ISLAMABAD – Batting legend Javed Miandad has urged Pakistan Cricket Board(PCB) to prolong its domestic cricket circuit to six months and ensure allnational players’ participation in the season.-
Talking to APP, Miandad held the current below-par domestic cricket systemresponsible for Pakistan team’s defeat in the Asia Cup. “The One Daycricket tournaments should be increased and all national team playersparticipation must be ensured in the six month long season,” he said andadded then the final squad for any international tournament must be pickedfrom the best performing players.
He said the way Pakistan players dropped catches in the Asia Cup matcheslooked like as they were all club players who were practicing on the field.“If our players are dropping such easy catches then I am sorry to say theydo not deserve to be in the team,” he said.
Miandad, who coached Pakistan cricket team at various occasions, alsoadvised PCB to bring in former or first class cricketers at regional anddistrict levels in order to utilize their talent for uplifting the game.“We have a lot of talented former cricketers all over Pakistan and we mustutilize their services to develop cricket,” he said.
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Responding to a question on skipper Sarfraz Ahmed’s performance, he saidthe first thing I see in Sarfraz is his wicket-keeping and then his battingwhich is not up to the mark.
