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Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan for Pakistan (Image Source: Twitter)
Pakistan are currently in New Zealand for playing the ongoing T20I tri-series against the Kiwis and Bangladesh. After losing the final of the Asia Cup202 and a home T20I series against England, this series is a great platform for the Men in Green ahead of the 20-20 World Cup.
However, in recent matches, fans have criticized Pakistan's middle-order batters for their failed shows. Their strike rotation and six-hitting skills have been a huge problem for fans. Now, former Pakistan player, Salman Butt came up with an allegation against his country regarding the approach towards new talented players.
“We squeezed the competition hoping that quality will emerge now.” - Salman Butt on Pakistan Cricket
In a video on his official YouTube channel, Salman Butt said that Pakistan have squeezed its talent pool instead of producing more players. He said: “We squeezed the competition hoping that quality will emerge now. What happened? The players thought we will not lose the spots (since the teams are less). The number of players became less and the standards also fell.”
Butt added: “Here, the people are stubborn in making decisions. They didn't care about the impact it would have on the quality of cricket. We don't have a middle-order, but now they are accepting it. But what can we do now?”
The former player also shared his opinion on Ramiz Raja as he took a dig at national media and former cricketers for criticizing the current Pakistan team. “You were saying that quality system will come. Ab aap gussa naa karein media pe, ab ye naa kahein ki hamein back karein. Ye naa kahein ki aap log negativity phailaate hain. Ham log negativity phailaate hain, aapne toh player hi khatm kar diye hain. Iss tarah ke kaam kiye hain ki players hi squeeze ho gaye hain. (Don't be angry at the media, don't ask us for your backing. Don't say that we spread negativity; you have finished the players. Your actions have squeezed our talent pool),” Salman Butt concluded.