Ex-Captain slams ‘strike rate mafia’ after Pakistan’s Test series embarrassment
Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt has lashed out at ‘strike rate mafia’ after Pakistan suffered humiliating 2-0 Test series whitewash vs Bangladesh at home.
The Shan Masood-led side was already subjected to harsh criticism ever since it lost the first Test, and a series whitewash only added to its trouble.
“The strike rate mafia and intent mafia are basically illiterates of cricket. They have no idea about the format they are talking about,” Butt said on his YouTube channel.
“You lose within four days and come back, what are you going to do by playing fast? You played just 46 overs. What hurry do you have? Why don’t you understand that your job is to bat long?”
“Do the greats of the game play like highlights? Do the likes of Joe Root, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma score runs in this fashion?” he questioned.
Meanwhile Pakistan hit rock bottom after dropping to eighth position in the latest ICC Test Rankings, their lowest since 1965.
Their latest slump marked their lowest ranking in the Test format, barring the period where they did not have a place in the rankings due to an insufficient number of matches.
