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Vol. 5 Num 1061 Sun. May 27, 2007  
   
Sports


Get a fielding coach: Afridi


As Pakistan Cricket Board enters the final stages of selecting a successor to Bob Woolmer, all-rounder Shahid Afridi has said the team did not need a full time coach but was missing a fielding coach.

"I think we don't need a full time coach and instead appointing a specialist fielding coach could be more beneficial for the team as this (fielding) department has been a grey area of our team," Afridi was quoted as saying by 'The News'.

Afridi played an important part in Pakistan's 2-1 win in the recently-concluded ODI series against Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi.

He said the series win over the World Cup finalists had given the team a much-needed boost.

"The team needed a breakthrough after its early ouster from the World Cup and I think the victory over Sri Lanka has given us what the need of hour was," Afridi said.