“Test cricket will be destroyed in Pakistan”: R Ashwin issues stern warning to neighbours

Indian spinners ravichandran ashwin He does not shy away from making bold comments when talking about cricket, and he did no different when analysing Pakistan’s defeat at the hands of Bangladesh in the first Test in Rawalpindi recently. Pakistan suffered a dramatic defeat on the fifth day, losing to Bangladesh for the first time in Tests. Speaking on the match, the Pakistan captain said, Shan Masood The first innings was declared at 448 runs with the team losing only six wickets. Bangladesh made a big score on a flat wicket, but Pakistan’s batting collapsed in the second innings. Ashwin expressed his disappointment.

Ashwin said in his statement, “Teams do not give up on such a pitch. In first-class cricket, strong teams bat first and hit big shots.” Youtube channel.

“When I saw the highlights of the match, I realised it was a really tiring defeat on the last day. I had not seen something like this for a long time,” Ashwin said.

Ashwin expressed surprise that the Pakistani batsmen got out cheaply in the second innings. Ashwin strongly criticized Pakistan’s lower order.

“Finally, when Mohammad Rizwan was staging the fight, naseem shah “I played the shot and got out cheaply. I didn’t understand what happened. There was nothing on the pitch,” Ashwin said.

Rizwan was the star of Pakistan’s batting throughout the match. He was unbeaten on 171 runs when Pakistan declared the innings in the first innings, but in the second innings, he played a fighting innings of 51 runs in difficult conditions.

Former South Africa performance analyst Prasanna Raman, popularly known as ‘Pdog’, who often features in videos with Ashwin, did not mince words in criticising the Pakistan batting.

Raman said, “Bangladesh does not have any mystery spinner or wrist spinner. There is no threat. If you cannot bat for four sessions on such a pitch at home, it can only mean one thing. Division 1 and Division 2 cricket needs to be brought back. Otherwise, Test cricket will be destroyed in Pakistan.”

Pakistan will play Bangladesh in the second Test on August 30 in Rawalpindi.