Yasir Arafat, a former cricket player for Pakistan, has spoke out against the Pakistan Cricket Board (PBCB) for poorly scheduling its matches. He brought up the badly arranged domestic one-day event, which coincides with the England Test series. In light of the fact that England will be facing Pakistan after they lost a two-game Test series against Bangladesh, the PCB decided to hold the Champions.
Your areas of uncertainty have been emphasised. Pitches, technique, and fitness concerns. I learnt today that the high-performance coach and Jason Gillespie are returning to Australia. You’re running an ODI competition. I’m not sure why these judgements were made. It’s a circus, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). Arafat was cited as stating, “There are jokers in that, and this is a joke.”
One-Day Cup, which will take place from September 12 to September 29. October 7 marks the start of the Test series against England, a date that does not sit well with Yasir Arafat.
“You are bringing players for One-Day Internationals and you have an upcoming Test series against England. At a press conference, Shan Masood stated that our players hadn’t participated in first-class cricket for one and a half years. You are playing ODIs and have a big series against England coming up. To me, this appears to be a circus. “Those who are employed are jokers, and their choices are absurd,” he continued.
Following their most recent series defeat against Bangladesh, Pakistan has fallen to seventh position in the World Test Championship rankings. Pakistan has only won two of the seven Test matches they have played; the other five have been losses. Under Shan Masood’s direction, the team played Bangladesh but lost both of the games in the two-match series.
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Since January 2021, the team has lost all of its home Test matches, including matches against Australia, England, and Bangladesh. Pakistan will want to turn it around as the England series draws near. Their most recent defeat brought their record against the English to five straight losses in Test matches.