‘Jab Hum batting kie sunlight thi par woh aye toh..’ - Mohammad Yusuf Blames Natural Conditions In Press Conference, Video Goes Viral

On 11 October 2022, Pakistan locked horns with New Zealand in the fourth match of the ongoing T20I tri-series. In the previous meeting, the Men in Green defeated the Kiwis. So, the home side were looking to win this time around. On the other hand, Pakistan were looking to continue its good form.

However, the result did not go in favour of the visitors. New Zealand came up with an easy win by nine wickets. After the match, Pakistan batting coach, Mohammad Yousuf came to attend the press conference. There, he blamed the conditions for their one-sided loss in Christchurch. His reasons were so hilarious as fans found it funny and the video went viral.

Here is the shared video:

It was just a bad day, when we came to bat there was sunlight but when New Zealand were batting there were clouds - Mohammad Yousuf

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— Khel Shel (@khelshel) October 11, 2022

“When we came to bat there was sunlight but when New Zealand were batting there were clouds” - Mohammad Yousuf

In the press conference, reporters asked Mohammad Yusuf about the consistency issues of Pakistan. In response to that, he said: “ We need to improve their consistency level. Win or Loss can happen. But, we will work on improving our consistency level. We will sit with the management and players for making more improvements in all three departments.’

Then, he opened up about the conditions of the wicket on which they played the fourth T20I. He blamed that when they were batting sunlight was there. But, when the Kiwis batted, clouds were there which helped them to bat freely. “ This same wicket is being used for four or five matches continuously. When we came to bat there was sunlight but when New Zealand were batting there were clouds. Hence, balls were coming nicely on the bat. But, this is not an excuse. In the first inning, balls were coming slowly. New Zealand’s spinner took 2-3 wickets only. In my view, this was the only department where they defeated us today.”

He also dismissed the suggestion of experimenting with batting positions ahead of the 20-20 World Cup. “We have had this opening pair for the past 1.5-2 years. We never discussed changing the pair, nor should such a discussion happen. World Cup is nearing, it's difficult to take a chance now. Rizwan was the player of the match in the first game and Babar in the second. Changing the pair is not an option” Mohammad Yusuf concluded.