Pakistan cricket authorities today announced signing up an Australian rugby trainer
David Dwyer to improve the fitness and fielding standards in the national
cricket team.
Dwyer has been appointed on an initial two-year contract on the recommendation
of chief coach Geoff Lawson which would be reviewed on basis of the team's
performances. Dwyer will arrive at Lahore with Lawson on Monday.
"Lawson believes Dwyer has the capacity and experience
to make things work with our players," said Zakir Khan, Director
cricket operations, Pakistan Cricket Board.
"He is said to be a capable trainer and has worked with
different rugby teams in Australia and also in Singapore," Zakir added.
Another official said the Board was also trying to rope in a baseball coach
as fielding trainer for the team but had so far met with no success as most
of the leading coaches in the states were busy in their season.
"The Board Chairman himself is personally pursuing the
case because of his contacts in the US," the official said.
Lawson and Dwyer will fly in to take charge of their assignments
at a time when uncertainty prevails in Pakistan cricket over the future of some
leading players.
Mohammad Yousuf, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Abdul Razzaq,
Asim Kamal and Imran Farhat have all confirmed they are considering offers to
play in the Indian Cricket League while a newspaper today reported that the
ICL organisers had made an enhanced offer of 100 million rupees to pacer Mohammad
Asif.
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