Pakistan Coach Misbah-ul-Haq Attacks Mohammad Amir, Wahab Riaz Over Test Retirement
Published - 18 Dec 2019, 02:31 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:02 AM
A once proud cricketing team, Pakistan have fallen down and are struggling to find form to win matches. They are currently at the sixth place in the World Test Championship points table with just 20 points. Pakistan recently shared points with Sri Lanka in the first Test at home as rain played spoilsport midway through the match. Before locking horns with Sri Lanka, Pakistan played against Australia and lost the series by 2-0.
Ever since the retirement of some key players, Pakistan lacked enough firepower to outsmart the opponent and they remained clueless in their approach. Meanwhile, Pakistan coach Misbah-ul-Haq on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on pacers- Mohammad Amir and Wahab Riaz over their recent retirement from the longest format of the game.
Pakistan Cricket Board to implement a policy very soon: Misbah-ul-Haq
Misbah-ul-Haq added that Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is mulling over implementing a policy to make sure the players’ availability across all formats of the game. “We are thinking deeply on these lines, and we will make a policy on this very soon. Going forward this might become a problem for Pakistan because when you invest so much in the players, on their development, and expect them to give back, they leave the game and it’s not the right way to go about it,” Misbah-ul-Haq was quoted as saying by ESPN Cricinfo.
Misbah said that the team needs a certainly in order to ensure players’ availability for the Pakistan cricket team. “Your resources are consumed for their development and we need a certain policy to make sure players should be available for Pakistan first,” added Pakistan coach.
The 27-year-old Mohammad Amir who still has a lot of cricket left in him retired from the longest format in July this year in a bid to manage his workload. On the other hand, Wahab Riaz announced retirement from Tests in September as he highlighted that he is taking an indefinite break from longest format, including the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Pakistan’s domestic first-class tournament.
