“It’s Not Like We Have Lionel Messi On Bench”: Ramiz Raja On Criticism Of Pakistan’s Batting Unit

The Pakistan cricket team suffered a lot of criticism late in the game, especially after the loss in the 2022 Asian Cup final to Sri Lanka. While the opener – Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan – distributed on a consistent basis, the intermediate order seems unstable. Talks about bringing in a veteran player like Shoaib Malik back to the team, like the previous T20 World Cup, has also emerged. When Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chief Ramiz Raja was also asked about the same issue, he had a rather unique point of view on the matter.

Going to T20 World Cup 2022, Pakistan is not in the best form. After failing to win a place in the Asian Cup, Pakistan was also defeated by England at home in the 7-match T20I series with a score of 3-4. However, Babar Azam’s men seem to be making progress in the trilogy, which features New Zealand and Bangladesh.

In the first two games of this series, Pakistan defeated Bangladesh and New Zealand. However, there are still question marks about the middle order of the team. Speaking to Geo News, Ramiz Raja was asked about the current nature of the problems and what Pakistan is planning to deal with the situation.

Raj, in a rather ironic thread, said it was not like Pakistan left Lionel Messi on the bench and instead was a ‘raddi’ player.

“We did it in the last T20 World Cup (picking Shoaib Malik). I had no problem doing it again. My philosophy is simple, you should have consistency in your selection. need a strong captain We don’t Ramiz speak on Pakistani channel.

“In order to increase selection and talent pool, we are working on our base leagues, at the moment there are a bit of setbacks but my philosophy is to make the captain strong. Assembly to,” he added.

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Pakistan has some less experienced players like Shan MasoodMohammad Nawaz, Iftikhar Ahmed, etc in the middle order. Pakistan fans hope to have these players ready in time and start attending the T20 World Cup, which is just a few days away.