Islamabad [Pakistan], January 28 (ANI): Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja launched a scathing tirade after Pakistan, for the primary time in 34 years, misplaced a Check towards the West Indies on house turf.
After ending Bazball’s dominance with a 2-1 collection win towards England final yr, Males in Inexperienced thought they’d cracked the components for victory at house – producing a turning strip.
The pattern of competing on spin paradise continued throughout the two-match Check collection towards the West Indies. Within the opening Check, the Caribbean aspect withered on Multan’s floor, the place the ball spun proper from the opening hour. However after dropping the collection opener, the West Indies upped the ante within the second Check, particularly on the batting entrance and bounced again with a 120-run victory, their first in 34 years in Pakistan.
In response to Ramiz, the irritating factor in regards to the Pakistan crew is dropping the tempo towards weak opposition, a mistake that the previous cricketer would not count on from the Asian aspect.
“It’s onerous to justify this defeat. Whenever you put together such a brutal spin observe, it turns into a lottery. So successful the toss turns into an essential factor, and each inning turns into essential.The irritating factor about Pakistan Cricket is towards the highest groups, we play in high gear, however towards weak groups, we drop our customary. Novice errors. You do not count on such errors from Pakistan cricket, particularly from batters,” Ramiz stated on his YouTube channel.
Within the opening Check, the beleaguered West Indies aspect tried to withstand Pakistan’s spin prowess however finally succumbed to a 127-run defeat. Even after struggling a bitter loss, the expression ona the faces of the West Indies gamers advised that they’d found out their subsequent plan of motion.
However within the second sport, indicators pointing in the direction of Pakistan’s defeat had been far and wide when the visiting occasion received the toss and determined to bat. A fiery stand from the tail-end lifted the West Indies from 38/7 to 163.
With a slender 9-run lead, the West Indies captain, Kraigg Brathwaite, blazed his technique to a invaluable 52(73) to propel his aspect to a aggressive complete of 244.
Sajid Khan, who has been on the forefront of Pakistan’s latest house success, wavered in his line and lengths and leaked runs all through his spell. Even the batters could not use their toes to negate the spin risk.
Ramiz was fast to notice the issues in Pakistan’s underwhelming efficiency in Multan and added, “Issues cannot be taken as a right. Spinners gave away runs, and the batting lineup was disappointing. It’s important to assume whether or not the batters can survive or not. No one was anticipating that the West Indies would finish the second Check on Day 3 and go away with a collection draw.” (ANI)
