Pakistan have taken an unassailable 2-0 lead by profitable the second One Day Worldwide in opposition to the West Indies on the Multan Cricket Stadium on June 10. Regardless of a complete 120-run victory, former skipper Salman Butt has known as out the group administration for his or her vision-less technique and claimed they don’t know which route they’re heading in the direction of.
Giving clarification on the identical, Butt stated that the middle-order planning by the group administration has been poor. He additionally questioned them for sending Mohammad Nawaz and Shadab Khan earlier than Khushdil Shah within the final sport. Aside from that, the ex-opener additionally puzzled why Mohammad Haris is simply within the squad as a specialist middle-order batter and never a wicketkeeper-batter.
Which route are we heading into?: Salman Butt
“There are specific issues that Pakistan can kind out for themselves. Like within the first ODI, Khushdil Shah completed the sport brilliantly for Pakistan and received the sport for the group and was unbeaten as effectively. However within the subsequent sport, when Pakistan have been in hassle, they despatched Mohammad Nawaz and Shadab Khan earlier than Khushdil. What are they even doing? What are they even planning?” Butt questioned whereas interacting on his official YouTube channel.
“One other factor, you’re enjoying Mohammad Haris, however you aren’t enjoying him as a wicketkeeper. If he’s changing Sarfaraz then why aren’t you enjoying him as a wicketkeeper-batsman? In case you want him as a middle-order batter then play Shan Masood or Kamran Ghulam. West Indies aren’t posing us any challenges as a result of they’ve issues of their very own. However which route are we heading into? What’s our technique?” the southpaw puzzled.
Coming again to the competition, spectacular half-centuries by skipper Babar Azam (77) and opener Imam-ul-Haq (72) propelled Pakistan to a aggressive whole of 275/8. The West Indies in reply might handle simply 155 and have been bundled out within the thirty third over. Solely Shamarh Brooks (42) and Kyle Mayers (33) might provide resistance with the bat for the guests. Mohammad Nawaz (4/19) and Mohammad Wasim (3/34) have been the picks of the bowlers for the hosts. Either side will now lock horns within the third and last ODI on the identical venue on June 12.
