Misbah undecided on leading Pakistan in next year's England tour
Pakistan Test skipper says he can lead the side if he gets to play county cricket next season
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Pakistan captain Misbahul Haq has said he will consider leading Pakistan on the English tour if he gets to play county cricket next season.
“I have been asked many times if I will be part of that tour. At this moment I am in a bit of a conundrum. I haven’t decided yet if I will be touring England.” said Misbah in an interview to cricket.com.au.
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“We are still eight months away from that tour and with no Test cricket until then it will be difficult for me to stay in rhythm. If I can get to play first-class cricket in England in May and June then I can think of captaining Pakistan on that tour, otherwise it will be a huge question mark for me.”
Misbah also raised concerns about DRS, while insisting that all available tools be used in order to make the right call.
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“First of all, I think the DRS tools need to be uniform in every series. The ball-tracking, the hot-spot, the snicko etc, they all should be part of the system if you are using it. I don’t think it is right to have only one or two of these tools if you are using the DRS.”
Misbah, who seemed distraught at the end of the fourth days play of the final Test against England, in which Pakistan lost both reviews due to umpire calls on extremely close margins, believes the ratio for the umpire call needs to reduce for the betterment of the game.
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“Secondly, we need to do away with the umpire’s call. The benefit of doubt goes to the umpires and you lose the review as well,"wrote Misbah. They need to set certain parameters and then make judgments according to it."
“In the case of LBW decisions, if more than 30 per cent of the ball is hitting the stumps it should be out, otherwise not out.
Similarly, if the batsman reviews after being given out and the ball-tracking show more than 70% of the ball was missing the stumps then the decision should be not out.”
The article originally appeared on cricket.com.au
“I have been asked many times if I will be part of that tour. At this moment I am in a bit of a conundrum. I haven’t decided yet if I will be touring England.” said Misbah in an interview to cricket.com.au.
3rd Test: Pakistan beat England by 127 runs, win series 2-0
“We are still eight months away from that tour and with no Test cricket until then it will be difficult for me to stay in rhythm. If I can get to play first-class cricket in England in May and June then I can think of captaining Pakistan on that tour, otherwise it will be a huge question mark for me.”
Misbah also raised concerns about DRS, while insisting that all available tools be used in order to make the right call.
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“First of all, I think the DRS tools need to be uniform in every series. The ball-tracking, the hot-spot, the snicko etc, they all should be part of the system if you are using it. I don’t think it is right to have only one or two of these tools if you are using the DRS.”
Misbah, who seemed distraught at the end of the fourth days play of the final Test against England, in which Pakistan lost both reviews due to umpire calls on extremely close margins, believes the ratio for the umpire call needs to reduce for the betterment of the game.
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“Secondly, we need to do away with the umpire’s call. The benefit of doubt goes to the umpires and you lose the review as well,"wrote Misbah. They need to set certain parameters and then make judgments according to it."
“In the case of LBW decisions, if more than 30 per cent of the ball is hitting the stumps it should be out, otherwise not out.
Similarly, if the batsman reviews after being given out and the ball-tracking show more than 70% of the ball was missing the stumps then the decision should be not out.”
The article originally appeared on cricket.com.au