Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar: “If the ball moves even a little bit our batters are in trouble. They need to realise that you can’t carry the Rawalpindi pitch everywhere with you”
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Fast bowling great Shoaib Akhtar said if the ball moves a little bit, the Pakistan batsmen “are in trouble”.
Basit Ali: “I will give you an inside story. Jason Gillespie has handed a shut-up call to Pakistan batters. He wants the pitch to remain the same that has been prepared by the groundsman”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali has claimed that red-ball head coach Jason Gillespie basically told the batsmen to shut up after they wanted all the grass to be cut off the pitch during their Test series against England.
Wasim Akram: “He said in the post-match press conference that the wicket was a bit difficult which is why I wanted to send in a proper batter. I hope that was a language barrier because if that’s case it means that he will come out to bat early when the pitch is easy but send anyone else if that’s not the case”
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Legendary Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram has slammed spin-bowling all-rounder Shadab Khan, questioning whether he promotes himself up the batting order when the pitch is easy to bat on.
Haroon Rasheed: “Unfortunately, pitches in Pakistan, the soil, grounds, and the groundstaff and curators are not very educated”
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Former Pakistan batsman Haroon Rasheed said the groundstaff and pitch curators “are not very educated” when it comes to preparing proper wickets.
Inzamam-ul-Haq: “It didn’t feel like a T20 match to me at all. I request the the curators to make a better pitch. People come to watch fours and sixes in a T20 match. The pitch was so difficult that even 142 runs was looking like a big target”
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Former Pakistan captains Inzamam-ul-Haq and Rashid Latif were less than impressed with the quality of the pitch during the first Twenty20 International between Pakistan and Bangladesh in Lahore on Friday.
Waqar Younis: “The entire PCB deserves a credit. Excellent Pitch. Great work by Aga Zahid chief curator and Big Shabaash to the ground staff.. Playing [at] home makes a huge difference, you can tell by the body language of the boys”
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Legendary Pakistan seamer and current bowling coach Waqar Younis thanked the Karachi ground staff for preparing an “excellent pitch”.
Mohammad Abbas: “I had practiced a lot but the wicket did not help”
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Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Abbas blamed the pitch for the national team’s woeful performance on the opening day of the second Test against Australia in Adelaide.
Sarfraz Ahmed is questioning why Pakistan have to play on tough pitches while India get to play on surfaces that favour batsmen and spinners, according to sources
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Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed is concerned about the green surface on the pitch in Taunton, where his side will take on Australia in the World Cup on Wednesday.
Azhar Mahmood: “Yes, there is some grass on it but we are still two days away from the game”
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Pakistan bowling coach Azhar Mahmood believes that the national team are capable of beating Australia in their World Cup match on Wednesday, even though conditions in Taunton may be tough.
The umpires inspect the pitch at the Wanderers after the players were taken off
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The third Test between South Africa and India at the Wanderers in Johannesburg will continue after the players were taken off towards the end of the third day due to the pitch being too dangerous.