Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja launched a scathing tirade after Pakistan, for the primary time in 34 years, misplaced a Test in opposition to the West Indies on house turf. After ending Bazball’s dominance with a 2-1 sequence win in opposition to England final yr, Men in Green thought they’d cracked the components for victory at house – producing a turning strip. The pattern of competing on spin paradise continued through the two-match Test sequence in opposition to the West Indies.
In the opening Test, the Caribbean aspect withered on Multan’s floor, the place the ball spun proper from the opening hour. But after dropping the sequence opener, the West Indies upped the ante within the second Test, particularly on the batting entrance and bounced again with a 120-run victory, their first in 34 years in Pakistan.
According to Ramiz, the irritating factor concerning the Pakistan workforce is dropping the tempo in opposition to weak opposition, a mistake that the previous cricketer does not anticipate from the Asian aspect.
“It is hard to justify this defeat. When you prepare such a brutal spin track, it becomes a lottery. So winning the toss becomes an important thing, and every inning becomes important. The frustrating thing about Pakistan Cricket is against the top teams, we play in top gear, but against weak teams, we drop our standard. Novice mistakes. You don’t expect such mistakes from Pakistan cricket, especially from batters,” Ramiz mentioned on his YouTube channel.
In the opening Test, the beleaguered West Indies aspect tried to withstand Pakistan’s spin prowess however ultimately succumbed to a 127-run defeat. Even after struggling a bitter loss, the expression ona the faces of the West Indies gamers instructed that they’d discovered their subsequent plan of motion.
But within the second sport, indicators pointing in direction of Pakistan’s defeat had been everywhere when the visiting celebration 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 strategy to a worthwhile 52(73) to propel his aspect to a aggressive complete of 244.
Sajid Khan, who has been on the forefront of Pakistan’s current house success, wavered in his line and lengths and leaked runs all through his spell. Even the batters could not use their ft to negate the spin risk.
Ramiz was fast to notice the issues in Pakistan’s underwhelming efficiency in Multan and added, “Things can’t be taken for granted. Spinners gave away runs, and the batting lineup was disappointing. You have to think whether the batters can survive or not. Nobody was expecting that the West Indies would end the second Test on Day 3 and leave with a series draw.”
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