Akhtar: “Inform us in advance if are planning for 500 runs to be scored in a single day”

Former pacer Shoaib Akhtar has slammed the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for making ready a lifeless monitor for the continuing Test sequence opener towards England on the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.

He cheekily recommended that the board ought to let the followers know in advance if they need to use pitches on which groups can rating over 500 runs in a single day.

Akhtar opined that the hosts failed to create a monitor that might have given them a bonus over the opposition. Speaking on his YouTube channel, he mentioned:

“I urge the followers to write a letter to the PCB, requesting that they inform us in advance if you are planning for 500 runs to be scored in a single day. They had a lot time to put together the wickets.

“This is not how you play Test cricket. You create a dead track where there is no bounce or seam. PCB could have created a spin-friendly wicket or a bouncy track. But they failed to do either of those things.”

Four England batters crossed the three-figure mark on Day 1 of the Test, serving to their facet end at 506/5. The Ben Stokes-led facet now maintain the document for scoring probably the most variety of runs on the opening day of a Test match.

“England will make sure that they get about 700 runs” – Shoaib Akhtar predicts Pakistan will endure embarrassing loss in 1st Test

Akhtar went on to say that the Test is unlikely to finish in a draw. He talked about that England are seemingly to win the competition on the third day itself.

The 47-year-old predicted that the guests would rating round 700 runs after which bundle out Pakistan twice to safe a complete victory. He added:

“You are hoping that there will be a draw, but that is not going to happen. England will make sure that they get about 700 runs. They will bowl out Pakistan twice and wrap up this match within two and a half days.”

Numerous followers have expressed displeasure with the standard of the pitches used in Pakistan in their current red-ball fixtures.

Babar Azam and Co. have a herculean activity on their fingers, on condition that they are going to have to bat out of their skins to energy their means again into the sport.

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