Coaches doing their job very well

Pakistan women’s cricket team captain, Sana Mir said on Thursday that she is very happy with her coaches adding that they are doing their job very well.

Mir contradicted a news item published in a section of the press saying that they were fully satisfied with their coaches.

“It is due to our hard work and devotion of our coaches that we won the first gold in the Asian Games last year,” she told APP on Thursday.

“It is due to our coaches that women’s cricket over the years has transformed into a specialised sport.

Sana, who was Player of the Tournament at the 2008 Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier, currently ranks 16th in the ICC Women’s ODI bowlers rankings.

Answering a question, Sana said that only those women can be good coaches who have played cricket themselves. Sana said that the central contracts awarded to them were a great achievement for women cricketers of the country.

“The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is having domestic competitions for women players on a regular basis and that is improving our standard,” Sana said.

Sana pointed out that the recently concluded Twenty20 Pentangular Women Cricket Tournament is a result of the PCB’s effort and commitment to the women’s game adding that women need encouragement and compensation for their hard work.