NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan cricket captain Rashid Latif has known as for an overhaul of the nationwide staff’s tempo assault, expressing concern over the type of present frontline quicks Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah.
The 2 quick bowlers are set to spearhead Pakistan’s bowling assault within the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy however Latif feels they haven’t contributing adequately.
“When was the final time Afridi delivered a match-winning efficiency?” Latif questioned.
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Latif identified that Shah has struggled to take care of consistency regardless of his prolonged tenure with the nationwide staff throughout codecs.
“Naseem has additionally not contributed considerably to Pakistan’s success,” the previous wicketkeeper-batsman mentioned.
Latif referenced Pakistan’s latest defeat in opposition to New Zealand within the tri-series opener as proof of the pacers’ underperformance.
“I’ve issues over the type of Shaheen, Naseem and others and I really feel they haven’t carried out as anticipated.”
Latif urged the PCB to find new quick bowling abilities and guarantee senior gamers are held accountable for poor performances.
He noticed that whereas gamers like Khushdil Shah and Salman Agha face frequent criticism, senior gamers akin to Afridi, Babar Azam, and Muhammad Rizwan escape scrutiny.
“Nobody is speaking about these gamers’ lacklustre performances,” Latif mentioned.
Legendary Javed Miandad famous that the selectors have been relying closely on the tempo assault to ship within the Champions Trophy.
“I’m hopeful that the tempo bowlers will ship when it issues for us on this event. We have now only one specialist spinner and the remainder aren’t common spinners,” Miandad mentioned.
