Pakistan might be opening their T20 World Cup 2024 marketing campaign in opposition to co-hosts USA on Thursday in Texas. The 2022-runners-up might be coming to this conflict after dealing with 2-0 defeat in opposition to England in a recently-concluded T20I collection. Regardless of having a horrible outing in opposition to England, Babar Azam and co are robust contenders for the T20 World Cup title. Nonetheless, West Indies nice Ian Bishop has issued an recommendation for the 2009 champions that they need to “change template”, in an effort to redeem their efficiency.
Through the collection in opposition to England, Pakistan promoted younger batter Saim Ayub as an opener, alongside Mohammad Rizwan. Bishop said that as a substitute of going with the common pair of Babar and Rizwan, Pakistan ought to again kids as their openers.
“In the event you’re asking me what I would like versus what is going to occur to Pakistan, I’ll inform you that I want and hope that down the highway, I do not know if it is instant however down the highway guys like Saim Ayub, I do know Mohammad Harris isn’t within the reckoning proper now, however he is one other younger man. They’ve left again at dwelling that I feel till for T-20 cricket. However these guys are nonetheless very younger and dwelling the way in which,” Bishop mentioned on Star Sports activities.
“So, the expertise of Babar and Rizwan, they in all probability will return there. However once more, that is a template that should change with these two gamers who I feel from what we have seen T20 cricket going to even in a World Cup of difficult pitches, they should shift one other gear up in the way in which they method their batting,” he additional added.
Other than this,Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Azam Khan has been on the receiving finish of some criticism from followers and former gamers amid his poor present within the recently-concluded T20I collection in opposition to England.
Azam scored simply 11 runs within the two matches that he performed, whereas his glove-work was additionally questionable as he dropped a number of simple catches.
After USA, Pakistan might be going up in opposition to their arch-rivals India for his or her subsequent Group A match on Sunday in New York.
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