'If a batsman misses three balls, he should be declared out on this track' - Nasser Hussain slams Multan pitch
England scored a staggering 823 runs in their first innings.
The ongoing first Test between Pakistan and England has seen colossal volume of runs being scored up until now. Ever since the first session of the first day of the first Test in Multan, several cricket experts and commentators have come out with their opinion on the track, labelling it as a paradise for the batters. And as expected, it has proven just the way it was tagged as over 1500 runs have been scored across 12 sessions up until the conclusion of Day 4 of the fixture.
Despite Pakistan registering a total of 556, the game will be duly remembered for the staggering 454-run partnership which Joe Root (262) and Harry Brook (317) put up for the fourth wicket. Joining the group of former cricketers to criticise the pitch today was former England skipper, Nasser Hussain. During a show of the official broadcaster, Hussain came up with a hysterical suggestion based on how batting-friendly the track had played out.
"If a batsman misses three balls, he should be declared out on this track," stated Hussain.
Test cricket needs an even contest between bat and ball: Hussain
Hussain was quick to express his disappointment in his column post Day 2's play as he expressed his opinion on the "incredibly flat" nature of the track which offered literally nothing to the bowlers.
"Test cricket cannot afford for this pitch to continue playing in the same way for all five days. It is incredibly flat and, for the future of the longer format, pitches need to do something. At the moment, it has done nothing for two days. No spin, no swing, no reverse-swing. It is too batter-friendly and Test cricket needs an even contest between bat and ball," Nasser wrote in his column in The Daily Mail.
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Despite Pakistan losing six wickets for a mere 82 runs in their second innings before making their way to add 70 runs without losing any more wickets, the extremely passive nature of the pitch is not something which can be overlooked. Most of the wickets which fell during the course of the game can be attributed to bad shots by the batters more than anything else.
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