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‘Hamse nahi banti toh kis se banti hai? Ex-Pakistan cricketer slams Pakistan Cricket Board for Rawalpindi pitch

Former Pakistan cricketer, Aaqib Javed has expressed his disappointment over the pitch used for the first Test match between England and Pakistan. Javed reckons that Pakistan Cricket Board should have been prepared with regard to the pitch used for the Test against England.

He highlighted the need for bringing in personnel who could curate a better pitch and add excitement to the Test match.

“Inko Australia ke Test series ke baad nahi ahsaas hua tha ki England ko aana hai? New Zealand ko aana hai? Hamaara pitch ka kya plan hai? Hamse nahi banti toh kis se banti hai? Sri Lanka me turning pitches banti hai, vhaan se banda le aaiye. (Didn’t they realise this after Test series against Australia that England and New Zealand are also scheduled to tour? What is our plan when it comes to pitches? If we can’t make the pitches, who can? Sri Lanka make turning pitches, you can call people from there),” Javed said on GEO SUPER.

The 50-year-old also claimed that it would have been a different pitch at Rawalpindi if Pakistan had a captain who was a bowler rather than a batsman.

“Jab tak aap iska ek institute nahi banaayenge, curator ko pata nahi hoga ki pitch banti kaise hain… hamne khud dekha hai ki Pindi ki pitch pe bounce hota hai. Ham toh khele bhi hai. Clay content bohot hai hamaari mitti me. England se zyada hai. Preparation ki baat hai. (You have to make an institute. We have seen bounce on Rawalpindi pitches, we have played there. There’s enough clay content on this pitch, it’s all about the preparation).

“Aap banao bowler ko kaptaan, fir main dekhta hu aisi dead pitch banti hai kya. Nahi banegi. Bowler apni kamar tudvaane ke liye aisi pitch nahi banvaayega. (You make a bowler captain, then I’ll see if such pitches are made or not. No bowler would want such pitches),” Javed further said.

England, recently, wrote their name in the history books as they broke the record for scoring the most runs by a team on day 1 of the Test match at Rawalpindi stadium. England notched as many as 506 runs for the loss of 4 wickets on day 1. Pakistan too exhibited a stellar batting performance as they amassed 579 runs in the second innings.