Former opener Salman Butt has said that the Check sequence loss towards England has served as a wake-up name for the Pakistan cricket crew.
Talking on his YouTube channel, Butt identified how the Babar Azam-led aspect failed to present England a troublesome struggle within the first two fixtures of the three-match sequence. He advised that the guests pocketed the rubber comfortably, with out having to place in a lot effort.
He defined:
“England have given Pakistan a actuality test, exposing them by exhibiting them their place in Check cricket. The unhappy half is that England didn’t even must play a painstaking match to win. They didn’t must put in loads of effort. It has been a one-sided affair, with them profitable pretty simply.”
England accomplished a surprising 26-run victory over Babar Azam and Co. in Multan to achieve an unassailable 2-0 lead within the red-ball sequence, with the house crew failing to chase down a complete of 355.
“Out of the 40 wickets, England gave us 32–33 themselves” – Salman Butt vital of Pakistan’s bowling
Butt additional went on to say that the hosts have been pretty underwhelming with the ball within the Check sequence, having been unsuccessful in posing a powerful problem to the English batters.
He claimed singled-out thriller spinner Abrar Ahmed as the one bowler to have picked wickets resulting from his skills. Butt opined that every one the opposite wickets fell due to England’s attacking strategy.
The previous Pakistan captain added:
“If you happen to assess Pakistan’s efficiency in an sincere method, solely Abrar Ahmed’s wickets have been those that they took. Then there was one which Haris Rauf took.
“Other than that, all the opposite wickets got here resulting from England’s intent and attacking strategy. Out of the 40 wickets, England gave us 32–33 themselves, and we will solely take credit score for the remaining ones.”
Ahmed was unarguably the choose of the bowlers for the hosts within the fixture. The artful spinner made a big impression on his Check debut, bagging 11 wickets.
