Former captain Misbah Ul Haq has claimed the Pakistan Cricket Board ignored his suggestion to have a reassessment of the nationwide workforce’s spin bowling assault within the World Cup upon the insistence of captain Babar Azam and head coach Mickey Arthur. Pakistan, who had been dealing with an inconceivable scenario to make the semifinals, did not progress into the ultimate 4 for the third consecutive World Cup on Saturday after England gained the toss and opted to bat.

Whereas Pakistan vice-captain and frontline spinner Shadab Khan has simply two wickets to indicate in six matches, part-timer Iftikhar Ahmed (4) and teen Usama Mir (4) have had marginally higher returns.

In actual fact, Mohammad Nawaz, who has acquired an extended backing from the workforce administration, garnered a mere two wickets in 5 matches of the league stage.

Misbah stated in a TV interview that regardless of the recommendation from him and Mohammad Hafeez, PCB selected to not have a relook at Pakistan’s spin assault.

“When the Pakistan Cricket Board chairman (Zaka Ashraf) requested for my and Hafeez’s recommendation for the World Cup. I informed them clearly (that) they wanted one other spinner for the reason that type of Shadab (Khan) and Mohammad Nawaz was a supply of concern since earlier than the Asia Cup,” Misbah recalled on Ary Information Channel.

Former captains Misbah, Hafeez and Inzamam Ul Haq had been appointed within the PCB’s technical committee to recommendation Ashraf on cricket-related issues.

Hafeez had resigned after the workforce’s dismal present within the Asia Cup with Pakistan failing to succeed in the ultimate.

In actual fact, Inzamam was additionally named the chief selector of Pakistan for the second time in August this 12 months.

However Inzamam stepped down from his place in late October whereas the workforce was struggling within the World Cup, following allegations of battle of curiosity.

“I informed them the efficiency of the 2 spinners did not evoke confidence and they need to revisit their spin bowling plans,” Misbah added.

Misbah stated spinners play a vital function in subcontinental situations, including that he had recommended the workforce administration to take vital steps to strengthen this facet.

However the former skipper rued the truth that workforce’s captain Babar and head coach Arthur didn’t see worth in his inputs.

“They only saved on saying that we’re carrying the identical set of gamers, (or the) similar workforce for greater than a 12 months they usually did not need to disturb it,” he stated.

Pakistan had leg break bowler Abrar Ahmed amongst travelling reserves however at no stage he was drafted into the squad.