New DelhicTypeface:> Former Pakistan skipper Ramiz Raja slammed the Pakistan team following their seven-wicket defeat to New Zealand in the third T20I at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Sunday. Naseem Shah and Shaheen Afridi, Pakistan’s star speedsters leaked runs throughout the second innings while defending a competitive total of 179. Abbas was another quick who featured in Pakistan’s bowling line-up and impressed by taking two wickets in his three-over spell while giving 27 runs.
Ramiz lambasted the pacers and gave example of India’s ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah. “When you see Bumrah, he takes wickets but if he doesn’t take wickets then he bowls tightly. It is not like if he goes after wickets he ends up conceding runs. Pakistan bowlers indulge so much in taking wickets that they forget their line and length. When they concede a four they try to bowl the same delivery again and they end up conceding runs. They forget line and length and take wickets in that process. This leads to inconsistency,” Ramiz said on his YouTube channel. A majority of New Zealand’s key players are currently a part of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. A lot of new faces are a part of the Blackcaps squad for the five-match T20I series against Pakistan. (ANI)
