Questions raised on Multan Test pitch (Photo-PTI)
Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen has made a big allegation against the Pakistan team. According to him, the kind of pitches being made in Pakistan is an attempt to destroy Test cricket. Kevin Pietersen did this tweet after seeing the Multan Test pitch where the bowlers kept yearning to take wickets for three days. Five batsmen scored centuries and two players missed scoring a century. Expressing displeasure over such a pitch, Kevin Pietersen took the PCB to task.
Pietersen's attack on Pakistan Cricket Board
Kevin Pietersen tweeted against Pakistan Cricket Board and wrote, 'This pitch is a graveyard for bowlers. If this pitch is not broken and there is no result, then it is like helping to destroy Test cricket. Pietersen had described this pitch as a graveyard for bowlers on the very first day of the Multan Test. Not only Pietersen, Nasir Hussain has also made a big comment on the pitch of Multan.
Nasir Hussain also raised questions
Nasir Hussain, who was commentating in Pakistan, said, 'I don't think you will find a flat pitch like Multan anywhere in the world.' This statement of Nasir Hussain and Pietersen is also true because more than 1000 runs have been scored on this pitch in 3 days and the bowlers have to work hard to take wickets. In this, neither the ball is swinging nor seaming nor is the ball turning. In such a situation, it seems very difficult to get a result on this pitch.
Still a bowlers graveyard! If this wicket doesnt crumble and produce a result, its helping DESTROY Test cricket.
— Kevin Pietersen (@KP24) October 9, 2024
England will suffer loss
However, if the Multan Test is drawn, it will cause huge loss not only to Pakistan but also to England. In fact, the result of every match is very important to reach the final of the World Test Championship and if this match is a draw then the points of both the teams will be divided. Although both these teams are far away from qualifying for the finals, they still try to win. But it is very difficult to get the result of the match on a pitch like Multan.
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