India’s ace-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin lambasted the cricketing management of Pakistan, saying that it seems like they are playing musical chairs after Babar Azam announced his resignation as the country’s white-ball skipper. 

“Their whole musical chairs situation is truly something. The music keeps playing, and they just think about grabbing a chair; that’s how it feels. In the 2023 World Cup, they lost, and then Babar (Azam) resigned. Then (Shaheen) Afridi was made captain, but Babar was reinstated for limited overs, and Shan Masood was made the Test captain,” SportsTak quoted Ashwin as saying in a social media video.  

“Look at the situation now – Pakistan hasn’t won a Test match at home. I mean, they haven’t won a Test match for a long time, maybe around 1000 days. It’s been almost 3 years,” added the veteran spinner, who was recently named Player of the Series against Bangladesh. 

The 38-year-old might have been critical of the management, but he has no doubts about the skills of the Pakistani cricketers. Ashwin said that he feels sorry for what Pakistan cricket has turned out to be in such a short time, despite having so much talent. 

“I am speaking the truth when I say that the current state of Pakistan cricket and the phase they are going through makes me feel a little sorry. Some of the most exceptional cricketers have played for Pakistan, and it was such a great team. If you look at it from a cricketer’s perspective, this is a proud cricketing nation. And where are they lacking in skill? They have so many skilled players,” said the Chennai-born who scored a century and took 11 wickets in the two-Test series against Bangladesh at home. 

Pakistan play England in a three-Test series, starting with the first match in Multan from October 7 onwards. 

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