Former Pakistan all-rounder & National High Performance Center (NHPC) coach, Yasir Arafat, discusses various topics in an exclusive interview with PakPassion.

Former Pakistan all-rounder chats to Saj about areas of improvement for Pakistan's bowlers, Babar Azam's recent performances in major tournaments, the brilliance of Abdullah Shafique and Mohammad Rizwan against Sri Lanka, Saud Shakeel's ability to play spin and pace-bowling well and if any changes needed for the match against India.

In his latest blog for PakPassion.net, the former Pakistan all-rounder Yasir Arafat writes about his praise for fellow players, coaches and supporters who have always treated him with respect, why he feels that racial discrimination is only an issue at the junior level of the game, ECB’s 12-point plan to tackle racism, his concerns that some players may use racial discrimination to explain their lack of success, the examples of Nasser Hussain, Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid as Asian cricketers who have succeeded in English Cricket and how parents can support Asian players on their journey.

In his latest blog for PakPassion.net, former Pakistan all-rounder Yasir Arafat writes about his quest to become a top-level international coach by completing ECB's prestigious Level 4 certification, his thoughts on what makes a good coach, why it’s important for Haris Rauf to play domestic cricket before selection for Pakistan’s ODI and Test teams and how PCB should tackle the important issue of age-fudging.

In his latest blog for PakPassion.net, Yasir Arafat writes about his concerns at the appointments of Misbah-ul-Haq as Head Coach-Chief Selector and Waqar Younis as Bowling Coach, applauds Azhar Ali’s elevation to Test captain and explains why Sarfaraz Ahmed has been hard done by after his removal from the position of T20I captaincy.

In his latest blog for PakPassion.net, Yasir Arafat writes about PCB's decision to not renew contracts for Mickey Arthur, Azhar Mahmood and Grant Flower, what he expects from the next Head Coach of Pakistan, the flawed logic behind award of central contracts by the PCB, his views on the proposed new domestic system in Pakistan and Mohammad Amir's decision to retire from Test cricket.