Ramiz Raja issues statement over dead Rawalpindi pitch

KARACHI: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ramiz Raja was “forced” to issue a statement of “hope”. After immense criticism about pitch behavior during the first Test of the historic Australia series.

The pitch prepared for the first Test largely criticized for being too benign and dead as all five days. Remained dull. While the cricket fans showed frustration with the tame draw. As on the surface only 14 wickets fell during the five days.

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“There is a lot of cricket to come.” Ramiz boosted the viewers’ fervor. Promising that the home series fascinating in the coming days.

“I totally understand a draw cannot be a good advertisement for Test cricket. In five days results should have come and in these days 90% of Test matches get results,” he said.

“The first thing is charge as the PCB chief, my statement made headlines on pitches. That pitches to massively redone.

“When I came in September, the cricket season was in progress and it took almost five to six months to prepare one pitch. Off-season you will see [the difference] as we are bringing soil from Australia. Here we are also experimenting and have prepared some soil through soil experts and we will redo 50 to 60 pitches throughout Pakistan. We will do this when our season closes in March-April,” Ramiz said.