Former Pakistan cricketer Shahid Afridi has claimed that captain Babar Azam shouldn’t be consulting senior gamers in technique and planning, whereas accusing batting coach Mohammad Yousuf of not enjoying an lively function in choice issues as Pakistan’s Ben Stokes Okay had misplaced the Test collection to England.
England beat Pakistan by 26 runs in Multan on Monday to take a 2-0 lead within the three-Test collection.
“As a captain, I always feel that one should be a good leader and that is possible by uniting all the players. That means you should discuss your plans with the seniors. When you start taking advice from outsiders If you do and don’t involve seniors, then issues come up.”
During the post-match convention, coach Yousuf was requested in regards to the inconsistent type of vice-captain and wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan up to now within the collection, and the previous Pakistan cricketer stated that he “had no role in selection matters”. “.
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premium“I think it was not a very good response from Yousuf and I think Rizwan needs to be given a break and rest and Pakistan should replace him with Sarfaraz Ahmed for the Test matches,” Afridi stated.
The former skipper, nevertheless, demanded full assist for the staff’s prime batsman Babar.
“If we do not step again and provides significance to it, who will give significance? Every participant has a foul match right here and there. But Babar is the spine of this staff and he scored a century (within the first Test) and 75 within the second Test.
Afridi stated he want to see Sarfaraz and batsman Shan Masood get possibilities within the third and last Test in Karachi. Both the gamers are within the squad for the collection. Pakistan coach Saqlain Mushtaq has additionally are available in for criticism for saying that the staff would search for a comfort win within the third Test beginning on December 17.
“Instead of talking about where we are going wrong, he is now talking about a consolation win,” he stated. What type of coach is Saqlain? stated former Test batsman and former chief selector and head coach Mohsin Khan.
Captain Babar additionally confronted the warmth throughout the post-match convention, being requested uncomfortable questions on his efficiency in Multan, the place he failed to attain only one run within the second innings. Responding to a query, Azam sarcastically stated, “When I score runs you say I scored runs on flat pitches and easy opposition and when I don’t score runs everyone says I don’t perform in difficult conditions.” can do.
Please remember the 196 he scored towards Australia.” Babar had no clarification for the again to again defeats at Rawalpindi and Multan on pitches good for batting.
England received the First Test at Pindi by 74 runs, regardless of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) match referee score it under common for offering little help to the bowlers throughout the five-day contest.
Babar stated that Pakistan fought laborious in each the video games.
He stated, ‘I believed we put up an excellent combat within the second innings (of the second Test). Saud (Shakeel) and (Mohammed) Nawaz performed very nicely and even Imam (ul-Haq) got here again from hospital to attain runs however we nonetheless want to enhance our efficiency to beat this England staff. Is required.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
