Richard Edwards discovers that Mickey Arthur saw enough from his Pakistan team at this World Cup to suggest they could be a dominant force in future tournaments
The World Cup may have come around four years too soon for this Pakistan side – but coach Mickey Arthur believes that by 2023, the country will have a side that’s more than ready to challenge for global supremacy.
Pakistan came within an ace of making it through to the semi-final stage this summer, and probably would have done so were it not for a calamitous defeat to the West Indies in their opening match and a rained off fixture against Sri Lanka.
They eventually finished level on points with finalists New Zealand but with a far inferior ran-rate.
Speaking to The Cricket Paper, appropriately enough, from the departure lounge of Heathrow Airport, a couple of days after their exit, Arthur says that the country’s run of results towards the end of the tournament has given them fresh hope for the future.
Even though he might not be around in four years to preside over a team that was the youngest in this World Cup.
Arthur’s contract with Pakistan is up at the end of July and he is yet to enter talks with the Pakistan Cricket Board to extend his stay. Those discussions are likely to take place later this month in Lahore but with a number of jobs likely to become available in the near future, not least the England post being vacated by Trevor Bayliss, Arthur looks set to keep his options open.
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