Kamran Akmal slams Pakistan team management for showing lack of faith in spinner
Updated On: 06 September, 2024 04:33 PM IST | Karachi | PTI
Akmal said spinners in the country have been systematically sidelined and not given proper chances to show their worth in last three years, in the wake of Pakistan`s 0-2 defeat against Bangladesh at home
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Former player and national selector Kamran Akmal has slammed the past and present national team management including captains for showing lack of faith in spinners while playing home Test series. Akmal said spinners in the country have been systematically sidelined and not given proper chances to show their worth in last three years, in the wake of Pakistan`s 0-2 defeat against Bangladesh at home.
"There is no way we will win a home series without a spinner taking wickets. My observation is that in the last three-four years, the management and captains have not shown patience to develop the spinners," he told PTI. Akmal said there were no reasons for sidelining experienced spinners such as Yasir Shah, Noman Ali, Sajid Khan, Bilal Asif, Zahid Mahmood or Usman Qadir. "When Babar (Azam) was captain, he kept some spinners in the squad but never bothered to play them regularly. Unless spinners get constant exposure, how will they come through?" he said. Akmal pointed out that Pakistan have won matches at home with a combination of both pace and spin in the past. "Even when we were forced to play in UAE, we won Tests mainly because of our spinners," he said.
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