Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq has found no logic in Bangladesh refusing to come to Pakistan to play a two-Test series as a part of the ICC World Test Championship, according to media.
“I just don’t understand their refusal. I don’t see the logic of wanting to come and play T20 matches but not the Test matches. It is very unfair on Pakistan,” Misbah told a media briefing in Karachi on Sunday (Dec 22), report PTI.
The Bangladesh board’s top officials have been quoted this week in the media as saying that they will not be playing Tests in Pakistan due to security concerns.
Misbah said it would be a huge disappointment for the Pakistani players if Bangladesh didn’t come in January.
“I just think they are making a lame excuse to not come to Pakistan and if this happens it would be a huge injustice to Pakistan. Just when teams are starting to come here and play without any problems, Bangladesh is making lame excuses to avoid us in Tests,” PTI quoted Misbah as saying.
Misbah feels that Pakistan cricket had already suffered enough not getting to play Test cricket and if Bangladesh didn’t come it meant Pakistan’s next Test series would be in the summer of 2020 in England.
“Then how can we blame our players if they don’t perform. It is never easy for any player to perform after not playing a format for four to five months at a stretch,” he said.