Srinagar: Former Pakistan skipper Inzamam ul Haq has disagreed with the opinion of another former captain Wasim Akram in which later had said that Mohammad Rizwan should have got out in the inning he played against Hong Kong.
Pakistan beat Hong Kong by 155 runs with Mohammad Rizwan bagging man of the match for his unbeaten knock of 75.
After the match Wasim Akram said that Rizwan should have gone for big hits.
“Rizwan going not out for me was a big no-no. If you are there, try to hit a couple of boundaries, get out, get fresh legs in there. You have Asif, Ittikhar, Nawaz, Shadab.. you bat till no. 8-9. What’s the point in this format going not out on 75 off 57 deliveries?” Akram said in a rather stern manner during his stint with Star Sports after the game.
Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq reacted to Akram’s comments on country’s news channel Geo Super, after the clip of the latter’s remarks was played out.
“I was saying the same thing but I don’t agree with Wasim bhai when he says he should get out. We were saying that if Asif had gotten the opportunity to bat, it would be nice. I think Wasim bhai meant that the top-3 should try and play 12-13 overs. Against Hong Kong, they stayed till those overs but Rizwan could have taken some chances,” Inzamam said.
“They should’ve planned their batting. Our problem was till the 10th over of the match, where we scored only 64. Against a team like Hong Kong, it wasn’t a big score. We could’ve been under pressure if we had lost wickets. Also, if our lower-order had some opportunity, it would have been better,” Inzamam further said.