Former cricketer Danish Kaneria has launched a fresh attack on the Pakistan men’s cricket team after their embarrassing Test series defeat against Bangladesh. Danish slammed star cricketers for their lack of presence in domestic cricket and also questioned the standards of the Pakistan Super League.
In an exclusive interview with India TV, the former player highlighted the reason for Pakistani cricket’s downfall in red-ball cricket. Shan Masood’s team lost both matches against low-ranked Bangladesh and is winless in its last ten Test matches at home.
Babar Azam and Shaheen Afridi were among the big names who have underperformed in Tests of late and were criticised by former cricketers for their lack of interest in red-ball cricket. Kaneria questioned the PCB’s stance on selecting players based on their form in the PSL rather than the country’s first-class domestic cricket leagues.
“Cricketers like Fawad Alam, Abid Ali and others failed to perform in a two-match series and were eliminated from the competition,” Danish Kaneria told India TV. “However, there are players in the current team like Babar Azam who have not scored fifty in the last 12-13 innings but are still part of the playing XI. Players like Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi and Mohammad Rizwan among others do not want to play red-ball cricket in the domestic circuit. The board thinks it can get players from the PSL. But the standard of the PSL is not very good.”
The Danes also pointed out a big difference in standards between PSL and LPIsaying that international players play in Pakistan T20 league as a last option.
“Only those foreign players who have not been selected in other leagues play in the PSL. Unlike the IPL, players are required to perform at their best. If an international star does not perform in the IPL, he is not selected in the auction. Steve Smith “It’s a great example,” added Denmark’s Kaneria.
Watch Danish Kaneria’s interaction with India TV
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