Gautam Gambhir asked Aaqib Javed about the plight of Pakistan cricket.© AFP
Pakistan won the Test on home soil after a gap of more than three years on Friday, defeating England by 152 runs in the second match in Multan to level the three-game series 1-1. Pakistan’s new selection committee has made some surprising changes to the squad for the last two Tests, leaving out star players. Babar Azam and pacemaker Shaheen Afridi. The decision received mixed reactions from Pakistani cricket fans. While some believed it was a mistake to drop out-of-form batter Babar, others hailed the new selection committee for making the right choice.
Former Pakistani pager Aaqib Javedwho is a member of the new selection committee has now spoken about his conversation with the India head coach. Gautam Gambhirwho asked him about the plight of Pakistan cricket.
“We met Indian players during our series against Sri Lanka. Gautam Gambhir told me, “Aaqib bhai, what has he done to Pakistani cricket? There is so much talent there, we can see it too, everything is good, what did he do?” ‘(Gambhir asked me what happened to Pakistan cricket, despite all the talent and everything, what have they done?),” Javed said. Public digital news.
Aaqib said that Gambhir also regrets the current situation as matches between India and Pakistan will not be as exciting if one team is significantly inferior to the other.
“He (Gambhir) also regrets it because there are several (top-level) teams and Pakistan-India matches provide the most excitement. So if your team (Pakistan) suffers such a defeat, then it will be one of the biggest teams in the game. matches are losing their charm,” he added.
Meanwhile, Noman Ali taking 8-46 and Sajid Khan taking 2-93 as the pair ended England’s second innings on 144 after the visitors had set a daunting target of 297.
The 152-run victory was Pakistan’s first home win since February 2021 and came after they lost by an innings in the first Test at the same ground in Multan.
The final Test starts in Rawalpindi on October 24.
(with AFP inputs)
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