PCB Chairman Ramiz Raja clearly acknowledged that Pakistan didn’t put together a bouncy wicket for the Rawalpindi Check to neutralize Australia’s power. In your entire sport, the Aussie bowlers picked up three wickets, considered one of which went to a pacer – Pat Cummins. Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood toiled onerous solely to return wicketless from the opening Check.
The character of the floor additionally drew criticism for the followers, who reckoned {that a} extra sporting strip ought to have been dished out. Raja reckoned that the hosts tried to organize a observe going by their power. However he additionally admitted that accidents to Faheem Ashraf and Hasan Ali and Haris Rauf testing COVID-19 constructive didn’t assist their trigger.
The crew had restricted sources sadly: Ramiz Raja
“I perceive the followers’ frustration and it will have been nice if there was a consequence on this Check match. However do keep in mind that this can be a three-Check sequence and there’s a lot of cricket left to be performed. We can not make a quick or bouncy pitch for the heck of it and put the circumstances in Australia’s lap. It can be crucial that once we play at house, we play in keeping with our strengths,” Raja mentioned.
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“The crew had restricted sources sadly. Our opening bowling and batting mixtures have been disturbed and when that occurs, you are taking possibilities accordingly. We additionally didn’t have a leg spinner so we had an under-sourced 15 going into this match. Australia is a powerhouse of the world and we respect their expertise and we couldn’t go into an experimental mode contemplating our strengths,” he added.
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After the sport, Cummins, who took over as Australia’s skipper earlier than the 2021-22 Ashes, mentioned that Pakistan tried to take the benefit away from the pacers within the Rawalpindi Check match. Nevertheless, he appeared happy with the draw within the first sport of the three-match sequence.
Beforehand, former skipper Steve Smith additionally mentioned that the pitch in Rawalpindi was ‘useless and benign’. After each groups amassed over 400 runs of their first innings, Imam-ul-Haq and Abdullah Shafique placed on an unbeaten 252-run stand for the opening wicket.
The second Check is scheduled to start on Saturday, March 12 on the Nationwide Stadium in Karachi. The third and ultimate Check will begin on March 21 on the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
