Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq slammed the pitches produced in the ongoing Test series against Australia and also felt Pakistan were capable of taking a healthy lead in the second Test instead of their batters crumbling meekly.
Day Three of the second Test in Karachi saw Australia finally declare their innings after batting on the first two days. The Australians declared at 556-9 and by the end of the day, they were batting again after bowling Pakistan out for 148. They now hold a lead of 489 runs with two days to go.
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Inzamam-ul-Haq said:
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“The point of playing in home conditions is to play to your strengths – prepare a rank turner to assist the spinners or favor the fast bowlers. Lifeless or slow decks have never been Pakistan’s strength. Pakistan has previously produced flat tracks when Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, and Shoaib Akhtar used to play. However, it used to have life on those and produced reverse swing.”
“I think Pakistan have not played to the best of their ability. Imam-ul-Haq had made two centuries, Abdullah Shafique had played well and Azhar Ali was also in good form. However, no one could score. I want to know whether the captain or the head coach has demanded such pitches. Hence, I blame them partly.” he further said.
“I honestly thought Pakistan would be able to take a 250-300 first-innings lead. When a team puts up around 560-600 runs on the board, 90% of the time, the opposition succumbs to pressure.” he added.
