A person who holds the hand of a raw but talented youngster and takes him to the top of his profession is called a teacher or a coach. It applies to all fields and when we think about cricket, it is evident that the role of a good coach is absolutely unquestionable.

With command on teaching, a coach should also be lucky enough to have great players to win matches. A highly qualified coach could lose his job because of a lack of player talent, luck, or other circumstances beyond his control.

These days coaching has become a professional job with handsome earning and fame, but sometimes it is a very frustrating job.

Coaching is a highly visible position, continually exposed to the public’s scrutiny. It’s one of those professions where the general public regularly evaluates performance. When it comes to judging performance, everyone seems to be an expert.

After Waqar Younis’s resignation following the back-to-back pathetic performances in Asia Cup and World T20, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) appointed a committee comprising Ramiz Raja and Wasim Akram to find a coach for the national team. Both are in favour of a foreign coach.

Former fast bowler Aaqib Javed who is currently coaching the UAE team and former Pakistan coach Mohsin Khan showed their interest for the job, but refused to appear before Ramiz and Wasim for interview. Mohsin Khan was approached for the position of the Chief Selector but he was interested in "coaching the national side".

According to media reports, former Australian cricketer Dean Jones is PCB’s favourite to join the national team as head coach next month.

Jones has in the past applied for the position of Pakistan’s coach and said he would love to coach the green-shirts. He was chief coach of the Islamabad United team that won the first Pakistan Super League (PSL) in Dubai in February.

Wasim has conveyed to the board that Jones could be a good choice as he had worked with him with the Islamabad team and seen his temperament and skills.

Tom Moody, another former Australian cricketer, is also being considered for the position. He served as Sri Lanka’s head coach from 2005 to 2007. The side managed to qualify for the final of ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 in his coaching. Moody has also coached Western Australia, Kings XI Punjab and Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Former Pakistan coach Richard Pybus during his term said that coaching the green-shirts was one of the toughest jobs in international cricket. He rated Pakistani players among the most talented but at the same time said they were really hard to manage.

Pybus coached the Pakistan cricket team twice. Under his coaching and influential leadership of Wasim Akram, Pakistan reached the final of ICC Cricket World Cup 1999 in England.

Whether it’s Dean Jones, Tom Moody or anybody else, Pakistan team needs a coach who can understand the problems of our players, especially batsmen who are not quick learners.

The first challenge for the new coach will be to unite the players. Our players lack both temperament and technique. They are talented but due to lack of proper guidance they are inconsistent and are prone to throwing away their wickets in crunch situations. To curb this weakness an aggressive and smart coach is needed.

Most of Pakistan’s defeats occur because of the failures of the batsmen. The PCB must give priority to batting and provide opportunities to young talented players from domestic circuit and also initiate a talent-hunt scheme to overcome the batting woes.

Fitness is also a concern for Pakistan. Our players’ fitness levels are not up to the international standards. Pakistan Cricket Board boss Shaharyar Khan has also accepted that the national team has the "worst fitness level" in the world and only Misbah and veteran batsman Younis Khan meet the minimum standard.

Domestic structure needs to be revamped on priority basis. Local batsmen who score record numbers of runs and take wickets regularly in domestic cricket fail to deliver the goods when chances are provided to them at the international level.

Pakistan’s next assignment is against England where the team will face the hosts in four Tests, five ODIs and a Twenty20 match. The PCB must give the new coach enough time to improve Pakistani players’ skills.