Star Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who won the Player of the Series award in the recently concluded two-match Test series between India and Bangladesh, has expressed concern over the sorry state of cricket in Pakistan and said that the current situation is disappointing. According to him, Pakistan has a rich cricket history, but constant changes in captaincy have introduced uncertainty, and that’s why players play for themselves.
In a video going viral on the internet, Ashwin said, “Mein sach bolta hoon Ki Pakistan cricket ka jo aaj kal ka jo state hai aur jis phase mein hai woh log hai dekh ke thoda, I feel sorry. Kyuki Pakistan cricket team mein kaise-kaise khatarnak cricketers khele. Lajawab cricketers bhi khele the Pakistan ke liye aur itna achi team. Ek cricketer Ki taraf se agar dekha jaye to ye jo cricketing country hai is a proud cricketing country. Aur inke paas kahan skill nahi hai? Itane saare skilled players hai.”
He highlighted the change in captaincy and also talked about the team’s poor show in red-ball matches played on home soil.
“Aur kabhi kabhi aisa unka jo ye musical chair hai yaar sacchi mein kyuki itna musical chair hai. Music chalta rahega aur hum chair pakadne ka sochenge waisa aap soch lo. 2023 ka World Cup mein woh log haar gaye the fir Babar (Azam) ne resign kiya. Fir (Shaheen Shah) Afridi ko captaincy diya tha fir wapas Babar ko limited overs dekar Shan Masood ko Test cricket mein captain banaya aur haal dekho Ki home mein Pakistan ne Test match hi nahi jeeta. I mean bahut din se Test match nahi jeeta, shayad koi 1000 din mein Test match nahi jeeta vaisa kuch hai. Almost 3 saal ho chuka hai (They lost in the 2023 World Cup, then Babar resigned. Then Afridi was given the captaincy, then again Babar was given limited overs and Shan Masood was made the captain in Test cricket and look at the situation, Pakistan has not won a Test match at home. I mean, they have not won a Test match for a long time, maybe around 1000 days. Almost 3 years have passed),” he added.
Ravi Ashwin: Pakistan cricket’s current state is disappointing. Their rich history featured fearless players, but constant captaincy shifts have introduced uncertainty and that’s why players play for themselves. pic.twitter.com/Ar4fIbQyWf— ٰImran Siddique (@imransiddique89) October 4, 2024
“Toh, as a cricketer, main kya sochunga. Mere game pe dhyan lagau ya team ke upar dhyan lagau. Har jo cricketer hai woh dressing room ke andar itna sara instability rahega na wo khud ke upar sochne lagenge aur team ke baare mein Kam sochenge (So what would I think as a cricketer. Should I focus on my game or on the team? Every cricketer will be so unstable inside the dressing room that he will start thinking about himself and will think less about the team).”
Pakistan suffered shocking defeats in both the Tests played against Bangladesh in August-September at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, and now under Shan’s captaincy, they will face England in a three-match Test series that starts on Monday (October 7) in Multan.
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