PAK vs WI: Salman Butt Criticises Pakistan Cricket Board For Not Preparing Result-oriented Pitches For Home Tests
Published - 08 Jun 2022, 12:40 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:08 AM
Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt figured that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) ought to prepare result-oriented pitches for Test matches at home. Recently, Australia visited the Asian nation, and two out of the three matches didn’t deliver an outcome.
Afterward, Ramiz Raja, the director of the PCB, explained that they would have rather not created a pacey wicket and let the Aussies direct terms.
The Flat Pitches Does Not Test A Captain’s Skill: Salman Butt
Butt, who last captained Pakistan over 10 years prior, said that flat pitches don’t permit skippers to work appropriately on their methodologies.
“You can look at the pitch and say that spinners will play. A result is difficult to achieve even till the fifth day. One has to wait till the end to see if the pitch breaks. This doesn’t test a captain’s skill.
“To do that, go and win in England. Or give tougher teams a run for their money. Pakistan has lost away from home in the past too but we will win matches,” Butt was quoted as saying.
The Pitches We Prepare In Pakistan Takes Everything From The Captain In Terms Of Strategy: Salman Butt
Butt figured that the Lahore-born Babar Azam needs additional opportunity to get into his notch, as far as captaincy is concerned.
“Babar has been captaining for a while now and he has achieved success in the home series against Australia and the team did well in the T20 World Cup last year too. He will improve with time.
“A captain’s skills and tactical ability are visible more in Test cricket and ODIs, which we play very less. Test cricket gives the best chance to see a captain’s ability but the kind of pitches we make at home, it takes everything away from a captain in terms of strategy,” he added.
Babar is currently set to lead the Pakistan team in the impending ODI series against Nicholas Pooran’s West Indies to be played from Wednesday, June 8 at the Multan Cricket Stadium. The youngster said that he was eager to play before the enthusiastic Multan audience.
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