Former Pakistan captain, Salman Butt criticized the cricket experts who advised batters to improve their strike rates in Test cricket following an embarrassing 2-0 Test series loss to Bangladesh on Tuesday.
The Shan Masood-led side had already been subjected to harsh criticism since losing the first Test, and a series whitewash only added to the troubles.
Many experts, including former batter Salman Butt, lashed out at the side’s performance. However, the former Pakistan captain criticized those experts, who asked the Pakistani batters to improve their strike rate in Test cricket.
“The strike rate mafia and intent mafia are illiterates of cricket. They have no idea about the format they are talking about,” Butt said on his YouTube channel.
“You lose within four days and come back, what will you do by playing fast? You played just 46 overs. What hurry do you have? Why don’t you understand that your job is to bat long?” Do the greats of the gameplay like highlights? Do the likes of Joe Root, Virat Kohli, and Rohit Sharma score runs in this fashion?” he questioned.
Pakistan hit rock bottom after dropping to eighth position in the latest ICC Test Rankings, their lowest since 1965.
In the opening Test match of the series, Pakistan had their backs against the wall, with Bangladesh playing a much more aggressive brand of cricket.
Pakistan struggled to understand the nature of the surface that was on offer and succumbed to a 10-wicket defeat. They suffered a six-wicket loss in the second game to see Bangladesh script a historic whitewash.
The impact of the result changed the entire outlook of the ICC World Test Championship standings. With a 2-0 series win, Bangladesh leapfrogged England to number four with a point percentage of 45.83.
Meanwhile, with two wins in seven matches, Pakistan dropped to the eighth position in the ICC World Test Championship rankings.