'Pakistan needs proper junior structure' - David Dwyer
In an in-depth interview with Abdul Habib from cricistan.com , David Dwyer, Pakistan's fitness trainer, talks about the lack of a properly structured and competitive junior programme in Pakistan cricket and the need for consistency in personnel;
Akhila Ranganna
25-Feb-2013
In an in-depth interview with Abdul Habib from cricistan.com, David Dwyer, Pakistan's fitness trainer, talks about the lack of a properly structured and competitive junior programme in Pakistan cricket and the need for consistency in personnel; discusses the work he has put in with various players and highlights his three golden fitness rules for the Pakistan team.
The only thing preventing this country from taking over world cricket is the lack of a properly structured and competitive junior program. A program that instills the basics from an early age. There are some other things such as the lack of access to gym equipment and that logistically there's not as many grounds. But it's scary to think how strong Pakistan cricket would be if it had the sort of support structures we have in place in Australia
There's a core of players with very good athletic ability. Umar Gul, Fawad Alam and Younis Khan's fitness levels are through the roof. They can run for days. Salman Butt has done a huge amount of work recently and Mohammad Yousuf has trained very hard with me over the past three years. Misbah is a great trainer, so is Kamran Akmal
Akhila Ranganna is assistant editor (Audio) at ESPNcricinfo