New Delhi. Today is black day for Pakistan cricket. The team captained by Shan Masood made a shameful record in Multan which had not happened before in the history of Test cricket. Even after scoring 556 in the first innings, a team has to be embarrassed by an innings defeat, this injury hurts a lot. Harry Brook and Joe Root played such innings against the host team which got recorded in the record books. On the pitch of Multan where Pakistani bowlers kept longing for the wicket, England showed Pakistan by all-out in both the innings that if you have the ability then there is a lot for the bowlers on this wicket too. There are 5 players responsible for this shameful defeat of Pakistan.
Star batsman Babar Azam did not bat in both the innings. Babar is number one among the culprits of Pakistan's big defeat. After scoring 30 runs in the first innings, Babar went on to score 5 runs in the second innings. Babar Azam has not scored even a half-century in the last 18 innings. Babar, who was going through poor form for a long time, was expected to make a comeback in the series against England but Bahal failed in the first test. As a result the team had to face defeat. With this defeat, Pakistan team reached the bottom position in the WTC points table and was out of the race for the final.
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Rizwan did not do any charisma in the middle order
Wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan has been a strong pillar of Pakistan's batting. But he could not open his account in the first innings of Multan Test and was out after scoring 10 runs in the second innings. The team had high expectations from Rizwan in the middle order but this batsman left the team in the lurch. Rizwan also played an important role in Pakistan's second inning being reduced to 220 runs, who could not make a big score.
Captain Masood failed on the captaincy front
Captain Shan Masood scored a century in the first innings but departed after scoring 11 runs in the second innings. Masood has been a complete flop in terms of captaincy. Under his captaincy, Pakistan is getting only defeats and defeats. He has not been able to win a single test under his captaincy. In Multan, he had demanded a batting pitch where his batsmen did not show spark while the visiting batsmen took advantage of it. Shan Masood probably forgot that England has an experienced batsman like Joe Root and a young batsman like Harry Brook who can play big innings any day. England had already pushed Pakistan back by scoring 823 runs in the first innings.
Shaheen Afridi remained ineffective
Pakistan's bowling leader Shaheen Afridi was not effective. He gave away 120 runs in 26 overs in the first innings. Pakistan did not expect this from this star bowler but Shaheen forgot his line length in front of Harry Brook and Joe Root in Multan. Shaheen also played an important role in adding a dark chapter to Pakistan's cricket, who could not take wickets on time.
Young opener Sam Ayub failed
Young batsman Saim Ayub is being called the rising star of Pakistan. Ayub, who scored a lot of runs in domestic cricket, could score only 4 and 25 runs in the Multan Test. This batsman, who played big innings in franchise cricket, kept yearning for runs in front of the England bowlers. The young opener could not give the team a good start in both the innings. This opener has also played an important role in Pakistan's defeat.
Tags: Babar Azam, Mohammed Rizwan, Pakistan vs England, Shaheen Afridi
FIRST PUBLISHED: October 11, 2024, 18:09 IST
