Pakistan coach Geoff Lawson insists he has no intention of quitting his post and instead wants to extend it until the 2011 World Cup.
Australian shrugs off criticism from former players
Pakistan coach Geoff Lawson insists he has no intention of quitting his post and instead wants to extend it until the 2011 World Cup.
The Australian was handed the post last year after the death of Bob Woolmer at the World Cup in the West Indies and his two-year deal runs until 2009.
However, he has come under fire from former players and pundits alike who feel his team's performances have not been up to scratch over the past 12 months.
After Pakiatan lost to Sri Lanka in the final of a four-team Twenty20 tournament in Canada this week, Lawson was criticised by former Test opener Mohsin Khan who stated: "Lawson has no calibre to coach at the top level, he was a second string bowler in his playing days (for Australia) when fiery pace-men Dennis Lillee and Jeff Thomson ruled the world."
Zaheer Abbas is another who has been openly critical of the Australian in public, but Lawson remains adamant he has no plans to walk away.
"I have not thought about quitting," he told Geo News in Toronto. "I am satisfied with the way the team is responding. I am interested... in working with Pakistan till the next World Cup."
Indeed, Lawson went on to claim he was unaware of the criticism in Pakistan and that he would be speaking to the PCB chairman about extending his contract.
"I don't know what anyone is saying or what is being written in the media, but when I get to Pakistan I will have a frank discussion with the chairman," he added.
