Assistant Coach Azhar Mahmood Reveals Why Pakistan Didn't Use Spinner On Day 3 Of 1st Test Against Bangladesh

23.08.2024 - 19:35 sports.ndtv.com

Pakistan assistant coach Azhar Mahmood revealed on Friday that they didn't use spinners on day three of the first Test match against Bangladesh because there was grass on the pitch at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.

During Bangladesh's first inning on day three, Khurram Shahzad led the Pakistan bowling attack after he picked up two wickets.

Naseem Shah, Naseem Shah and Saim Ayub bagged one wicket each in their respective spells after the end of the third day. Speaking at the post-day press conference, Mahmood said that the team management thought the grass on the wicket would favour the seamers. "The reason we didn't play a spinner was there was grass on the pitch and we thought it would favour the seamers.

We were hoping for that. But the three hours the pitch was sunned before the game started on the first day may have made a difference.

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