Cricket Australia has approved the split-innings format for its domestic season in a bid to make the version more interesting but the PCB has confirmed it will stick with its existing format for now.
“We have no plans of changing the format and will stick with the same pattern which is being followed for years,” PCB Cricket Committee’s Chairman Intikhab Alam told The Express Tribune.
Alam, who is also a former Test cricketer and the 1992 World Cup winning coach of Pakistan, said that the committee will instead wait for the outcome from Australia. “Cricket Australia is doing an experiment and we’ll wait and see the response they get from the event,” added Alam before hailing Cricket Australia’s attempt for bringing a change in game.
“It’s a brave attempt by Cricket Australia as they are trying to do something different, but we should not jump to conclusions by giving any verdict on the plans and should wait for the results.” Lack of Test credentials a worry “We’re not getting quality Test cricketers because of the existence of Twenty20 so we should think twice before initiating such a move. This might be a disaster, especially for batsmen, as two short innings would definitely affect their standards.”
He felt Pakistan is yet to overcome the loss it faced due to popularity of the Twenty20 format. “Look at the state of our game. There is no worldclass Test batsman coming from the younger lot because of the Twenty20 format and the change may add insult to injury.”
Published in The Express Tribune, August 19th, 2010.
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