Pakistan captain Babar Azam on Monday mentioned that the curator on the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium took his inputs however by no means supplied the observe he had requested for because the host misplaced the primary Test towards England by 74 runs.
England had made a sporting declaration, leaving Pakistan with a goal of 343 in over 100 overs however the residence staff was all out for 268 on the ultimate day.
The pitch had been panned by every body after England scored in extra of 500 on the primary day and 7 centuries had been scored throughout the primary two innings.
“Yes, my input was there in the preparation of the pitch and we made it clear what we wanted but we didn’t get that because of the weather or whatever reason. But we wanted a track with some turn for the spinners,” Babar instructed a put up match convention on Monday.
The Pakistan skipper additionally gave credit score to England for persevering with to play with the identical optimistic intent but in addition mildly criticised his bowlers for being wayward.
“We were expecting they would continue to play like that against us. I think it becomes difficult for a captain when your bowlers are not hitting the right areas and runs are being scored both sides of the wicket. But full credit to them the way they batted in both innings,” he mentioned.
“It is never easy to comeback after the opposition scores 500 on the first day but I thought we batted well and came close to their total but in the second innings our batters didn’t live up to the responsibility,” he mentioned.
Babar had no hesitations in admitting that it was disappointing to let go of such a chance to win a Test match.
“I thought we were very much in the match till after Lunch today to win the match. Unfortunately we lost back-to-back wickets and that didn’t help. But Anderson and Robinson bowled outstandingly well.”