No Batsman From Pakistan Can Play For Teams Like Australia, England, India: Javed Miandad
Published - 19 Mar 2020, 10:58 AM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:04 AM
Former Pakistan skipper Javed Miandad has slammed Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for giving a long rope to non-performing players. The ex-cricketer said that Pakistan do not have a single batsman who can find a place in teams like Australia, England, South Africa, New Zealand, and India.
Barring Babar Azam, Pakistan’s batsmen have indeed failed to do well in the last couple of years or so and the results on the field pretty much prove that. Pakistan are fast becoming one of the most inconsistent sides in the game. And as Pakistan struggle to compete with the top teams, Javed Miandad could not help but blast PCB for their management of the players.
He also urged the PCB to ensure that the players do not take cricket for granted, thus making it clear that he wants the cricket board to sack the players who fail to perform consistently.
“I want to ask them is there anyone from Pakistan who can replace players in teams like Australia, England, South Africa, New Zealand, and India?
“None of our batsmen can play in these teams. We have bowlers but none in the batting line-up.
“This world runs on a daily basis and wages. Score runs today, take the money and go. Score runs tomorrow then we will again pay you money. You are a professional, if you don’t work or score runs then why take money? This is the job of the Pakistan Cricket Board. They need to ensure that nobody takes the cricket team for granted,” Javed Miandad said in his Youtube channel.
In yet another dig at Pakistan’s cricket policies, Javed Miandad said Pakistan is the only team that picks players on the basis of their past performances.
“Countries like England and Australia pick squads on a series to series to basis. They forget even if you have scored 500 runs in the previous series. Pakistan is the only team where you get 10 innings after scoring hundred. People keep failing but there is no concern, which is why the team has so many problems.
“Take India for example. They score 70, 80, 100 and 200 that’s called performance but none from our team can play in top-class sides of the world,” Javed Miandad opined.
Talking about Pakistan’s performance in Tests, they are currently at the fifth spot in the ICC World Test Championship. After suffering a crushing 2-0 loss in Australia, Pakistan beat Sri Lanka and Bangladesh at home to open their account in the Championship.
