Lahore: After winning the series, Pakistan’s hosts begin as clear favorites when they face Bangladesh in the third and last T20 International here at the Gaddafi stadium on Sunday.
The team led by Salman Ali Agha-Lidorio will certainly seek to sweep the series, something that the green shirts achieved for the last time in consecutive series against Bangladesh and the Western Indies in Dhaka and Karachi, respectively, during November of December 2021.
The local team won the first series in the series for 37 races and secured the second game for 57 races, both at the Gaddafi Stadium, to take an impregnable advantage in the series.
It is pertinent to mention here that the Cricket Board of Pakistan (PCB) in recent years made many changes in the national team’s captaincy, as well as in the management of the team.
Pakistan’s fast bowling player, Haris Rauf, acknowledged on Friday that frequent changes in the Captaincy and team management negatively affected the team.
“Without a doubt, the team’s management and the captain have been changing [in the past two, years]. It definitely disturbs the team that subsequently impacts the results. Team management should always be [appointed] In the long term and it is also the objective (of the PCB]”Haris told reporters after Pakistan won the second T20 against Bangladesh in front of a large crowd in the Gaddafi stadium.
The pacemaker said that Captain T20 recently designated, Salman, was supporting young people.
“Salman also supports several young people in the [present] equipment. [In this way] You can develop a strong squad that will play with a link, ”Haris insisted.
On whether Pakistan’s paceas, such as their batting colleagues, were asked to adapt to the modern demands of the game, Haris said that rapid bowling players in the current Cricket always faced challenges.
“Fast bowling players are always under pressure due to [batting-friendly] releases and [short] boundaries. Modern Cricket is fast and we always try to give minimal races, but still a total of 200 has become a t20 score, ”he said.
When asked if he went to the old missing partners like Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam in T20 Internationals, you have in a subtle answer said that the players who were competing with any teammate in any game were their partners.
“Boté with Shaheen and Naseem [Shah] In many games and learned a lot in your company. And I also played with Hasan Ali, who always motivates young people and we always enjoy that, ”said Haris, Right Armador Haris.
It was agreed that due to many Crickt there should be a rotation program for Cricket players, taking into account the workload in them. He said that now Pakistan had a good background force in the Bologna Department and that the rotation policy would be on the card.
Haris said that up to eight bowling players were tested by Pakistan in the second International T20 against Bangladesh because the condition of the game was conducive to that movement.
He praised the young opening that bet Sahibzada Farhan, who hit a Swashbucking 74 of 41 balls, his first half century T20i, in the second T20 after having the opportunity to have the opportunity to experience Fakhar Zaman.
“Farhan has gone well domesticly and then arose as the top scorer of [this year’s] PSL. So, it is good that you have taken the opportunity, ”said Haris.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh’s pacemakers, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, who hitting the ninth position broke a 50 of 31 balls with five six and four in a rear action in the second T20, said the fast layoffs after a good start, abolled the possibilities of his team in the game.
The young Bangladesh starter, Tanzid Hasan, contributed with a 33 of 19 balls in a fast opening post of 44 races along with the opening partner Parvez Hossain Emon. However, once Emon left, only Tanzim and Mehidy Hasan Miraz (23) could reach double figures.
Posted in Dawn, June 1, 2025
