Pakistan suffered a crushing defeat against Bangladesh in the first Test match played in Rawalpindi, which was their first defeat on home soil. The defeat proved to be humiliating for Pakistan as the hosts struggled on their home pitch.

Reacting to this, former Pakistan cricketer Rashid Latif discussed the batting weaknesses of the Shan Masood-led side and pointed out the problems being faced by all the Pakistani batsmen, including star batsman Babar Azam.

Rashid Latif sheds light on poor form and technical problems

Rashid Latif said, “If there is a problem with the technique of the players, it becomes really difficult for them to come out of bad form. I have seen many players go through bad form, including Sachin Tendulkar. But Sachin had a good batting technique, so he never took time to recover from bad form. On the other hand, players like Virender Sehwag used to take more time to come out of bad form. This is the difference between a better player and a comparatively less skilled player.”

Praise of Mehdi Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim

Latif praised Bangladesh’s Mehdi Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim and said that Pakistani players should learn from them. He also praised India’s performance in which India defeated England 4-1 in the series despite losing the first Test at home.

He said, “A lot can be learned from the way Mehdi Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim have played in this series. Pakistan’s batsmen are trying to play aggressive cricket. Test cricket is not played like this.”

Return of Bangladesh

After the defeat in the first Test, Pakistan put Bangladesh in trouble in the second Test by scoring 274 runs. Bangladesh were struggling at 26/6, but Liton Das’s brilliant century (138 runs) and his partnership with Mehdi Hasan Miraz took Bangladesh to 262 runs, giving Pakistan a slight lead.

On the third day, Bangladesh bowlers performed well against Pakistan and dismissed Abdullah Shafiq and Khurram Shahzad to reduce Pakistan’s score to 9-2. Pakistan batsmen are once again facing a tough situation and they need to improve their batting so that they can perform better against Bangladesh.