Following a humiliating defeat at the hands of India in ICC World Cup 2015 grudge match, batting great Javed Miandad, a member of the Pakistan side that won the 1992 World Cup — the last time the tournament was staged in Australia and New Zealand — Sunday slammed the selectors for several “mind-boggling” picks.
“In big cricket matches, a team fields its best playing XI and do not experiment,” Miandad told the ICC website.
“Unfortunately, Pakistan never remember this simple formula…It was nothing but a mindboggling team selection that shocked millions of its fans around the world.
“What’s the rocket science of promoting Younis Khan as an opener? What’s the logic of leaving out specialist wicketkeeper Sarfraz Ahmed when he could also bat aggressively?,” Miandad added.
“It was like pushing the panic button before the start of an all-important event like the World Cup.” (AFP)
