Babar Azam
PAK vs. ING: In the first Test match played between Pakistan and England at Rawalpindi, the British recorded a resounding 74-run victory. The Pakistani team needed 343 runs to win in the late innings. This goal looked very easy on a batting and flat pitch, but the Pakistani team only managed 268 runs. After the defeat in this match, Pakistan captain Babar Azam has given a shocking statement.
Babar Azam accuses PCB
Pakistan captain Babar Azam said on Monday he was consulted by the curator at the Rawalpindi Cricket Ground but did not get the pitch he wanted after the 74-run defeat in the first Test against England here on Monday. England made a bold move by declaring their second innings over and set Pakistan a target of 343 runs in 100 overs. The Pakistani team was ruled out for 268 runs on the fifth day of the match. The pitch was flat and England had scored over 500 runs on the first day. A total of seven centuries were scored in the first two innings of the match.
Pitch curator found guilty
Babar said after the match: “My input was taken to prepare the pitch and we had made it clear what kind of pitch we wanted, but whether it was the weather or whatever, we didn’t get the pitch we wanted. We wanted a pitch that would put a bit of a spin on the spinners Since the first day of this Test match between Pakistan and England began, the pitch was constantly blamed. The runs were hit hard from day one, but the field showed different colors on the final day.
Pakistan took revenge for the first time in 17 years
England last played a Test match in Pakistan in 2005. At that time, in the match played in Lahore, the England team faced a crushing defeat by one innings and 100 runs. But the England team, playing for the first time in Rawalpindi, avenged that defeat and achieved a historic victory on Pakistani soil. It was also England’s third Test victory in Pakistan. Previously, they had beaten Pakistan by 6 wickets in Karachi in the year 2000, 22 years ago.
