PAK v NZ: ‘Does he need to play on roads’: Simon Doull takes a dig at Babar Azam whereas slamming Karachi pitch

Former New Zealand cricketer Simon Doull, who’s presently doing commentary within the ongoing Check collection between New Zealand and Pakistan, has slammed the pitches used at Nationwide Stadium in Karachi.

Notably, Pakistan’s file within the longest format has just lately deteriorated as they haven’t gained a single match at residence within the final two Check collection, the place flat tracks had been supplied in most video games. No surprise the followers and specialists have proven their disappointment with the way in which pitches have been taking part in, the place bowlers have obtained little to no assist.

It has additionally broken the Pakistan workforce’s monitor file as they misplaced back-to-back collection within the World Check Championship (WTC) calendar from Australia and England to get out of the race to qualify for the WTC ultimate. Even within the ongoing collection, Pakistan are struggling in opposition to Tim Southee’s New Zealand.

Following the draw within the first Karachi Check, the second recreation additionally appears to be going alongside the identical strains, because the pitch appears to be behaving like a street on Day 4. Expectedly so, Doull referred to as out the Karachi pitch and requested dwell on air if such tracks had been demanded by captain Babar Azam himself, who was trying to enhance his numbers within the Check format.

“The place does that directive come from? Does that come from Babar, who desires to bat on a street and enhance his personal stats? Does it come from above him?,” Doull mentioned.

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“The place do these directives come from? Do they arrive from Babar Azam? Does he need to play on these roads to enhance his personal stats,” Simon Doull lashes out on the character of pitches in Pakistan. #PAKvNZ pic.twitter.com/EhvSxeQaor

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The 53-year-old steered that the bottom employees must be given the liberty to do their job, and other people within the greater ranks ought to keep away. Doull reckoned that one couldn’t anticipate bowlers to assist their facet on tracks like these which don’t have anything to supply for bowlers.

“Let the bottom employees do their job correctly. The individuals above, the hierarchy, have simply bought to depart their noses out of it. It gives nothing. There isn’t a grass on it. There isn’t a seam motion, and there’s no carry. You’re choosing a man like Mir Hamza, who has a terrific first-class file. You decide guys who carry out nicely at that degree, however they arrive and bowl on this street. You possibly can’t anticipate them to do the identical job that they’re doing on the first-class degree if you happen to’re going to supply these kinds of surfaces,” mentioned Doull whereas talking on the Pitch Facet present.