DUBAI/KARACHI –
Former captain Mohammed Yousaf, ex-fast bowler Sikander Bakht and leading cricket journalist Yahya Hussaini reiterated on Thursday that former captain Misbah-ul-Haq’s slow batting was the main, and only, reason behind Pakistan losing the first Test in the two match series against Sri Lanka at Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Zayed Stadium.
“If you notice his performance, while he might have got some runs to his name, his slow batting cost Pakistan the match,” said Bakht while talking to The Dependent.
“From the moment he stepped on to bat you could tell that Pakistan were going to lose the match,” he said, pointing fingers at Misbah who last played a Test match in May this year and last played a Test match in Abu Dhabi over 12 months ago.
“I’ve never seen such a selfish player in my life,” maintains Yousaf who accused Misbah, who retired from captaincy following his retirement from Test cricket in May, of ‘not being captaincy material.’
Meanwhile, Hussaini believes that unless someone else is slotted in the starting 11, Pakistan have no chance in the second Test match. “Pakistan need a replacement and soon,” Hussaini said.
Are they mad …he retired in may and has nothing to do with the team anymore,when he used to play still they blamed him for not playing well but still pakistan had success in uae but now he is not in team but still ur blaming on misbah …if this is the case then yousuf and etc,its ur fault that pakistan did not play well because when used to play u did’nt hit every ball for six …yeah u should have hit every ball for six and scored 7 or 8 hundred runs in an innings so others could have also learn from u,today u lost all the respect from me that i had for u ..shame on u ..literally
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