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The current Pakistan – Australia test series which is taking place after over 20 years is a landmark achievement for the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and a welcome relief to the cricket crazy nation. The Pakistani cricket fans have been deprived of watching their favourite stars live in action and were restricted to enjoying the game on television. With the other ICC nations slowly lifting their apprehensions of visiting Pakistan, the future looks good for the fans.
Almost all test playing nations had decided against touring Pakistan after the terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan team bus in 2009 which killed one player and injured several others. The Pakistani cricket team were forced to use the UAE as their home ground and have test matches and bilateral series being played out on the pitches of Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah. This ensured that the players in the Pakistani team had to adapt to the new home conditions quickly and hone their skills.
With the introduction of the PSL or Pakistan Super League, the number of international players visiting Pakistan has increased. Although the initial tournaments were once again held in the UAE, the last couple of tournaments has been moved back to Pakistan much to the delight of the fans, players and officials. The myth that the Pakistani terrain was unsafe was finally burst when successive tournaments were held in Pakistan without incident.
Things seemed to have moved back to the earlier times when New Zealand and England teams pulled out of their scheduled series at the last minute citing security concerns. New Zealand was already in Pakistan and had completed one practice match before backing out just before the official start to the series.
This is when Australia confirmed that they will be going ahead with their tour with a full-strength squad.
The two tests that have been played so far has incited criticism from various quarters especially former cricketers and commentators who were following the test matches with great interest. From Pakistan’s defensive mentality, negative bowling lines, poor fielding and unimaginative captaincy to Australia’s shocking dropped catches, lack of urgency to push for a win, team selection and bizarre captaincy… everything was a talking point. The one factor that united the cricketing world was the quality of the pitches in both tests.
The pitches that were provided in both test matches were extremely flat and low on bounce, movement and spin. It had nothing for the fast or spin bowlers. The Rawalpindi pitch was finally declared poor by the ICC and the Karachi test match pitch looks to be headed in the same direction. The pitches in Pakistan were never a green top but it had plenty in it for everyone. A bit of bounce for the fast bowlers, spin during the middle days and reverse swing for the quickies as well. The batsmen too had their sessions and it was always a good contest between bat and ball.
After all the criticisms received, the PCB has decided to take action to ensure that the final test match to be held in Lahore will not face the same issues.
Read more at https://thedailyvanilla.com/2022/03/18/pcb-to-invite-cpec-engineers-to-curate-the-pitch-for-3rd-test/
Almost all test playing nations had decided against touring Pakistan after the terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan team bus in 2009 which killed one player and injured several others. The Pakistani cricket team were forced to use the UAE as their home ground and have test matches and bilateral series being played out on the pitches of Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah. This ensured that the players in the Pakistani team had to adapt to the new home conditions quickly and hone their skills.
With the introduction of the PSL or Pakistan Super League, the number of international players visiting Pakistan has increased. Although the initial tournaments were once again held in the UAE, the last couple of tournaments has been moved back to Pakistan much to the delight of the fans, players and officials. The myth that the Pakistani terrain was unsafe was finally burst when successive tournaments were held in Pakistan without incident.
Things seemed to have moved back to the earlier times when New Zealand and England teams pulled out of their scheduled series at the last minute citing security concerns. New Zealand was already in Pakistan and had completed one practice match before backing out just before the official start to the series.
This is when Australia confirmed that they will be going ahead with their tour with a full-strength squad.
The two tests that have been played so far has incited criticism from various quarters especially former cricketers and commentators who were following the test matches with great interest. From Pakistan’s defensive mentality, negative bowling lines, poor fielding and unimaginative captaincy to Australia’s shocking dropped catches, lack of urgency to push for a win, team selection and bizarre captaincy… everything was a talking point. The one factor that united the cricketing world was the quality of the pitches in both tests.
The pitches that were provided in both test matches were extremely flat and low on bounce, movement and spin. It had nothing for the fast or spin bowlers. The Rawalpindi pitch was finally declared poor by the ICC and the Karachi test match pitch looks to be headed in the same direction. The pitches in Pakistan were never a green top but it had plenty in it for everyone. A bit of bounce for the fast bowlers, spin during the middle days and reverse swing for the quickies as well. The batsmen too had their sessions and it was always a good contest between bat and ball.
After all the criticisms received, the PCB has decided to take action to ensure that the final test match to be held in Lahore will not face the same issues.
Read more at https://thedailyvanilla.com/2022/03/18/pcb-to-invite-cpec-engineers-to-curate-the-pitch-for-3rd-test/
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By NITTEN NAIRThe current Pakistan – Australia test series which is taking place after over 20 years is a landmark achievement for the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and a welcome relief to the cricket crazy nation. The Pakistani cricket fans have been deprived of watching their favourite stars live in action and were restricted to enjoying the game on television. With the other ICC nations slowly lifting their apprehensions of visiting Pakistan, the future looks good for the fans.
Almost all test playing nations had decided against touring Pakistan after the terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan team bus in 2009 which killed one player and injured several others. The Pakistani cricket team were forced to use the UAE as their home ground and have test matches and bilateral series being played out on the pitches of Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah. This ensured that the players in the Pakistani team had to adapt to the new home conditions quickly and hone their skills.
With the introduction of the PSL or Pakistan Super League, the number of international players visiting Pakistan has increased. Although the initial tournaments were once again held in the UAE, the last couple of tournaments has been moved back to Pakistan much to the delight of the fans, players and officials. The myth that the Pakistani terrain was unsafe was finally burst when successive tournaments were held in Pakistan without incident.
Things seemed to have moved back to the earlier times when New Zealand and England teams pulled out of their scheduled series at the last minute citing security concerns. New Zealand was already in Pakistan and had completed one practice match before backing out just before the official start to the series.
This is when Australia confirmed that they will be going ahead with their tour with a full-strength squad.
The two tests that have been played so far has incited criticism from various quarters especially former cricketers and commentators who were following the test matches with great interest. From Pakistan’s defensive mentality, negative bowling lines, poor fielding and unimaginative captaincy to Australia’s shocking dropped catches, lack of urgency to push for a win, team selection and bizarre captaincy… everything was a talking point. The one factor that united the cricketing world was the quality of the pitches in both tests.
The pitches that were provided in both test matches were extremely flat and low on bounce, movement and spin. It had nothing for the fast or spin bowlers. The Rawalpindi pitch was finally declared poor by the ICC and the Karachi test match pitch looks to be headed in the same direction. The pitches in Pakistan were never a green top but it had plenty in it for everyone. A bit of bounce for the fast bowlers, spin during the middle days and reverse swing for the quickies as well. The batsmen too had their sessions and it was always a good contest between bat and ball.
After all the criticisms received, the PCB has decided to take action to ensure that the final test match to be held in Lahore will not face the same issues.
Read more at https://thedailyvanilla.com/2022/03/18/pcb-to-invite-cpec-engineers-to-curate-the-pitch-for-3rd-test/
Almost all test playing nations had decided against touring Pakistan after the terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan team bus in 2009 which killed one player and injured several others. The Pakistani cricket team were forced to use the UAE as their home ground and have test matches and bilateral series being played out on the pitches of Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah. This ensured that the players in the Pakistani team had to adapt to the new home conditions quickly and hone their skills.
With the introduction of the PSL or Pakistan Super League, the number of international players visiting Pakistan has increased. Although the initial tournaments were once again held in the UAE, the last couple of tournaments has been moved back to Pakistan much to the delight of the fans, players and officials. The myth that the Pakistani terrain was unsafe was finally burst when successive tournaments were held in Pakistan without incident.
Things seemed to have moved back to the earlier times when New Zealand and England teams pulled out of their scheduled series at the last minute citing security concerns. New Zealand was already in Pakistan and had completed one practice match before backing out just before the official start to the series.
This is when Australia confirmed that they will be going ahead with their tour with a full-strength squad.
The two tests that have been played so far has incited criticism from various quarters especially former cricketers and commentators who were following the test matches with great interest. From Pakistan’s defensive mentality, negative bowling lines, poor fielding and unimaginative captaincy to Australia’s shocking dropped catches, lack of urgency to push for a win, team selection and bizarre captaincy… everything was a talking point. The one factor that united the cricketing world was the quality of the pitches in both tests.
The pitches that were provided in both test matches were extremely flat and low on bounce, movement and spin. It had nothing for the fast or spin bowlers. The Rawalpindi pitch was finally declared poor by the ICC and the Karachi test match pitch looks to be headed in the same direction. The pitches in Pakistan were never a green top but it had plenty in it for everyone. A bit of bounce for the fast bowlers, spin during the middle days and reverse swing for the quickies as well. The batsmen too had their sessions and it was always a good contest between bat and ball.
After all the criticisms received, the PCB has decided to take action to ensure that the final test match to be held in Lahore will not face the same issues.
Read more at https://thedailyvanilla.com/2022/03/18/pcb-to-invite-cpec-engineers-to-curate-the-pitch-for-3rd-test/