'Mohammad Yousuf batting coach hain na waha pe...'- Shahid Afridi slams Pakistan's batting coach for his lame remarks following 2nd Test defeat

Shahid Afridi and Mohammad Yousuf (Source: Twitter)

After Pakistan were humbled at home in the three-match Test series against England having received a 2-0 hammering in the hands of the Three Lions. England had beaten Pakistan by 26 runs against Multan. This has been a historic Test series win after 17 years for England. 

In the post-match press conference, Pakistan batting coach Mohammed Yousuf was stumped in the press conference when he was asked about Mohammad Rizwan’s patchy form and why he was being given the long rope. He scored 40 runs in total in the first innings at Multan. He gave a very timid reply saying -"I don't think this question belongs to my domain. Don't mind but this is not my domain."

Former Pakistan cricketer Shahid Afridi spoke on the same and said that Yousuf should take a little more initiative. "Mohammad Yousuf batting coach hain na waha pe? Toh batsmen agar perform nahi karenge, zahir si baat hai ki Mohammad Yousuf se puucha jayega. I don't exactly know what was the exact questions that was asked to Mohammd Yousuf. As a batting coach, yeh toh usi ka domain banta hai. Rizwan ke baare mein, main pehle bhi mashwara de chuka hu ki kisi duusre ladke ko chance de," He said on Samaa TV.

Time to give chances to others in place of Rizwan - Shahid Afridi

"Main yeh nahi keh raha ki Rizwan ko drop kar diya jaaye lekin usko rest zaruur karaya ja sakta hai. Aap Test series haar gaye ho. Teesra match Karachi mein hai toh aap yaha chance de sakte hain. Why not Sarfaraz? Shan Masood... chances should be given. (Mohammad Yousuf is the batting coach, right? So obviously, if the players do not perform, he will be asked questions. As a batting coach, this is his domain. And about Rizwan, I have already said that the time has come to maybe give other players an opportunity. I am not saying drop Rizwan altogether from Tests, but he can be rested. You have lost the series and the third Test is in Karachi, so why not bring in someone like a Sarfaraz or Shan Masood)."

Babar Azam also could not escape from the hard questions which were being asked at the press conference after Pakistan’s loss in Multan. He scored just 1 run in the second innings. He gave a strong reply,  "When I score runs you say I got them on flat pitches and easy opposition and when I don't get runs, everyone says I can't perform in difficult situations. Please don't forget the 196 runs I got against Australia."