Sarfaraz Ahmed furious with Indian team getting batting friendly pitches at World Cup 2019

Gurpreet Singh | 12/06/2019
Sarfaraz Ahmed furious with Indian team getting batting friendly pitches at World Cup 2019

Sarfaraz Ahmed furious with Indian team as he believes they have got batting friendly pitches in the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup so far

Pakistan Cricket Team skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed is apparently disappointed with the kind of pitches the Indian team has played on so far, in the ongoing Cricket World Cup.

Sarfaraz’s comments came after having a look at the Taunton pitch, where his team is currently squaring off against Australia in match no.17 of of the World Cup. As per the reports, the 32-year-old was unhappy with the pace-friendly pitch that was prepared at the Cooper Associates County Ground at Taunton. The grassy and bouncy pitch has not gone down well with Sarfaraz.

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Pakistan’s team bundled out for a paltry 105 against the West Indies in their opening match of the 2019 Cricket World Cup. Alike the majority of pitches in their new ‘adopted’ home at UAE, the wicket at Trent Bridge in Nottingham was quite lively as 7 Pakistani batsmen succumbed to the bouncers hurled at them by the Windies pace attack consisting of Oshane Thomas and Andre Russell.

“Indians always get wickets which are good for batting”- Sarfaraz

As per the popular newspaper circulated at Taunton- ‘Jang’, the Pakistan skipper was reportedly furious at the pitches he has received so far in the World Cup, as they are not in accordance to their style of play.

A disgruntled Sarfaraz, couldn’t help himself but compare it with the kind of pitches the Indian Team has played on so far. The 2017 Champions Trophy winning captain apparently opined that India always gets pitches which are batting friendly and assist their slower bowlers.

“The captain has been wondering as to why the Indians always get wickets which are good for batting and also suitable for spinners. Such wickets suit Asian teams. However, the Pakistan team is almost always made to play on more challenging surfaces in ICC events like the one at Taunton,” a source close to Sarfaraz was quoted as saying in Geo News.

While their previous match against Sri Lanka was washed-off due to rain, Pakistan came back beautifully with a 14-run win against the tournament red-hot favourites and Hosts England after receiving a heavy drubbing against the Windies in their opening match by 7 wickets.

They are currently placed at the 8th spot in the points table with 3 points.

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ICC Cricker World Cup 2019 Pakistan cricket team Sarfaraz Ahmed

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Gurpreet Singh

Gurpreet Singh is a Cricket writer at The Sportsrush. His platonic relationship with sports had always been there since childhood, but Cricket managed to strike a special, intimate nerve of his heart. Although his initial dream of playing the sport at the highest level couldn't come to fruition, Gurpreet did represent the state of Jharkhand at the under-14 level. However, almost like taking a pledge to never let the undying passion for Cricket fade away even a tad, he made sure to continue the love relationship by assigning the field of journalism as an indirect Cupid. He thus, first finished his bachelor's in journalism and then pursued the PG Diploma course in English journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC). Soon after and since 2019, he has been working at The Sportsrush. Apart from sports, he takes keen interest in politics, and in understanding women and gender-related issues.

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