack of experience as a coach.

That would not help when dealing with problems of different bowlers, says Aaqib, who started his career in the same year as Waqar.

Incidentally, Aaqib is a qualified coach and was one of the contenders for the job that eventually went to Waqar. But he looks beyond that to see what Pakistan can gain from the new appointment.

So, he reckons, what could go in Waqar8217;s favour is the fact that he is a 8216;8216;very friendly guy8217;8217;, good at developing rapports.

But there are obvious limitations, he says. 8216;8216;When he played Waqar was an individual who looked at his own game8217;8217;, Aaqib told The Indian Express from Lahore. 8216;8216;Here you will have four-five different kinds of bowlers with different mindsets. Different tricks work with different bowlers. He has got no experience of motivating players or looking at their problems. You will learn only if you have gone through a proper chain of training.8217;8217;

It8217;s a flaw that prevails in the sub-continent, he says. 8216;8216;What we lack in our countries is a concept of coaching. A culture that puts coaches through a system under-19s, academies and then makes them qualified to coach a national team. We only believe in putting big names in charge of our teams. At all levels you will have looked at 100-200 bowlers and only then will you have understood what each can do,8217;8217; Aaqib said.

EXIT EXTRAS

	nbsp;	During India8217;s tour last year the Pakistani bowlers struggled with their bowling run-ups and continued bowling wides. Here are Aaqib8217;s solutions. 8226; WIDES: Wrong wrist position. During the first 10-12 overs concentrate on bowling with natural swing and avoid trying too much. 8226; NO BALLS: Implement the 8216;take-off board8217; used in long jump. Regard the point of delivery as the take-off board and mark run-ups from that point. A few days practice will considerably solve this problem. 8226; BOWLING DELAYS: One over from a fast or medium pace bowler takes approximately 5 minutes to bowl. One delivery right from the run-up to the delivery point takes about six seconds 8211; that is 42 seconds for six balls of an over. The remaining 240 seconds are wasted in staring at the batsmen. It is not important to cut down on the run-up, it is more important to build a rhythm in the bowling. Bowl the ball, turn back and get back to your run-up. Draw a circle and practice for a few days and no one loses match-fees for delays.	nbsp;