Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt spoke about his team’s performance in the first Test against Australia in Perth. Australia is in a dominant position after the second day of play. Pakistan after the second day are 132/2 compared to Australia’s 487.
Pakistan pacer especially Shaheen Shah Afridi It was destroyed throughout the park. Aamer Jamal picked up 6 wickets. However, Australia managed to register a mammoth first innings total on the board and Pakistan are truly behind in the match.
Pakistan has toured Australia 12 times so far and has not won a Test series in Australia. They have lost 14 consecutive Test matches since 1995. They were whitewashed 2-0, last playing in Australia in 2019.
Salman Butt said Pakistan can learn from how India won against Australia on Australian soil in their last two tours. India won both Test series by a margin of 2-1. Butt said Pakistan can learn from how India played and won on Australian soil.
“I think the key was the tough length of the Indian bowlers and the ability of their batsmen to knock down the Australian bowlers and wear them down.” Butt said, quoted by PTI.
“Once that happened, the lower order batsmen played aggressive cricket, Shardul Thakur and Washington Sundar, if I remember correctly,” he further added.
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Pakistan needs to be patient: Salman Butt
Seeing how the Pakistan bowlers struggled against the Australian batsmen, Salman Butt said that Pakistan bowlers can learn from their Indian counterparts how to bowl in Australian conditions.
“The key is patience in Australia, wear them down. This is not a very young pace attack and the Indian batsmen made them bowl a lot of overs. Due to the uniform bounce of the Australian pitches, it is not difficult to score runs, but you have to be very patient.” the former Pakistan captain said.
He concluded by endorsing the appointment of Shan Masood as Pakistan’s new Test captain.
“He’s a level-headed, level-headed guy who’s really worked hard to improve his game. His time as captain in the PSL, as well as in England for Yorkshire, will help him a lot to adapt to his new role in Australia.” Butt concluded by saying.
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