On account of these losses, Pakistan’s prospects of qualifying for the World Take a look at Championship (WTC) last have been considerably decreased.
Former quick bowler Yasir Arafat voiced his frustration with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), stating that the workforce ought to prioritize preparation for red-ball matches. Regardless of this, the PCB has opted to prepare the Champions Cup, a event that includes one-day matches.
Pakistan are scheduled to host England for a three-match Take a look at sequence, with the primary Take a look at set to start on October 7 in Multan. The second Take a look at can be held in Karachi from October 15 to 19, whereas the third and last Take a look at is scheduled for Rawalpindi beginning on October 24.
Arafat highlighted the significance of correct preparation forward of this pivotal sequence towards England.
“Your gray areas have been highlighted. Health points, method points, and pitches. At the moment I heard Jason Gillespie and the high-performance coach are going again to Australia. You’re conducting an ODI event. These selections I do not perceive. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is a circus,” Arafat mentioned on YouTube.
“There are jokers in that, and this can be a joke. You could have a Take a look at sequence towards England developing, and you’re bringing gamers for ODIs. Shan Masood is saying in a press convention that our gamers haven’t performed first-class cricket for 1.5 years. You could have an enormous sequence towards England developing, and you’re taking part in ODIs. This appears like a circus to me. The people who find themselves working are jokers, and their selections are jokes,” he added.
Reviews recommend that the PCB is contemplating different venues, resembling Sri Lanka or the United Arab Emirates (UAE), for internet hosting the Take a look at sequence towards England.
Following the defeat to Bangladesh, Pakistan captain Shan Masood pointed to the shortage of expertise amongst home cricketers in red-ball cricket as a key issue behind the workforce’s struggles in Take a look at cricket.
Masood burdened that the restricted publicity of home gamers to red-ball cricket had negatively impacted the workforce’s efficiency.
“Bangladesh have two gamers who’ve performed 70-90 Assessments (Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahman), and Litton [Das] and Mehidy [Hasan Miraz] have performed near 40. We want the identical degree of red-ball publicity. Take a look at cricket is the final word format of the sport. You want expertise. We want extra Take a look at and red-ball cricket,” Masood mentioned.
“No matter format you play is the format for which you will produce gamers. You may’t play extra T20 cricket and get Take a look at gamers. You may’t put together for science after which sit for a maths examination. In the event you’re being examined for maths, you research maths. To play red-ball cricket, you have to play red-ball cricket,” the Pakistan captain added.
