Obviously, Gibbs did not consider himself such a great player that he found it below his dignity to ask for help from Haynes and Viv Richards. For whatever reasons, there was a communication-gap between Javed Miandad and the players. Otherwise, the younger batsmen could have learnt much from him. But it was not to be and the loss was Pakistan's. On the present tour of England, beyond what Richard Pybus can coach, bowlers like Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Sami could do well to hang around with Wasim Akram and pick on his vast experience.
Natural talent has to be supplemented with learning from the masters.