West Indian captain Kraigg Brathwaite did not ignore the elephant in the room, but did not hide behind it, either. He said straightaway that Pakistan "prepared a dry spinning pitch from day one", while acknowledging it was their right to do so, and challenging both his batters and his bowlers to adapt to it better in the second Test.
"We expect the same type of pitch in the second Test and we've got to come better," Brathwaite said at the post-Test press conference. "It was a difficult pitch to bat on for sure. But it's their decision how they want the pitch. We've just got to come good.
What encouraged Brathwaite was West Indies' ability to, for the most part, match their hosts toe-to-toe. While Sajid Khan and Noman Ali found themselves in the wickets, the best bowling figures of the Test belonged to West Indian left arm spinner Jomel Warrican, whose figures of 7 for 32 in the second innings are the third best ever by a visiting bowler in a Test in Pakistan. With the bat, too, West Indies' efforts of 137 and 123 weren't worlds removed from Pakistan's second innings score of 157, with a first innings fifth wicket stand of 141 between Saud Shakeel and Mohammad Rizwan the sharpest point of difference.
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Yes..we can win second test....provided Cappi leads from front with bat.......bowlers did their job...it's batters..
As captain last test..Show the mettle...win...the resign...
In reply to Onionman0
Hope is indeed a good thing and no good thing ever dies. I love your optimism and a much better performance is not to much to ask for.
In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com
West Indian captain Kraigg Brathwaite did not ignore the elephant in the room, but did not hide behind it, either.
by Danyal Rasool
The opening line in this article is poorly written.
Why the need for "but" in the sentence?
After seeing some of the highlights, it looked like the WI batters brought on some of their own downfalls. Obviously with more sensible and discipline batting they could be more competitive in the 2nd Test. I also thought Kraigg could have been more flexible in the way he used his bowlers, hopefully he does better in the 2nd Test.
In reply to NYCGURU
The difference between the two sides.....Rizwan- Saud partnership......Brathwaite kept bowling Motie for two long..... brought Sinclair very late...Saud was struggling against offie...
Brathwaite is going through the worst phase....but it is undeniable that most famous test victorie have come....only when Brathwaite held forte......
My hunch.....one last time...one for himself and for all West Indies cricket fans....
In reply to dayne
I agree - the batsmanship was poor. A lot of the dismissal were crossed batted shots which either 1. Missed the bat and hit them plumb infront for LBW or 2. Bobbled up for easy catches as they were not reading the direction of spin.
It was distressing to see these catches with balls pitching outside leg - Jimmy Adams (THE BATTING COACH) was synonymous with padding anything outside the leg stump to preserve his wicked. Has he not imparted that knowledge to the batsmen?
