Pakistan National Cricket Team spinner Sajid Khan has given a massive response to Azhar Mahmood’s statement regarding the team’s lack of spinners. He said that the head coach of the team did not stay in Pakistan and did not see him with Noman Ali.
Pakistan National Cricket Team assistant coach Azhar Mahmood made headlines with his statement after the team suffered a series of defeats against the Bangladesh National Cricket Team at home. The home team won 2:0 and was criticized a lot.
Pakistan National Assistant Coach Azhar Mahmood later revealed a big reason behind the team’s defeat. He said that they cannot prepare a spin-friendly track as they do not have quality spinners who can score 20 wickets in a match.
He said: “We cannot develop spin pitches in Pakistan because we don’t have the quality of spinners to take 20 wickets in a match.”
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Sajid Khan and Noman Ali scored 39 runs in the last two matches against England in the Test series
However, the Pakistan National Cricket Team faced severe criticism for its statement after winning the Test series against the England National Cricket Team. One of the main reasons for the team’s victory was the spinners Sajid Khan and Noman Ali, who struggled with the opponent’s batting.
Sajid and Noman Ali were all players in the England National Cricket Team in the last two Tests of the series. The duo combined to pick 39 wickets in the last two matches and helped the Pakistan National Cricket Team end their home series drought after 2021 as they won the series at home.
When he saw us, he appreciated us and hugged us – Sajid Khan in Azhar Mahmud
While reacting to Azhar Mahmud’s statement, Sajid said that when the coach saw him and Noman Ali, he hugged them and even cried when they won at the end of the series. Speaking during a TV show, he explained:
“Ajju Bhai is our coach. He has served Pakistan very well. Basically, he is more in England. He is the coach of the county team. If you live in Pakistan, you know a few things. I don’t mind his message. When he didn’t see us, he hugged us, even cried. “.
He was crying because he shouldn’t have said what he said – Sajid Khan
Sajid announced that Azhar Mahmud regrets such decisions. He explained it like this: “He was crying because he said, ‘I shouldn’t have said what I said, I didn’t know there were such spinners in Pakistan.’
Sajid Khan responds to Azhar Mahmood’s statement that “Pakistan lacks quality spinners”. pic.twitter.com/InwTpoVDB4
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Sajid was vital to his team even with the bat and was sure to help his team win the game. After losing the first game of the series, Pakistan made a spectacular comeback in the last two games.
