'My view on Pakistan cricket...': Kirsten after being named white-ball coach

Gary Kirsten opened up about his decision to take up the role of Pakistans whiteball head coach and the factors that appealed to him to join the Men in Green camp and is looking to help his side taste the T20 World Cup glory once againKirsten was the head coach of the Indian cricket team that lifted the 2011 World Cup He was appointed as the head coach on Sunday and will join the Men in Green camp after finishing his current assignment with Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League IPL and help Pakistan gear up for the upcoming marquee event in JuneKirsten opened up about his decision to join the Pakistan team and stated that working with some of the best cricketers in the world appealed to himI think Pakistan sits as one of the top four to five coaching jobs in the world internationally The proposition to work with some of the best cricketers in the world was appealing to me What is important is that I have the opportunity to work with some of the best cricketers in the world and that excites me Kirsten said on the Pakistan Cricket Board PodcastMy view on Pakistan cricket hasnt shifted for a long time There is always an expectation that it should be a highperforming team all the time We know in team sports thats not always the case Its always wonderful from a coaching perspective when you can help them players unlock the real potential Thats what Im looking forward to Im really looking forward to working with those individual players and the team and assisting them that way he addedAlso ReadSanju Samson could be Indias firstchoice wicketkeeper for World Cup SourcesKirsten will join the team as Pakistan continue to finetune their squad for the upcoming World Cup He talked about his role in helping Pakistan achieve glory in the upcoming events or the ones that will be held in the next two yearsIf you can win one of those three ICC Events that will be an amazing achievement on its own whether its the upcoming event or its two years from now Kirsten saidMy job is to make sure that the team operates at its best its as simple as that And if the team is operating at its best we will always have a good chance of winning a trophy he addedKirsten went on to talk about his coaching philosophy and expressed the need for maintaining continuity and consistency within the team as they attempt to push for successI am certainly a big fan of continuity and consistency Those are two words that are really important to me So there might be some frustrations around players in and out of form and that happens in the game I would certainly push hard to make sure that the environment remains consistent If Im going to pick a player because I backed him that player is staying and not going anywhere until and unless it gets to a point where we would have to make a shift As a coach Im a big believer in continuity and consistency Kirsten saidMy recipe is to stay under the radar in many ways and allow the players to enjoy the success and when things arent going well its to let know that we are all together in this to go where we want to go he addedAhead of the T20 World Cup Pakistan will play a threematch T20I series against Ireland which will kick off on May 10 in DublinAfter the conclusion of the series the Pakistan team will tour England for a fourmatch T20I series which will begin on May 22 in Headingley CarnegieWith agency inputs