Pakistan, the World Cup semifinalists, who took their full-fledged team to the Caribbean, was not expected to lose to the second-string team of hosts West Indies and the defeat shows where Pakistan stands and it has once more proved its tag of ‘unpredictable side’ correct, feels former Test player Abdul Qadir.
Pakistan lost the only T20 match to West Indies on Thursday night, which the hosts won by seven runs in St Lucia. Pakistan is scheduled to play five ODIs and two Tests against West Indies during their tour.
“Pakistan should improve itself and players should start taking responsibility. A team cannot win when players play irresponsible shots as Ahmed Shahzad and Misbah-ul-Haq played during the T20 match yesterday (Thursday),” former spin maestro Abdul Qadir told PPI.
Qadir said that West Indies featured its second string team with Gayle, Sarwan, Chanderpaul and Pollard missing the match. West Indies featured five debutants during the match.
“One could have assessed before the match that West Indies don’t have any players apart from (Devendra) Bishoo, (Lendl) Simmons and (Darren) Bravo, who had featured in the World Cup. So Pakistan should have planned to tackle these players. If Pakistan had devised a plan and have tried to tackle these three players, they should have certainly won the match,” he explained.
He further said that Pakistan should have now become a stable team and should send the message throughout the world that they are as consistent as teams like Australia, India and Sri Lanka.
“By losing to West Indies, Pakistan have proved their label of an ‘unpredictable side’ correct. Pakistan should lift their game and play responsibly and send the message to the world that they are among the top cricket teams of the World.
“Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is trying to portray the image of Pakistan as among world class teams but performance like this one would damage every thing,” he said.
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