Pakistan cricket team’s white-ball coach Gary Kirsten has asked for professionalism and unity among players in the men’s national team. While speaking at a press conference on Monday, September 23, Kirsten said that there was a need to bring back pride in the Pakistan cricket team as well. However, his comments came on the first day of the ‘Connection Camp’ and arrangement by the Pakistan Cricket Board where the management and a few players have come together to discuss the roadmap for Pakistan cricket as well.

“It was a fantastic time today to be part of this connection camp. I think the intention around it was to align our purposes for the team. I think we all agree we want the Pakistan team to be as successful as it possibly can be across all the formats. And we spend today just going through the various things that can help us and help the team be the best version of itself. So I think, from the team and the players in terms of their levels of professionalism, was one thing that we spoke about that was really important. And I think the commitments around making sure that they are. And present themselves as best they can for the for the nation, and to bring pride back into Pakistan cricket,” Kirsten said in the press conference.

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However, the former India coach has also said that everyone in Pakistan wanted their cricket team to succeed but certain steps required to be followed before they started winning matches, series and tournaments again as well.

“I think we we all want a successful team, don’t we, and we want the team to do well in everything that they play in. And there’s no reason why it can’t. It’s a very talented cricket team across all the formats, but there are processes that you need to put in place. And this and I think that’s what we focusing on. We want to know that we got a robust system in the country and that there’s competition for places, and that our team is unified in its approach to competing against the best teams in the world,” Kirsten concluded.

Notably, Pakistan is hosting the Champions Trophy in 2025 and they will hope to bounce back under the leadership of Babar Azam as well.