Islamabad
\nFormer captain and head coach of the Pakistan cricket team Misbah-ul-Haq said it seems as though attempts were being made to \u201cweaken\u201d Babar Azam, the national cricket team\u2019s skipper.
\nMisbah-ul-Haq said: \u201cEveryone can see the kind of press conferences being held these days and the sort of questions being raised in these press conferences.
\n\u201cIf a decision is to be made, it is best that all the stakeholders \u2014 the players, the selection committee and the board \u2014sit together and make a unanimous decision that is feasible for all parties.\u201d
\nThe former captain further added that if changes in the set-up are needed, then the best way to go about it is to review the situation holistically.
\n\u201cIf you think that alterations are essential, then there is no harm in making them. However, all decisions should be made keeping the betterment of Pakistan cricket in mind. Decisions made for any other reason, or to put pressure on someone should be avoided as the whole team will be disturbed as a result.\u201d
\nThe former head coach further criticised the recent \u201cexperimentation\u201d made in the team selected for the home series against England and New Zealand and said \u201ccricket is in my blood, so I stay updated on the game wherever I am. I know what is happening.\u201d
\n\u2018Off-track Test team\u2019
\nPakistan suffered a whitewash against England in the three-match Test series, which was the national side\u2019s first-ever series clean sweep.
\nMeanwhile, the two-match series against New Zealand ended in a tame draw.
\nMisbah, who led Pakistan to its first-ever World Test Championship title in 2016, said that the national Test side is \u201coff-track\u201d due to a lot of changes.
\nHe said, \u201cit is tough to select a strong Test team and the changes made in the selection affected the country\u2019s performance.\u201d
\n\u201cPakistan already has such rare few chances of playing in Test series,\u201d he lamented.
\nMisbah said that changing four players would completely alter the batting and bowling performance of the team.
\n\u201cOur performance in the Tests was very off-track,\u201d he said, \u201cchanges alone cannot get results.\u201d
\nHowever, the former head coach admitted that Pakistan is undoubtedly a formidable force in white ball cricket.
\nHe also slammed the decision to separate captains for Test series and white ball cricket. \u201cYou will shake up a lot of things by appointing different captains. Doing so will initiate competition amongst players and will foster a political environment,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Islamabad Former captain and head coach of the Pakistan cricket team Misbah-ul-Haq said it seems as though attempts were being made to \u201cweaken\u201d Babar Azam, the national cricket team\u2019s skipper. Misbah-ul-Haq said: \u201cEveryone can see the kind of press conferences being held these days and the sort of questions being raised in these press conferences. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":306757,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-306745","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n