‘Look, to be brutally honest…’: Pakistan’s Mickey Arthur fumes after one-wicket defeat to South Africa | Cricket News
Within the match held on the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Pakistan posted a below-par whole of 270 runs. Nonetheless, they made a valiant effort via their bowlers, solely to lose the thrilling contest by one wicket.
Arthur candidly admitted, “Look, to be brutally sincere, we have not put collectively the proper recreation but.
I do not assume we have batted properly sufficient but as a unit. I believe that pitch, definitely par on that pitch is 300 at the least. We’ve not put collectively sufficient runs.”
He additionally identified the inconsistency of their efficiency, stating, “After which we have not put collectively a bowling efficiency that goes with it. Tonight I assumed was our greatest bowling efficiency of the competitors. We bowled rather well, however I nonetheless thought we have been below par when it comes to the runs that we had.”
Arthur acknowledged that the staff’s wrestle isn’t as a result of an absence of effort however moderately the dearth of gamers in type, particularly with the bat.
Following Pakistan’s fourth successive defeat within the match after two early wins, their possibilities of advancing to the knockout levels seemed bleak. Nonetheless, Arthur expressed dedication and a dedication to creating enhancements.
He talked about, “You by no means know. What I do know is we have to go and assess mixtures once more, we want to take a look on the holes we now have inside our staff.”
With matches in opposition to Bangladesh, New Zealand, and England on the horizon, Arthur highlighted the staff’s resolve, saying, “We have to begin bettering in a variety of areas, and we have to go and end this match with three victories. Daily we’ll be attempting and striving to try this.”
(With Reuters inputs)
