Pakistan Needs A Seasoned Player At No.5, Someone With Experience - Inzamam-ul-Haq
Former Pakistan cricketer Inzamam-ul-Haq feels that the Pakistan team lacks a properly experienced player at No. 5 which, according to him, is the most important role in both ODIs and T20Is.
Inzamam’s comments come after Babar Azam and co. took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the 3-match ODI series against West Indies with a 120-run win on Friday.
“When you talk about Pakistan’s batting, I think no.5 is the most important position and a proper batsman should be playing there. We’re playing Haris right now, he’s new but it is difficult for a youngster.”
“We should be giving him confidence but right now, I don’t think you can play him,” Inzamam said on his YouTube channel.
“When we go to Australia, we won’t get pitches like these” – Inzamam-ul-Haq
Inzamam reckoned that Pakistan’s surfaces are suitable for batting, but when they travel to Australia for the T20 World Cup later this year, things will be tougher.
“I believe this problem persists in both, T20Is and ODIs. Shan Masood is performing brilliantly, he’s an intelligent cricketer. If we try him at no.5, he should perform better.”
“Even players like Khushdil Shah and other players will benefit from him. We have Rizwan at no.4, and if Shan plays at 5, their role would be to finish the game with the lower-middle order. When we go to Australia, we won’t get pitches like these. We need a seasoned player, someone with experience. So, we need to think about this,” he added.
