Aaqib Javed: “But what’s the point of them scoring runs? You will only win those games where the target is in the 150 range”
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Former pace bowler Aaqib Javed has questioned the point of Pakistan captain Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan scoring runs in T20Is if the team can only chase down scores of around 150.
He noted that they need to be scoring faster so that the men in green don’t struggle when faced with run chases that are in the 180 range.
Aaqib stated that something has to change quickly in order for Pakistan to become an even bigger threat in the 20-over format.
“But what’s the point of them scoring runs? You will only win those games where the target is in the 150 range,” he said on Sports Paktv as quoted by Cricwick.
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Currently, Azam and Rizwan are involved in the two-Test series against New Zealand, which comes after Pakistan’s disappointing 3-0 Test whitewash at the hands of England.
Azam struck 161 in the first Test, which came off 280 deliveries and included 15 boundaries and a six.
With the first match having ended as a draw, both Pakistan and New Zealand are searching for a win in the ongoing second Test in Karachi.
Rizwan, meanwhile, was not included in the playing XI for both matches, with former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed replacing him as the team’s wicketkeeper-batsman.
Pakistan Squad for New Zealand Test Series: Babar Azam (capt), Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Agha Salman, Hasan Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Kamran Ghulam, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Nauman Ali, Sajid Khan, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Saud Shakeel, Shahnawaz Dahani, Shan Masood and Zahid Mahmood
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