Former Pakistani captain and head coach Misbah-ul-Hak has questioned the fitness of the Men in Green players.
The 48-year-old was working as an analyst for a local media channel show for the T20 World Cup and was asked about the differences in fitness between his tenure and now.
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“Clear problem, fitness problem visible, Wakar sent off four times.” [as coach], once left. Players like myself, Shoaib Malik and Younus Khan are fitness obsessed and used to push themselves. A person who pushes others over the edge is not considered a good trainer or a good coach,” Misbah said.
“Their tummies are visible. Their lower bodies are heavy and they cannot move. The reason behind this is that there is no single fitness test, no benchmarks.
Misbah ul Haq stressed that fitness standards should be standardized at international and national levels.
“The fitness level for the national season is a joke. There was an argument that the standards used at the international level must also be used at the national level. National level managers were always against us.Fitness What.”
Note that Misbah was the head coach of the Pakistan men’s team from September 219 to September 2021.