‘I was shocked to hear Ramiz Raja say ‘we haven’t cracked the code regarding Test pitch’. Why change it then?’: Afridi

On the first day of the Test series against Pakistan on Thursday, England scored 506, which was a new record. The Rawalpindi pitch has come under fire, and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has been criticized for making a surface that doesn’t move. As many as four hitters scored tons as England concluded the first innings with a massive score of 675 runs. PCB president Ramiz Raja later broke his silence on the topic, calling it a embarrassment, but former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi mocked him for sounding bewildered about Test match pitch preparation.Ramiz admitted to saying on the BBC Test Match Special on Friday, Unfortunately, I have yet to break the secret of a Test Match pitch. This pitch was extremely disappointing. The reason I’m emphasizing drop-in pitches in Pakistan is that you’ll get a similar flavor in Multan and Karachi. We don’t get bounce; it’s something to do with the clay, how we prepare a pitch; I’m not sure what’s going on.Ramiz’s comment on the track left Afridi shocked, as he chastised the chairman for attempting to mess with the customary Rawalpindi track, which has become a favorite site for fast bowlers throughout the year.The way Ramiz spoke… I mean, I was astonished to hear him claim that we couldn’t compose music like this. International matches have been taking place in Pakistan for a long time, but then we say things like this. Ramiz said he wanted a track that could turn, which I think would have been important in this weather. The Rawalpindi track has historically favored quick bowlers due to its seam and bounce. Why did they change it at all? We are now afraid of losing this test, and we want to win but don’t know how He told Samaa TV about it.
When South Africa played Pakistan in a Test match at the same site a year ago, it turned out to be a five-day thriller with scores in each innings ranging between 200 and 300. Pakistan’s pacers took 18 of the 20 wickets in their seven-wicket win.When it comes to the Rawalpindi pitch, I’ve never seen anything like that. I have a lot of domestic games there as well, but I’ve never seen such a flat ground before. It reminded me of the track in Faisalabad or Sialkot. I’ve seen fast bowlers like the bounce at the four major venues: Multan, Karachi, Lahore, and Rawalpindi. In fact, there was a time when Rawalpindi produced a large number of quick bowlers, Afridi continued.