Ball tampering is taught in domestic cricket… Big allegation on PCB amidst the defeat of Pakistani bowlers in Multan Test.

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|11-10-2024

4 days of play has ended in Multan Test. England's batsmen batted 150 overs and during this they beat the Pakistani bowlers badly. England put 823 runs on the board in the first innings. All the bowlers including Naseem Shah and Shaheen Afridi looked helpless. Neither pace nor swing was seen in his bowling. Naseem Shah is known for swinging the new and old ball, but that too did not help. On the other hand, England's bowlers troubled the Pakistani batsmen in the second innings and lost 6 wickets within 100 runs. Meanwhile, Pakistan Cricket Board is facing serious allegations of teaching ball tampering in domestic cricket.

Serious allegations against Pakistan

When Pakistan bowlers did not get swing from the new and old bowlers, a Pakistani journalist gave a big reason behind this. He raised questions on the structure of PCB's domestic cricket and accused it of promoting ball tampering. Quoting sources, he claimed that many bowlers including Naseem Shah have the habit of chipping the ball in domestic cricket itself, which comes under ball tampering as per ICC rules. At the same time, he is not able to do this work at the international level, due to which there is difficulty in getting the reverse done. According to him, this is deliberately encouraged by the match officials, coaching staff and senior players, due to which young bowlers learn ball tampering.

6 bowlers scored 'centuries'

During the first innings of England, Pakistan's bowling looked very weak. All the bowlers were beaten badly. Captain Shan Masood used 7 bowlers, out of which 6 gave away more than 100 runs. Whereas 7 bowlers had bowled only 2 overs. Naseem Shah gave 157 runs in 31 overs with an economy of more than 5 and took 2 wickets. Shaheen Afridi, considered the leader of Pakistani pace attack, bowled 26 overs in which he gave away 120 runs at an economy of 4.6. He got only one wicket. The condition of the team's third pacer Aamir Jamal was also bad. He took 1 wicket for 126 runs at an economy of 5.20 in 24 overs.

Such a defeat will happen for the first time in 147 years.

Pakistan is also accusing the Cricket Board of making a flat pitch in Multan to avoid defeat. However, the board's decision now seems to be weighing heavily on the team. Pakistan cricket team is on the verge of its most unique defeat in 147 years. Actually, captain Shan Masood won the toss and enjoyed batting a lot. Three batsmen including the Pakistani captain scored centuries and scored a total of 556 runs in the first innings.

In response, thanks to Joe Root's 262 runs and Harry Brook's 317 runs, the England team scored 823 runs. He took a lead of 267 runs. Due to this, Pakistan came under pressure and lost 6 wickets for 152 runs and now defeat is on the way. If Pakistan team loses this match, it will be the first time that a team has lost a Test match by more than 550 runs in the first innings.

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