The Pakistan Cricket Team is out of the ICC Champions Trophy. The Men in Green lost their second game to India and after Bangladesh’s loss, the hosts were eliminated from the tournament. Former India Cricket Team star Sunil Gavaskar expressed his surprise at the sheer lack of bench strength for the side. He further claimed that even India B could give Pakistan a hard time.
Pakistan first lost their opening game to New Zealand by 60 runs and then to India by 6 wickets. Gavaskar was surprised by the lack of bench support given the team has been known to produce talented stars over the years. The hosts of the ICC Champions Trophy have now been eliminated just 6 days after the start of the tournament.
Pakistan can’t beat India B?
“I think a B team certainly (can give Pakistan a run for their money). C team, I am not too sure. But a B team will be very, very hard to beat for Pakistan in their current form,” Gavaskar said on Sports Today. Though Pakistan was without Fakhar Zaman, and Saim Ayub the side failed to get their grasp on the game.
“I think it’s surprising-this lack of bench strength. Pakistan always had natural talent. Natural in the sense that they may not have always been technically correct, but they had an instinctive understanding of bat and ball. Look at Inzamam-ul-Haq, for example. If you look at his stance, you wouldn’t recommend that to a young batter, but he had great temperament. With that kind of temperament, he made up for any technical shortcomings,” Gavaskar said.
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Sunil Gavaskar pointed out Pakistan has not been able to produce talented stars over the years. He claimed that it was very surprising given they have Pakistan Super League (PSL) and domestic white ball cricket tournaments as well.
“It’s surprising that Pakistan have not been able to produce such talents. They also have the Pakistan Super League. How has India produced so many young stars in white-ball cricket? It’s because of the IPL. Players from there have gone on to play in the Ranji Trophy and eventually for India. That is something Pakistan cricket must analyse. They need to figure out why they no longer have the bench strength they once did,” said Gavaskar.
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