I really don't understand why PCB is trying to make this test series not memorable by just encouraging them to not produce a result. I really expected something different from the first test but I am quite disappointed till now to see what has transpired in the test match. Seems like another draw is on the way. Unless of course, something really unbelievable happens.
Preparation of Pakistan team against this historic series was not good enough so just because of this they have done this all shameful act and now after reading statement from Ramiz Raja feeling they need to be more professional and have to accept few things if they want to be big and have some good value for future games here in Pakistan because first test was really bore and now after watching first day of this second test I have feeling it's also going into this same way because pitch is not supportive for bowlers and batsmen can stay as long as they can Khawaja was really in good touch throughout day, and he plays best of his cricket at his home country for first time.
Right now situation is West Indies is also no good as now this first test match is also heading for draw Bonner and Holder at crease with just 15 to 20 overs remaining in day and target is not achievable for them with England is also not good enough to take all ten wickets.
I think these type of things happening in test cricket is just straight up boring and this is also a big reason why test cricket is losing its popularity day by day. Obviously, no one in the right mind would want to see a match for 5 days and only for the match to be a draw. I think players and cricket boards need to man up and take the challenge that is presented in front of them and try to do well in challenging conditions.
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They probably went on the defensive. And as far as the points table in World Test Championship is concerned, a draw is more beneficial when compared to a loss. But it is sad to see that they don't have any faith in their own pace bowlers. They do have some very good pacers, such as Shaheen Shah Afridi. They could have prepared a neutral pitch and tried to get a result out of this series. If the matches are so boring, then it will negatively impact their future revenue potential, as the TV viewership will go down.
Actually, they were just too scared to make a fair pitch. And they obviously did not want to lose. So they just made a pitch that will not present too much problem for them and we all know that a draw is much more beneficial than a loss.
So, they preferred to take Safeway in this case. But to be honest I think it was an absolutely dumb thing to do as there do have a lot of great bowlers in their team.