Published 16:46 IST, January 5th 2021
Shoaib Akhtar holds PCB accountable for turning players into 'school-level' cricketers
Shoaib Akhtar on Tuesday lambasted the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for bringing in average players before adding the players are playing school-level cricket
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With Pakistan finding mselves in a difficult position in second Test against New Zealand at Hagley Oval, Christchurch, former pacer Shoaib Akhtar on Tuesday lambasted Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for bringing in aver players before ding that Pak national team is playing school-level cricket.
" policies of Pakistan Cricket Board is seeing m get what y h sowed. y keep bringing and playing aver players, and y keep making an aver team and will continue to do aver work and because of this, aver results will keep coming," said Akhtar in a video posted on his official Twitter handle.
"Whenever Pakistan will play Test cricket, y will be exposed. y are playing school-level cricket and manment has me m school-level cricketers. And w y are again thinking to change manment but when will you change?", 'Rawalpindi Express' ded.
Watch video of Akhtar openly criticising PCB here:
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New Zealand in driver's seat
After having won first Test comfortably last week, New Zealand are once again in driver's seat to win second and final Test match and take an unassailable 2-0 le in series. Skipper Kane Williamson led from front as he scored his fourth Test double century (238) and was ably supported by middle-order batsman Henry Nicholls (157) as duo ded 369 runs for fourth-wicket stand. Tail-ender batsman Daryl Mitchell chipped in with an unbeaten 102 as Kiwis declared ir innings at 659/6.
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Pakistan in ir second innings are 8/1 after having lost opener Shan Masood early for a duck. visitors are trailing by a mammoth 354 runs at end of play on Day 3.
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(With ANI Inputs)
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16:45 IST, January 5th 2021