Former PCB chairman Ramiz Raja slammed the administration following Pakistan’s 2-0 T20I sequence defeat towards England simply earlier than the T20 World Cup. At Kennington Oval, England outplayed Pakistan in all aspects of the sport by chasing down 158 with greater than 4 overs to spare within the 4th T20I. Pakistan lacked firepower of their center order and missed the magic from the pacers whereas defending their goal. Ramiz has voiced his considerations concerning the experimentation in Pakistan’s white-ball setup. As soon as once more he lambasted the administration for the implications that the choice to experiment has led to.
“They need to cease experimenting with the group. Go right into a sport with a correct mixture. You have to get out of the phobia of strike fee as a result of you do not have that type of gamers. Aapne is group ka satyanash kar diya hai (You’ve utterly made a cock-up of this group),” Ramiz stated on his YouTube channel.
Ramiz has been fairly vocal in regards to the introduction of Saim Ayub within the opening slot. The record-breaking opening duo of Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan was damaged throughout Mohammad Hafeez’s short-lived stint as Pakistan’s director of cricket.
Ayub’s time within the opening slot hasn’t fared properly since he got here in on the prime of the order. Together with the opening slot, Pakistan’s center order has struggled to muster up runs in essential situations.
“You’ve ruined the group by breaking the opening pair (of Babar and Rizwan). The position of the center order isn’t outlined. You’ve put all-rounders within the center and two wicket-keepers are taking part in. You might be altering the quick bowlers. Your spinners do not spin the ball and do not have the arrogance. You place Imad Wasim out of the taking part in XI. There is no such thing as a sideways motion and you’ve got utterly dismantled the group simply earlier than the T20 World Cup,” he added.
Ayub struggled to place up runs towards New Zealand within the T20I sequence final month however he confirmed indicators of enchancment with a quick-paced knock of 45(29) within the first T20I. In 4 matches towards the Blackcaps, the 21-year-old scored 52 runs at a mean of 14.25 with 32 as his highest rating within the sequence.
Earlier than Ayub, Babar and Rizwan have been the designated openers for the Males in Inexperienced. They have been probably the most prolific openers within the T20I set-up for Pakistan. The seasoned duo recorded a record-breaking 105-run stand which was their third-century partnership within the final version of the Males’s T20I World Cup in 2022.
Pakistan are positioned in Group A alongside arch-rival India, Canada, USA and Eire. The Males in Inexperienced will start their marketing campaign towards the co-hosts USA on Thursday on the Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas.
Pakistan squad for T20 World Cup: Babar Azam (c), Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman Khan.
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