For some time now, England have been involved about their aggressive batting model of cricket, be it within the Test or white-ball format, however now Mueen Ali has urged his batsmen to respect the situations and the enjoying situations as nicely.
“It was the most disappointing defeat, especially the way we batted. Of course, you want to play this aggressively entertaining brand of cricket but mainly you have to look at the conditions and conditions of the game as well. Today we needed only one partnership: a 60-70 partnership at the top, we could have won the game. I think today’s performance was definitely the most disappointing performance with the bat,” England captain Mueen Ali stated after their last-over loss within the fifth T20I towards Pakistan in Lahore.
A valiant effort from Mo however Pakistan received to take a 3-2 lead within the sequence.
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It was a sentiment shared by former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq on his YouTube channel.
“England performed poorly. They wish to go in and be aggressive which is ok however the shot choice needs to be significantly better in such conditions. No one within the prime order took the accountability,” Inzamam stated.
Former England opener and commentator Mark Butcher referred to as England’s batting strategy “useless”.
“I don’t have a problem with players being bad in the powerplays, but when you lose two wickets you’re probably building the best partnership and playing the situation. I found his approach difficult. Has batted twice in a row [stuttered] In the race It’s not an alarm bell, but it might be worth chatting up,” he stated on air.
Interestingly, Inzamam additionally questioned Pakistan’s center order and stated that it’s a matter of concern. “Often, victories cowl up weaknesses and that’s what occurred to Pakistan on this sequence. The bowlers have been excellent however the batting has been a priority… Simple issues prefer it was very clear that Mark Wood is taking most of his wickets with the bouncers; So as a batsman it’s important to be ready…”
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
