As Pakistan prepare for their upcoming home ODI series against Australia national cricket team, Hesson made it clear that the selection strategy over the coming months will revolve around expanding the player pool rather than relying solely on established names.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cLook, I think with one-day cricket with the World Cup in mind, in a year and a half, you know, we have to widen the group. So rather than the same players always being selected, the ODI squad is a work in progress. And there's a number of areas we need to develop. And we need to make sure come the World Cup in a year and a half that we've actually got the best squad,\u201d Hesson said on the PCB Podcast<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Pakistan\u2019s preparations have already begun through an intensive white-ball training camp organised by Hesson and his support staff, designed to evaluate both emerging players and senior members of the setup.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cThe last two weeks have been a good chance for us to identify some of that new talent, challenge them against some of the existing stuff, or existing players, and work out where the gaps are, you know, because some of these young guys are promising, but, you know, still got a lot of work to do,\u201d said the the Pakistan head coach.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The upcoming Australia series is expected to serve as an important testing ground for several young players included in Pakistan\u2019s 16-member ODI squad, particularly with a few first-choice batters unavailable.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cWith the likes of Fakir Zaman and Saim Ayub, Usman Khan all sort of being out, it gives some opportunities for us to look at some younger ones, particularly in the batting side,\u201d the former RCB coach opined.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Hesson also expects Australia to arrive highly motivated after Pakistan\u2019s dominant 3-0 T20I series win over them earlier this year as he said, \"They'll be exposed to an Australian side who'll be hurting from their performance over here last time.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Despite Australia\u2019s setback in the shorter format, Hesson believes ODI cricket remains one of their strongest areas.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cTheir squad looks strong and they'll be coming over here. ODI cricket is probably one of their stronger formats at the moment. That group is certainly probably better than their T20 at the moment,\u201d Hesson mentioned.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
While excitement surrounds the inclusion of several young players, Hesson urged supporters to remain patient as the next generation adjusts to international cricket.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI guess there needs to be a little bit of patience with some of these younger players because, sure, it would be great if they come in straight away and perform, but reality in international cricket is not everybody can do that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
While excitement surrounds the inclusion of several young players, Hesson urged supporters to remain patient as the next generation adjusts to international cricket.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cSometimes it takes a little bit of time to feel that you're confident enough to perform,\u201d he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n