West Indies coach Andre Coley throughout a nets session at Trent Bridge on July 16, 2024 in Nottingham, England.
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Andre Coley says that whereas the two-match Check sequence in Pakistan can be his final as head coach of the West Indies Check workforce, that’s not his predominant focus.
Cricket West Indies has introduced that Daren Sammy, the nation’s white-ball head coach, will substitute Coley following the completion of the Pakistan sequence.
It’ll deliver an finish to a difficult tenure for Coley, who didn’t win a single Check sequence throughout his 20 months in cost. Coley was appointed in Might 2023.
When requested how he felt about it being his final sequence in cost, Coley mentioned, “I consider that proper now at this juncture, I’m not essentially specializing in that. What’s most essential is the sequence is in entrance of us, Pakistan.”
“When the Check Championship is completed, then I’ll have extra time to really mirror on what is occurring as a result of the tenure hasn’t ended but.
“There’s nonetheless work to be accomplished towards Pakistan, and I’ll proceed to offer the gamers the extent of confidence that they want going into this sequence, in order that’s probably not my focus in the intervening time.
“I’m not reflecting on what’s gone a lot because it pertains to my tenure. When the sequence is completed, I’ll take a look at that, and we go ahead from there,” Coley added.
Coley desires to see the regional workforce enhance their 2024 performances once they tackle Pakistan in a two-match Check sequence later this month.
Will probably be the West Indies’ first tour of Pakistan in 18 years. The house aspect gained that three-match Check sequence 2-0 in 2006.
The guests will play a three-day warm-up match on Jan. 10, with the primary Check scheduled to start on Jan. 16 in Karachi.
Coley mentioned forward of the Check sequence, “A brand new sequence, a brand new alternative. We haven’t performed a Check match or a Check sequence in Pakistan for a number of years, so we’re all trying ahead to it and the challenges it’ll pose.
“Creating historical past, there’s all the time a possibility when you play a sequence or a match; there’s a possibility in itself. The main focus shouldn’t be on creating historical past; it’s about utilizing the educational from 2024 and that consistency that we’ve got been trying to find over the previous 12 months, being extra constant on how we need to play the sport and the model of cricket that we need to play,” Coley mentioned.
He mentioned the workforce was making ready for no matter circumstances they encountered in Pakistan.
