New Delhi: Gary Kirsten a former South African international cricketer has claimed that his stint as coach of the Pakistan white-ball team was not an easy one and administrational instability in the structure of Pakistan cricket was a major issue. In an interview with Wisden a couple of weeks ago Kirsten argued that he had little say in the selection of the players and as such he felt unable to coach the team members effectively. It was a tumultuous few months Kirsten is quoted as saying by Wisden. I realised quite quickly I wasnt going to have much of an influence. Once I was taken off selection and asked to take a team and not be able to shape the team it became very difficult as a coach then to have any sort of positive influence on the group. Despite facing difficulties Kirsten expressed fondness for the Pakistani cricket team and indicated a willingness to return if conditions improved. If I got invited back to Pakistan tomorrow I would go but I would want to go for the players and I would want to go under the right circumstances he said. External pressures hinder a teams success and strong cricketing leadership is crucial to overcome these challenges he emphasized. Cricket teams need to be run by cricket people said Kirsten. When thats not happening and when theres a lot of noise from the outside thats very influential noise its very difficult for leaders within the team to walk a journey that you feel like you need to walk in order to take this team to where it needs to go. Im too old now to be dealing with other agendas I just want to coach a cricket team work with the players – I love the Pakistan players theyre great guys. I had a very short period of time with them and I feel for them. More than any other team in the world they feel the pressure of performance massively; when they lose its hectic for them and they feel that.