Ex-skipper believes that Pakistan's bowling attack needs to step up if Green Shirts are to win in Australia in their backyard
KARACHI: Previous Pakistan commander Azhar Ali has pinpointed the group's bowling execution as the essential variable behind their consistent battle in Australia, focusing on that it isn't the batting yet the powerlessness to bowl out Australia two times in a match that lies at the center of the issue.
In an elite meeting with Geo News in Karachi, uninvolved of President's Prize match, Azhar featured the failure to bowl out Australia two times in a match and referenced it as an underlying driver for Pakistan's dry spell in Australia.
"There were matches, where batsmen had scored great runs however our groves couldn't bowl out Australia in that match. It has been for such a long time that Pakistani bowlers had bowled Australia out two times in a match, and there is where the issue is," he said.
His comments come as the Green Shirts, during their pursuit of a 450-run target, were excused for a simple 89 runs with Saud Shakeel arising as the top scorer with his 24-run innings.
There are just two such occurrences where Pakistani bowlers have taken 20 wickets against Australia in their terrace — one out of 1995 and the other in 2010.
"Individuals would agree that that Pakistan were bowled out for 89 [runs] in Perth however I think when Pakistan's inning began, the wicket had become extremely challenging with a lopsided skip, and knowing Australia's [pace] assault, I feel that [Pakistan's batting] breakdown was not startling," Azhar added.
The previous commander said that Pakistan can in any case get back in the saddle in the series yet for that bowler should accept the bigger portion of liability.
He featured the significance of getting Australia out under 300 runs to beat the Kangaroos.
"I have certainty that Pakistani hitters can post scores around 450, 475 yet it is significant for Pakistan that the bowlers can bowl out Australia for not a greater aggregate," he said.
The ex-player further said that Pakistan ought to have played another expert nook as opposed to playing two all-rounders Faheem Ashraf and Salman Agha.
"If you have any desire to take wickets, then, at that point, you should go with expert bowlers."
Azhar had before scored his 49th top of the line century while playing a President's Prize counterpart for SNGPL against Ghani Glass.
Discussing his cricket as of late, the previous Test cricketer uncovered that he hasn't been in much practice yet was glad to score the hundred years.
Regardless of looking at his 50th hundred years in five star cricket, he has no designs to emerge from retirement.
"I might have resigned a couple matches before however at that point I felt the perfect opportunity for doing as such. I needed to stop on a high note and clear a path for new players," he said.
