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Pakistan batter Imam-ul-Haq has dismissed the debate surrounding the Rawalpindi pitch, insisting that the hosts were simply playing to their strengths, and that the pitch was the same for both teams. Imam went on to question whether Australia would ever prepare their pitches at home after consulting the opponent.
After the game, Australia's captain Pat Cummins suggested that the lifeless pitch was made to nullify the visitors' pace attack, something PCB chairman Ramiz Raja also confirmed though he conceded that a draw wasn't a good advertisement for Test cricket.
"A draw is something nobody wants to see," Imam said. "Obviously when it's a five-day Test everyone anticipates for a result. But when we go to Australian conditions, they don't make pitches consulting us but make it according to their will so I think we should see our strength and should live up to our strength.
"But in Karachi, we are looking for a result in our favour. I think the Rawalpindi Test was played well as we managed to get all 10 wickets. Unfortunately 70 overs were not played out due to bad light and rain but had those overs been bowled the result could have been different because we intended to make them bat again."
Imam: 'When we go to Australia, they don't make pitches consulting us'
"I didn't tell the curator to make a pitch according to me. It was the same for Australia, yet we got their 10 wickets"
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Pakistan batter Imam-ul-Haq has dismissed the debate surrounding the Rawalpindi pitch, insisting that the hosts were simply playing to their strengths, and that the pitch was the same for both teams. Imam went on to question whether Australia would ever prepare their pitches at home after consulting the opponent.
After the game, Australia's captain Pat Cummins suggested that the lifeless pitch was made to nullify the visitors' pace attack, something PCB chairman Ramiz Raja also confirmed though he conceded that a draw wasn't a good advertisement for Test cricket.
"A draw is something nobody wants to see," Imam said. "Obviously when it's a five-day Test everyone anticipates for a result. But when we go to Australian conditions, they don't make pitches consulting us but make it according to their will so I think we should see our strength and should live up to our strength.
"But in Karachi, we are looking for a result in our favour. I think the Rawalpindi Test was played well as we managed to get all 10 wickets. Unfortunately 70 overs were not played out due to bad light and rain but had those overs been bowled the result could have been different because we intended to make them bat again."
