Former player slams Pakistan as management shows lack of faith in bowlers

Kamran Akmal, who was a former player and national coach of the Pakistan The cricket team has criticised the PCB management as it believes the team is showing a lack of confidence in the bowlers. This comes after Pakistan’s 2-0 defeat in the Test series it played against Pakistan. Bangladesh At Home. During the first Test match, Pakistan decided to launch a full-throttle attack against the Bangladesh team. Bangladesh defeated Pakistan in the first Test match, which came as a surprise as Pakistan lost at home.

Kamran Akmal feels Pakistan Management has put pitchers aside while making decisions for the team.

“How can spinners succeed if they don’t get constant exposure?” – Akmal

Akmal said the country’s spinners have been systematically marginalized and not given adequate opportunities to prove their worth in the last three years, in the wake of PakistanThe 0-2 defeat against Bangladesh at home.

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“There is no way we will win a series at home without a bowler taking wickets. My observation is that in the last three-four years, the management and captains have not shown patience in developing the bowlers,” he told PTI.

Akmal said there was no reason to leave out experienced bowlers like Yasir Shah, Noman Ali, Sajid Khan, Bilal Asif, Zahid Mahmood or Usman Qadir.

“When Babar (Azam) was captain, he kept some bowlers in the team but never bothered to put them out there regularly. Unless bowlers get constant exposure, how will they succeed?” he said.

Akmal noted that Pakistan They have won home games with a combination of pace and spin in the past.

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“Even when we were forced to play in the United Arab Emirates, we won the tests mainly because of our bowlers,” he said.

“We don’t have players who are as strong as we had in the past and yet we expect them to win the series for us. The recent series against Bangladesh “He is an example.” “Where is Yasir Shah? Is he not still active in first-class cricket? Where has Noman Ali gone? Did he not take any wickets? Was he punished? He had appendicitis in Australia, underwent surgery and then was ruled out of the game.” “What was Usman Qadir’s fault? What was Sajid Khan’s fault? What was Bilal Asif’s fault? All of them have taken five wickets and still they are out of the team,” he said.

Akmal gives his opinion on PakistanThe failure of batting

Akmal said Pakistan Batsmen’s legs start to give out against pacers. “Our batsmen are comfortable against pacers who bowl at 130-140 km/h, but when they face a pace of 140 km/h or more, and they see it on the scoreboard during the game, their legs start to give out,” he said.

“Look how we struggled against Nahid Rana and Taskin Ahmed, who bowl at over 140 kmph. Look how they dismissed our main batsmen,” he said.

Akmal said players should prioritise domestic cricket and not just focus on foreign leagues.

“They prefer to go and play in useless foreign leagues to earn money and that doesn’t help them develop their skills. This lack of commitment to domestic cricket is leading to inconsistent performances at the international level.” Kamran said there was nothing wrong with players wanting to earn money in foreign leagues. “But I think as a professional you have to balance your schedule and make sure that while you are earning money, you are also improving yourself as a player for your country,” he added.

Akmal said Babar is struggling to find his form due to some technical glitches.

“He has been unsure of himself and his leg stump from the start and has a tendency to leave his leg stump exposed. Balls that should be played towards cover are played straight and the bat is not going in the direction of the ball,” he said.

(With PTI inputs)

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