Former Pakistan team veteran cricketer and board chief Rameez Raja criticized the team fiercely. After the fourth day of the second Test match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, he predicted that this match has gone out of Pakistan’s hands. Rameez Raja has also teased the Pakistan team and its fans by saying that even rain cannot save Pakistan, because there is no possibility of rain. Rameez Raja praised the Bangladesh team. At the same time, he also talked about Pakistan’s weaknesses and said that when the England team comes, then who will play their bouncers.
Rameez Raja said after the fourth day of the second test match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, “Look, I have breaking news for you guys that I have just spoken to the weather department and they have confirmed to me that Pakistan will not be able to save this match due to rain. There will be play on the fifth day and it will be a full day’s play. The weather department has also sent me this message and especially told me that brother, we should not be worried about winning and losing the match all the time, we should also work hard, we have been playing many matches with the help of rain.”
He further praised the visiting team Bangladesh and said, “It has been a great series for Bangladesh, because despite the adverse conditions, they showed the Pakistani fast bowlers in Pakistan how to bowl on such a pitch and how to bat on such a pitch. Apart from this, Pakistan has always created an atmosphere of fear against Bangladesh that Pakistani bowlers and batsmen will just come on the field and dominate and Bangladesh will easily lose the match. This situation is not there now.”
The former cricketer further said, “They proved Pakistan wrong, because perhaps Pakistan was thinking that Bangladesh would surrender soon. Even after getting 6 out for 26, they managed to carry the innings, which means that they have an intelligent dugout, the roles of the players are defined, the players understand their responsibility. Nahid Rana batted so well in the first innings with Liton Das. You got a trailer of how mentally prepared Bangladesh is to defeat Pakistan.”
After this, Rameez Raja scolded the Pakistan team and said, “Pakistan has also done a lot of injustice to itself – first of all, I did not understand this bowling combination. Naseem Shah was kept out. Shaheen Afridi was not available or you rested him, but at least a fast bowler should have been played, whose speed is more than 126. You saw that the Bangladesh fast bowlers, especially Nahid Rana, had pace. They bowled at 146 and 149 kmph and in a way took wickets with pace on a dead wicket and scared the Pakistani batsmen.”
Rameez Raja said in clear words that there is a problem with the Pakistan team. He said, “There are issues with Pakistan. In terms of playing fast bowling. Bangladesh has exposed them a lot, so my suggestion is that you should first pick the Test team that plays the short ball well, because in the last five days, a strategy has been made for the short ball that the field should be taken on the leg side and attack. When the England team comes here, you will see, if they get a dead pitch, they will adopt the same strategy, they will take the field on the leg side and bounce, then who will play?”