There was no problem with the pitch but with the players…: Salman Butt gave his opinion on the performance of the Pakistan team after the first Test
Bangladesh has defeated Pakistan for the first time in a Test match. Salman Butt. (Photo Source: ARIF ALI/AFP via Getty Images) After losing the first Test against Bangladesh in Rawalpindi, the Pakistan team is being criticized a lot. Let us tell you, in the first Test match played in Rawalpindi, Bangladesh defeated Pakistan by 10 wickets. Bangladesh has defeated Pakistan for the first time in a Test match. Now former captain Salman Butt has also given his opinion on this defeat of the host. Let us tell you, in the Rawalpindi Test, Pakistan did not include its important spinner Abrar Ahmed in the playing XI and the team played this match with four fast bowlers. However, their plan did not succeed and Bangladesh’s spinners bowled brilliantly in this match and completely destroyed Pakistan’s batting lineup. Pakistan’s assistant coach Azhar Mahmood has raised questions about the pitch and said that the pitch did not prove to be important for the fast bowlers the way he thought. Now Salman Butt has put forth his point of view on this. The former player shared a video on his YouTube channel and said, ‘Where do I start this? You came out to play with four fast bowlers and then you declared your innings. Not only this, you did not bowl with line and length and everything did not go in your favor. According to me, for the first time the average speed of Bangladesh bowlers was more than us. They looked fitter than us. The junior fast bowlers of our team performed better than the seniors. This team has made many mistakes and I don’t know where to start from? We have no idea who we should pick and who we should blame. There was no problem with the pitch: Salman Butt Salman Butt further said, ‘There was no problem with the pitch. The quality of our bowling was very poor. Our bowling coach said that we did not get much turn on the pitch. Not only this, the bowlers also criticized it. This does not make any sense especially when the Pakistan team was all out within two sessions. Their fast bowlers got wickets. Bangladesh’s fast bowlers got the top order out and the spinners played their role quite well in the middle. So it would not be right to blame any one of them. Let us tell you, for the first time Pakistan has lost a Test match at home by 10 wickets. However, the host will look to make a strong comeback in the second Test. The second Test is starting from August 30 in Rawalpindi. Pakistan’s luck is bad, they have not won a Test match for 1294 days These 5 Indian cricketers are addicted to alcohol Shikhar Dhawan did this trick to win the ‘Golden Bat’ 5 big records of Shikhar Dhawan, in this case he is ahead of Kohli Shaheen Afridi became a father, his wife gave birth to a son Top 10 best innings of Shikhar Dhawan in International Cricket- List of batsmen who have scored…
“There are some coaches who are there only to praise the players…”- Salman Butt made a big allegation.
Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan recently expressed his disappointment at not being able to perform consistently for the national team. Between July 2021 and February 2024, the talented youngster has played just eight T20I matches. Azam was part of the Pakistan team in the recent five-match T20 series against New Zealand. In the first three T20 matches he played, he scored 22 runs. After this he was dropped from the team. Salman Butt recently reacted to Azam Khan’s comments on not getting a chance in the Pakistan team for a long time. The former Pakistan captain criticized the coaching staff and claimed that they would not make any positive changes in Azam’s game. Salman Butt gave a big statement regarding Azam Khan In a video on his YouTube channel, Salman Butt said, “Look, he said some right things regarding the coaching staff. He said he was being made to feel like he was not good enough. He is still very young. He would realize later in his career that there are some coaches who are just there to praise the players. They want to make the players happy so they can keep their jobs.” Azam has scored only 29 runs in seven innings so far in the T20I format. With such a poor record, his place in the national team may be in jeopardy, but his performances in franchise leagues around the world have been impressive. In the ongoing International League T20 (ILT20) tournament, Azam has scored 159 runs in seven matches at a strike rate of 176.67. He is the second highest run scorer for Desert Vipers this season. Regarding Azam Khan, Butt also said, “He (Azam Khan) should have got a chance to play in the entire series. In some matches, he went out to bat when the required run rate was close to 13, which is not easy for any batsman. However, if you want to play international cricket, you have to stay fit. The kind of talent he has, if he works on his fitness he can perform much better.”