‘Uska beda gark karke sans lete hain’- Ex-Pak cricketer Aaqib Javed lashes at Pakistan management for Haris Rauf’s injury
Pakistan have been dealt an embarrassing defeat by the hands of England in the first Test match. At a ‘dull pitch’, England scored a sensational 506 runs on the first day itself with four batters making individual centuries. When the game was heading towards a draw, England valiantly declared an invited Pakistan to chase down a target of 343 on the last day.
Pakistan however failed to achieve even that and lost the match by 74 runs. A defeat however wasn’t the only negative aspect of the Test for Pakistan, they also lost their pace bowler Haris Rauf for the entirety of the series. The 29-year-old was involved in a fielding mishap following which he sustained a Grade-2 strain in his right quad. He had bowled 13 overs in the match and had picked up a wicket as well before being ruled out of the match.
Rauf has been a mainstay in Paksiatn’s white ball team but has found it difficult to do the same in the Test team. He got his Test cap just last week but will not be able to play any more matches in the series. Now, former Pakistan player Aaqib Javed has come out and criticised the management for Rauf’s treatment.
“To make a comeback, Pakistan will have to play bowlers. Once they get a hold of a bowler, be in T20Is, ODIs or Tests – uska beda gark karke saans lete hain (they don’t rest unless it is ruined). Haris should not be playing Tests because he is not that trained. Play bowlers who can play Test matches, who play First-Class cricket and pick wickets regularly. There is Mir Hamza – play such bowlers who can bowl for long periods and know where and how to bowl. And increase the number of bowlers,” Aaqib said in an interview.
England’s mindset is to score at a run-a-ball- Javed
“You can’t have part-timers operate from one end, who can stop the scoring, right? If you get wickets, only then will you get respite. Otherwise, they (England) will score at a brisk pace. Their mindset is to score at a run-a-ball. Keep a strike rate of 100. If they get out in the process, for them it doesn’t make a difference. And that is the difference. They bat at a strike rate of 100 or 135. How can there be a match?,” said the former Pakistan pacer.
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