Pakistani head coach Misbah ul Huq breaks silence over the team performance in test series against Australia
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KARACHI - Pakistani head coach Misbah ul Huq breaks silence over the team performance in test series against Australia.
Misbahul Haq is concerned about the dip in form of three key players of the national Test side, ahead of the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka on home soil.
The Azhar Ali-led unit were clean swept two-nil during recently concluded Test series in Australia with embarrassing innings defeat in both matches. “It is a worry for us, Yasir [Shah] and [Mohammad] Abbas are our main bowlers and some of our main batsmen like Azhar [Ali], their form is also concerning for us,” said Misbah while speaking on the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) podcast.
“When you come and play in these conditions, it’s difficult for spinners. Lyon got wickets on the last day [in second Test] also, before that he had two wickets.
In Asian conditions, Yasir’s performances have always been good and we’re looking forward to him stepping up there and performing well because he’s our main match-winner,” said the former Pakistan captain while elaborating leg-spinner Yasir Shah’s performance Down Under.
Misbah also rued the fact that Pakistan batsmen threw away their wicket after getting their eye in, which was in stark contrast with the way their counterparts batted.
“Australian batsmen capitalised on their starts and made big hundreds, Warner hit a triple and we missed that. Our batsmen got set then got out, they couldn’t play big innings, otherwise the results could have been a little different,” he said.
“To be successful here, we need to improve and know how to bowl in these conditions. With batting, there’s some technical adjustments that are needed here, your scoring areas change so we have to look at that in future.”
The former right-handed batsman also expected a tough challenge from the visiting Islanders in the upcoming Test series, later in December.
