Published: Feb 18, 2015, 09:33 AM (IST)
Edited: Feb 18, 2015, 10:34 AM (IST)
The 76-run defeat to India in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 wasn’t the only bad news for Pakistan as it is being reported that the team’s fielding coach Grant Luden tendered his resignation to Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday after the defeat in Adelaide. It is reported that he had a spat with senior players like Shahid Afridi, Umar Akmal and Ahmed Shehzad
However, the sources at Dawn learnt that the team management put in a lot of effort to persuade Luden to withdraw his resignation after assuring him that all his grievances will be addressed. It is said that Luden was unhappy over the attitude of some players with him and felt extremely disappointed with their poor show in the opening match against India.
The South African-born Luden was upset after some cricketers expressed dissatisfaction over his working ways. The fielding coach then decided to call it quits but the team management managed to convince him to withdraw his resignation added the source.
Luden was appointed the fielding coach on May 30, 2014 after his stint with Bangladesh by former PCB Chairmen Najam Sethi. His appointment came soon after Waqar Younis was hired as head coach, Mushtaq Ahmad as spin bowling coach and Grant Flower as the batting coach.
He had also refused to accept the job in May when the PCB was going through incessant litigation between two chairmen — Najam Sethi and Zaka Ashraf — with the trainer fearing for his future at the time. However, later on he accepted the post after getting some assurances from PCB.
